Lions extend their winning streak and climb to fourth place after defeating the Giants

Santo Domingo. – Four players from the Leones del Escogido drove in two runs each to lead to an 11-8 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao, a result with which the scarlet team extended their winning streak to three and climbed to fourth place in the tournament. Error en el proceso de traducción After finishing the third episode at a disadvantage 7-4, the red bats reacted forcefully by manufacturing a six-run rally in the fourth inning, taking a 10-7 lead that they never lost again. With the triumph, the Lions place their record at 19-24 and move from fifth to fourth place in the standings. The Giants, despite one of their best offensive performances of the season, saw their record fall to 17-25 after suffering their sixth consecutive defeat, affected by a pitching that could not sustain the offensive production. The Francomacorisano team started strong by scoring six runs in the first inning, an attack that forced the early exit of starting pitcher Grant Gavin, who allowed four runs without being able to get an out. Both teams connected for 14 hits in the game. The Giants hit seven extra-base hits, including a home run, while the Lions added three hits of more than one base, also with a home run. Carlos Teller was credited with the victory after pitching one and two-thirds innings of work. Stephen Nogosek retired the ninth inning in order, with a strikeout, to earn his third save of the campaign. The loss went to Sam McWilliams, the first of his season, after allowing the damage in the decisive inning. The scoreboard opened with a solo home run by Leury García against Gavin. Subsequently, Deyvison de los Santos, Marco Hernández, Carlos Peguero, and Kenny Piper contributed RBIs in the initial rally, with Peguero leading the attack by driving in two runs. The Escogido began to react in the second inning with a solo home run by Alexander Canario. Later, a walk to the starting pitcher Daniel Mengden allowed Jonathan Guzmán to score another run. A wild pitch by Iván Armstrong facilitated the Giants' seventh score in the second inning. In the third episode, another erratic pitch, this time by Tayron Guerrero, allowed José Marmolejos to score, followed by a run-scoring groundout by Junior Lake that brought Canario to the plate. The red team's big offensive explosion came in the fourth inning. Canario hit a run-scoring single to drive in Melky Brito, while Jonathan Guzmán and Pedro Severino each produced two runs in the inning. The Lions sealed the score with an additional run in the sixth inning, the result of a run-scoring single by Erik González.