Ronny Mauricio's home run leaves the Leones stranded and gives the Licey a 6-5 victory

SANTO DOMINGO (Licey.com).— A dramatic home run by Ronny Mauricio in the bottom of the tenth inning left the Leones del Escogido stranded on the field and sealed a 6-5 victory for the Tigres del Licey, on the night of this Sunday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.

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With the victory, the Tigers improved their record to 16-20, while the Lions fell to 15-22.

The Lions took the lead early

El Escogido opened the scoring in the first inning against the blue starter Radhamés Liz, when Erik González hit a single, advanced on a passed ball and scored on a single to center field by Sócrates Brito.

Licey rallies in the third

The Tigres responded in the third inning against the scarlet starter Travis Lakins.
Francisco Mejía singled, Esteury Ruiz replaced him on the bases by a forced play, stole second and scored on an RBI hit by Gustavo Núñez. Then, Cristhian Adames drove in Núñez with a single to left to make the score 2-1.

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The Leones scored three runs in the fourth chapter, capitalizing on walks, two consecutive doubles by Junior Lake and Franchy Cordero, and hits by Eguy Rosario and José Marmolejos, taking a 4-2 lead.

Licey forces extra innings in the ninth

With the score 5-3 in the ninth, the Tigers attacked the scarlet relief.
A single to center field by Cal Stevenson and a hit-and-run by Michael De La Cruz drove in the two runs needed to tie the game 5-5 and send the game into extra innings.

The outcome: Mauricio leaves him on the field

Although a double by Luis de los Santos gave the Escogido a 6-5 lead in the tenth, the blue response was immediate.
With a monumental swing, Ronny Mauricio disappeared the ball over the right-left field, unleashing the feline celebration and decreeing the 6-5 victory.

Pitching

Radhamés Liz pitched 3.0 innings of five hits, four runs (three earned) with one walk and two strikeouts. He was followed by Ofreidy Gómez, Luis Frías, Anderson Severino, Andrew Pérez, Misael Tamárez and Jean Carlos Mejía, who earned the victory (1-0). By the Escogido, Travis Lakins pitched 5.0 innings of three hits and two earned runs, with three strikeouts.
Relievers were Trevor Kelley, Fernando Abad, Stephen Nogosek, Jimmy Cordero, Henry Sosa, Kenny Hernández and Iván Armstrong, who took the loss (0-2).

Offensive Highlights

• Licey:
  • David Hensley (double and single)
  • Cal Stevenson (two hits)
  • Ronny Mauricio (decisive HR)
  • Gustavo Núñez, Cristhian Adames and Francisco Mejía (one single each)
• Chosen:
  • Socrates Brito and Franchy Cordero (two hits each)

Error en el proceso de traducción The Tigres will return to action this Tuesday when they once again host the Leones, starting at 7:30 PM, at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.