Yermín Mercedes had two basehits in three at-bats, pushed and the Tigres del Licey defeated the Estrellas Orientales by five runs of three in the second game of the doubleheader they played at Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium yesterday.
The Pachyderms had won the first game 3-1 and were leading in the second at the peak of the fifth inning, but Licey rallied for three rounds in the fifth to claim their first win in the past seven games .
With their win, the desperately struggling Tigers set their record at 9-15, while the elephants are 12-11.
It is the Tigers’ first win over the Stars in the tournament in their three games.
Elvis Luciano, who traded in an inning was the winner (1-0), Genesis Cabrera scored the save, her loss went to Chester Pimentel (0-2.
The starters were Adonis Medina, for the Tigres and Radhamés Liz, for the Stars.
First game
Néstor Cortés threw superba for 4.0 innings and the Estrellas defeated Licey 3-1 in the first game. The veteran left-hander gave up only one round, two hits, walked and fanned out six.
Cortés, who hadn’t thrown since December 1 last year when he was hit in the left arm by a hit connected by a player from the Escogido, was masterful in his four acts, he only accepted one return, he had two hits, he gave two walks and blew up to six.
His work was so effective that the first hit he gave up in the fourth inning came after two outs, by Yermín Mercedes. Despite the fact that the game was only seven, Cortés did not take the win, which was for García (1-0), with a save for Pobereyko, lost to ero and Vladimir Gutiérrez (0-2).
The most prominent on the offensive for the Stars were Núñez with two hits, Peña, Filia, Christian Bethancourt, Lewin Díaz each with a single.