Pedro G. Briceño
The final leg of the regular series has arrived and with it the survival or possible disqualification of the Tigres del Licey, a franchise that plays its fate not to stay out of the playoffs, a fact that has not happened since the 2014-2015 tournament. happened.
Arriving at their last eight encounters of this first section, Licey arrives with a string of five failures, a record that puts it at the bottom of the standings at 2.5 games behind the Gigantes del Cibao, who are in third place, they only have because Estrellas (11-10), Aguilas (13-12) and Escogido (14-13) “dans pegadito” a draw for second place.
Poor effectiveness, mainly from their relievers, coupled with an offense that disappears for big moments, keeps the felines on track to hit for the first time since they did in 2012-13, when they registered a 21 mark. last place to stay. 29.
Before Friday, the Blues will face the Stars twice, starting at 2:00 PM, on a day when they are forced to win in their resolve to advance to the next stage for the sixth consecutive season. .
This is a double game of five games both teams are pending, out of the eight remaining for the Blues, whose record of 8-14 makes them the only club not to have double digits in the all-important wins column.
Licey, the team hit with the greatest force with Covid 19, has managed to insert personnel in previous clashes who have been absent for a long time, especially for this reason. His board recently moved the shaker with the hiring of pitcher Austin Bibens and outfielder Wynton Bernard.
A great rebound is expected from the Methylenes, a club that still has its “mathematical” chances of entering the postseason, but for which it has to set an almost perfect record in the remaining games.
The Stars came out with flying colors in their only game against the felines, scoring 6-5 and even from behind, one of many matches the capitalists fell into after leading the scoreboard after the shutdown of the first half of the games. .
Other parties
Today’s day includes another double clash, with the Giants (10-11) visiting the leading Toros del Este (14-10) in Francisco Micheli, also starting at 2:00 PM.
Lions and AC for second place
Disagreement
In the other match El Escogido (14-13) visits the Aguilas (13-12) in Cibao Park, in another match of great importance.