Lions raise seven winning streak

In the struggle to enter the Round Robin, in the Cibao Stadium, the Lions of the chosen continued his good pace and to the beat of indisputable 15 defeated easily 11-2 at classified Águilas Cibaeñas.

The winning streak of the Scarlet (21-23), was extended to seven and keeps in the fourth and final qualifying position, with 3 and 2 1/2 games ahead of stars and Giants respectively, subtracting them six games of the regular series. Won Edward Valdez (3-2), with performance of five innings without annotations, two hits, a ticket and five strikeouts.

Lost the left-handed opener Barrett Browning (0-1) allowed four runs merecidas in three and one-third. José Cabrera (7), José Ceda (8) and Fernando Rodney (9), released without allowing races to the yellow

The reds opened the scoring in the first, when Valentino Pascucci remolcó with a single to Starlin Mars. In the second were built two more, with Julio Borbon, double hit of u000aWilkin Castillo and triple of Pedro Florimón.

By combining undisputed 3 error in shooting of Browning and passed ball from catcher Francisco Peña, the Lions scored three in the fourth. In the fifth against Marino Salas scored three more, after consecutive tickets to Pascucci and Josh Donaldson, shortstop Julio Lugo hit a home run that put the Blackboard 9-0

Las Águilas, marked their only two runs in the sixth against relief Andrew Benjamin. After one out, Omar Luna gave hit and his brother Héctor was followed with quadrangular.

By lions, Eury Pérez and Castle connected undisputed 3 each. Pascucci and Bourbon gave two each. Due to the game of stars to be held tomorrow in Venezuela, the activity of the Dominican baseball will resume next Thursday.

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