Yoenis Cespedes batted 4-for-4, with three RBIs and the Eagles Cibaeñas maintain their high flight, after defeating the Toros del Este 10-0 to win their third consecutive game, while the Roman team slips for the fourth consecutive game.
Céspedes hit a solo homer down the left side of the park off Jeremy Beasley in the seventh and Orlando Calixte had two RBIs for the Cibaeño win.
The Eagles (4-1) had two big moments in the game with a three-run rally in the third and another in the seventh and pitcher Marcos Diplán gave five scoreless innings to the Eagles and allowed one of the two hits the Bulls fired.
Four other pitchers completed the shutout of the eaglet starter.
In his work, Diplán (1-0, 0.00) struck out two to win his first game; his rival, Luis Medina (0-1, 15.43) lasted only two innings and a third of four hits, four runs, two walks and three strikeouts.
Edgar Garcia gave up just two-thirds of three-run relief and Jeremy Beasley allowed the same amount in a three-lap seventh inning.
John Nogowski and Jack Reinheimer were the only batters for the Toros (1-4) who reached base on hits, the first against Diplán and the second against Ángel Rondón in the sixth.
The others who stepped on the base walked, a total of five, including Alen Hanson, who walked twice. Hanson was the only Roma to reach third base in the ninth inning.
The eaglet pitching behaved with great command when facing the minimum of three batters until the fifth inning.
Céspedes with a single to right and Melky Cabrera with a sacrifice fly drove in the first two eaglet runs in the first inning.
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Eagles beat Toros 10-0 by shutout for their fourth consecutive game