SAN PEDRO DE MACORÍS, Dominican Republic – Aaron Hicks debuted with his first home run in the Dominican Baseball League to lead the Leones del Escogido offense in their 6-0 victory this Sunday over the Gigantes del Cibao.
The New York Yankees ‘center fielder was 4-2 with a home run and two RBIs while Aderlin Rodríguez hit 5-2 with a double and two RBIs to lead the Lions’ attack, for which the wake Albert Pujols he went 4-1.
Victor Santos (3-0) had a sharp two-inning breakout with two strikeouts to score the victory, while the reverse went to Tyler Alexander’s (2-3) record after allowing four runs and five hits in four innings and one third.
In La Romana, Jeremy Peña and Domingo Leyba hit RBI singles in the 11th inning to give the Estrellas Orientales a 6-4 victory over the Toros del Este.
Gerson Moreno (2-0) retired a blank inning to claim the win, while the setback went to Alfredo Simón’s record after allowing two touchdowns and three hits in one episode.
In Santo Domingo, a solid start by César Valdez propelled the Tigres del Licey to a 6-1 victory over the Águilas Cibaeñas.
Valdez (3-1) covered six innings shooting just four hits and a run with seven strikeouts to score the win, and Justin Nicolino (0-1) lost after allowing two hits and two touchdowns in one 1/3 inning.
On offense, Dawell Lugo of 4-3 with two RBIs, Aristides Aquino of 4-2 with an RBI and Hanley Ramírez of 4-2 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
Estrellas Orientales lead the circuit with a 16-10 mark, followed by Gigantes del Cibao (14-12), Águilas Cibaeñas (13-13), Leones del Escogido (12-14), Tigres del Licey (12-14) and Toros from the East (11-15).
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Hicks hits home run in victory for El Escogido