Pujols hits home run in Dominican farewell

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Albert Pujols kept the power of his bat for his last game in the Dominican winter baseball championship and this Friday he fired his first home run with the Leones del Escogido, who despite this ended up losing 3-2 to Los Gigantes del Cibao at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium.

Prior to the start of the game, the management of the Lions revealed that Pujols would conclude his participation in the Dominican tournament this Friday, a decision that the team and the player had agreed upon.

Pujols, who has hit 679 career home runs in the major leagues, hit the ball over the left-field fence in the fourth inning off Giants starter Tyler Alexander for his first stick full-back at Dominican baseball.

With his tablazo, the “rookie” said goodbye to his audience by showing them one of the most respected and expected characteristics of his actions in this sport, such as his long-length clubs.

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The Scarlets took command of the match in the sixth, but after winning the ninth 2-1, the colts’ bats responded by scoring two laps in that chapter, with Henry Urrutia standing out, with the unstoppable tug of the lead career and in this way they halted their string of consecutive defeats by five.

In Santiago (north), the Águilas Cibaeñas scored two runs in the ninth inning to put the Tigres del Licey on the ground, defeating them 4-3 at the Cibao stadium.

With the game tied at three runs, with runners on third and first with one out, Orlando Calixte grounded in front of second baseman Anderson Tejeda, who fired a deflected shot at the plate, thus allowing Ramón Torres to score from third base. the victory lap for the cibaeños.

Before scoring the winning run, Torres hit an indisputable that tied the actions, all this against the Blues closer, Jairo Asencio (0-2), who missed the save and the sixth consecutive victory for the Tigers.

The capital team had taken the lead in the top of the eighth inning on a two-run homer by Emilio Bonifacio.

At the close of that chapter the Yellows scored a run, but despite having the bases loaded, with no outs, Tigers reliever Mack Lemieux struck out Melky Cabrera and caused a double play roll, which ended the episode. and forced them to come back in the ninth.

In the other game of the night, the Panamanian Christian Bethancourt responded at the right moment and the Eastern Stars left the East Bulls on the field, in extra innings by beating them 4-3, at the Tetelo Vargas stadium, in San Pedro de Macorís.

With runners on third and first, and two out, Bethancourt fired a grounder to middle, which Esteury Ruiz took, who fired an open shot at first base, allowing the Panamanian mask to reach first base safely and the runner from the anteroom will score the winning run in the tenth inning.

Junior Lake hit a solo home run to contribute to the Greens’ success.

For the Bulls, who lost for the fifth time in six games, Peter O’Brien scored two runs to continue his good moment in the tournament.

This weekend the teams will not see action, as the Legends Game will be taking place, next Sunday and the other activities of the weekend of the stars in Lidom.