The Tigres del Licey won the 65th edition of the Caribbean Series on Friday by winning 3-0 against the Leones del Caracas from Venezuela to clinch the team from the Dominican Republic its eleventh title in Latin American baseball.
At 6:45 PM, Erick Leal threw out the first pitch of the game against Emilio Bonifacio, the prominent Dominican midfielder who ended his turn with a fly to the left, easily caught by the long-haired men.
Thus, in white, that first chance ended for both teams, so the score wasn’t opened until the next at bat, when the Tigers pushed third-placed Henry Urrutia to home plate with a sacrifice fly down the middle of the field. .
Erick Leal got a ball in the gut, fired by Dominican Robinson Cano, that didn’t stop him from throwing to second base and building a double play in the third inning.
The second score for the Dominicans was made possible thanks to a single by Yamaico Navarro that drove Gustavo Núñez to the end of the diamond.
After some moments of anticipation, some of them scored by the local fans, the Dominicans scored a third score in the ninth inning due to an error on third base that allowed Luis Barrera to complete the round and seal the victory, beating the hosts whitewashed.
Venezuela won five games in the regular round, including a game against the Dominican Republic that ended 2-3.
The Tigers advanced to the semi-finals with four wins in the round-robin game, overwhelmingly defeating Mexico 8-3 to place them in the final, from which they emerged as champions.
Source: El heraldo
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