[Sport] Reinforced Stars with pedigree against Lions with sensitive casualties risk it all

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Santo Domingo

 

 

The Eastern Stars and the Lions of the Chosen One begin this Sunday the miniseries at 3-2 to define the last place in the semifinals of the professional baseball tournament in the Dominican Republic.

 

The Pachyderms (15-15) and the Scarlets (14-16) occupied fourth and fifth places, respectively, which sent them to this qualifying phase, the winner of which will be measured against the pioneers Gigantes del Cibao. Las Águilas Cibaeñas, second classified; and Toros del Ese, national and Caribbean champions who occupied third place, are the protagonists of the other key of the semifinals that will begin on January 2 to the best of a 7-4.

 

The regular round ended with a triple tie at the top between the Giants, the Eagles and the Bulls, with records of 16-14, but the colts won the particular series to their rivals, and placed first in the table. The Tigers were in the basement at 13-17.

 

The Stars will have as a novelty in the postseason the integrations of the stars Robinson Canó, second baseman for the New York Metros, and Fernando Tatis Jr., shortstop for the San Diego Padres, informed the squad's vice president of Player Development, Fernando Tatis father.

 

The Greens are confident that Canó and Tatis Jr. will inject more respect and production into their lineup, which featured the power bats of Domingo Leyba and Junior Lake, with four 'home runs' each in the regular, although Lake will not be available due to a injury.

 

In addition, Lewin Díaz, Socrates Brito and Rookie of the Year, Jeremy Peña, fourth in batting with .306, who dispatched three individual homers; Rainel Rosario hit two, and that the American Eric Filia wakes up to the level that he has shown in past 'playoffs'.

 

Canó participated with the Stars, for the last time, during a single game in the 2016-2017 regular series, and is serving a full penalty for the next Major League Baseball season for repeating the use of prohibited substances, after one of 80 games in 2018 with the Seattle Mariners.

 

Tatis Jr. was key in the crown of the elephants in the 2018-2019 season, which broke a drought of more than 50 years, where his father was the handler.

 

The green leader, Venezuelan José Alguacil, will send right-hander Radhamés Liz to the mound in the first match against the Reds, who had three starts without decisions and a 5.87 ERA in the regular, followed by Panamanian Andy Otero (1- 2, 1.10) and Edwin Uceta (0-1, 2.45).

 

The Scarlets will present an artillery led by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., with an average of .359 and two home runs in 10 games of the regular season, and will also depend on the offensive contributions of Franchy Cordero, Estevan Florial, Luis Liberato, Wilkin Castillo and Aderlin Rodríguez, who has impressed with two homers, a pair of doubles and a single in three games and 14 at-bats.

 

The general manager of the Lions, José Gómez Frías, announced that the North American right-hander David Kubiak (1-0), leader in ERA (1.73) and strikeouts (32), awarded as Pitcher of the Year, will take the mound against the East.

 

Enny Romero (0-2, 3.95) and Puerto Rican Miguel Martínez (0-1, 4.70) complete the rotation of red foreman, American Dave Jauss.

The hairy men arrive with lower losses than their opponents to this phase due to injuries and other causes, such as the absences of Gregory Polanco, Otto López, the Venezuelan Luis Rengifo and the Americans Joe Dunand, third in batting with .319, and Brett Sullivan, among other pitchers and position players.

 

The first match this Sunday will be at the Tetelo Vargas stadium and will continue on Monday at the Quisqueya-Juan Marichal stadium. If necessary, a third decisive match will return to Tetelo Vargas Park.