Licey crushes Gigantes 14-1 with three homers, and Toros and Escogido also win in LIDOM

Santo Domingo — The Licey Tigers unleashed a devastating 14-run offense with three home runs to crush the Gigantes del Cibao 14-1 at the Julián Javier stadium in San Francisco de Macorís, staying in first place in the young 2026-2027 LIDOM season, the league reported on its official site.

Kevin Alcántara was the star of Tuesday night: he went 3-for-3, hit two home runs and drove in four runs. Elier Hernández followed with a three-run homer and five RBIs, while Sergio Alcántara added two doubles and two RBIs. Starter Daniel Martínez (1-0) worked five innings of four hits, one run and five strikeouts, and the bullpen of Ofreidy Gómez, Oliver Ortega, Andrew Pérez and Javy Guerra completed four innings without allowing hits or runs. Jackson Goddard took the loss.

The Gigantes (2-2) scored their only run in the third inning and finished with just four hits. The Blues (3-1) played error-free defense, while the home team committed two errors.

In La Romana, the Toros del Este came from behind to beat the Águilas Cibaeñas 7-4 and share the lead with a 3-1 record. Enmanuel Valdez went 3-for-3 with a home run and two doubles, backed by homers from Eguy Rosario and Allan Castro, while Yairo Muñoz connected three hits with two runs batted in. The Toros bullpen worked 6.1 innings allowing one run and striking out 11 batters.

At the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium, the Leones del Escogido earned their first win of the campaign, beating the Estrellas Orientales 5-3. José Marmolejos opened the scoring with a solo homer, Andy Ibáñez hit two doubles, and Reid VanScoter threw two innings without allowing hits or runs to seal the scarlet victory.

Wednesday's schedule features Gigantes vs. Escogido (7:15 p.m., Quisqueya), Estrellas vs. Águilas (7:15 p.m., Cibao) and the matchup between the two leaders, Licey vs. Toros (7:30 p.m., Francisco A. Micheli).

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Source: LIDOM