Leones del Escogido (7-4) 2, Estrellas Orientales (5-5) 0 - Starter Lael Lockhart allowed two hits and three walks over 3 1/3 scoreless innings, and six Escogido relievers combined to allow a single hit and a lone walk over the remainder of the game as the Leones improved to 7-4 with a three-hit shutout of the Estrellas. It was the sixth consecutive win for Escogido and moved the Leones into a tie for first place with the Tigres del Licey, their co-tenant at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal. Jose Marmolejos hit his third homer of the season, a solo shot in the sixth, and Andy Ibanez scored an insurance run when Michael De La Cruz reached on an error in the seventh.
Gigantes del Cibao (5-6) 5, Tigres del Licey (7-4) 1 (Five Innings) - The Gigantes got two runs off a first-inning fielder's choice by Carlos Peguero and then scored two more when Licey's Liover Peguero couldn't handle Jake Holton's grounder at third to take a 4-0 lead early. The game was called in the bottom of the fifth with Marcell Ozuna at the plate and a 1-1 count after a one hour and forty-minute rain delay.
Toros del Este (5-6) 3, Aguilas Cibaenas (3-7) 0 - The Aguilas continue to struggle getting off the ground in the early season. Toros starter Evan Grills allowed five hits and struck out three over five scoreless innings, and the bullpen allowed a single hit, with Carlos Rodriguez throwing three scoreless innings to earn his first save of the year. Francisco Urbaez drove in the Toros' first run with a single in the fourth, and Enmanuel Valdez drove in two more with a double later in the inning.
Tonight's LIDOM Schedule
All times Eastern Daylight Time
5 p.m. - Estrellas Orientales (5-5) at Tigres del Licey (7-4)
7:15 p.m. - Leones del Escogido (7-4) at Aguilas Cibaenas (3-7)
7:30 p.m. - Gigantes del Cibao (5-6) at Toros del Este (5-6)