LIDOM
Four team, 18-game Round Robin Playoff
Leones del Escogido (4-0) 3, Gigantes del Cibao (0-4) 2 – Changing the manager didn’t change the result for the Gigantes del Cibao on Tuesday, as they fell to 0-4, losing to the Leones del Escogido, who got a two-run homer from Junior Lake in the bottom of the seventh that put them ahead for good. Jose Marmolejos drove in a run for the Leones with a ground out in the fourth, and starter Radhames Liz threw 4 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and walking two while recording three strikeouts.
Toros del Este (3-1) 8, Aguilas Cibaenas (1-3) 5 – Luis Liberato singled home Ismael Alcantara in the eighth to tie the game, and then Bryan De La Cruz launched a three-run homer that gave the Toros their third win in four games of the LIDOM round robin. Six pitchers from the Toros bullpen combined to allow five hits and a run over the final five innings of the game, with Oklahoma native Joe Corbett striking out one in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save.
LVBP
Two-game Wild Card Series
Caribes de Anzoategui 13, Tigres de Aragua 12 (12 Innings) – The Caribes tried to give this one away, but alas, a bottom of the 12th-inning solo homer by Herlis Rodriguez gave the Caribes a lead they couldn’t cough up, sending them to the LVBP’s 16-game round robin playoff.
Jesus Sucre launched a grand slam in the bottom of the third that put Anzoategui out to a 7-0 lead, but a pair of walks with the bases loaded and a grand slam by Aragua’s Jose Martinez in the top of the fifth cut the lead to 7-6.
A solo homer in the bottom of the fifth by Balbino Fuenmayor made it 8-6, and in the sixth, Fuenmayor’s two-run single made it 10-6. A triple by Diego Infante and an RBI single by Sucre gave the Caribes a 12-6 lead.
That lead lasted all of the break between the bottom of the sixth and the top of the seventh. Gorkys Hernandez hit a two-run homer in the seventh, and then with runners on first and third and still no outs, Leobaldo Pina hit an RBI single to make it a 12-9 game. Jose Peraza’s two-out RBI single cut into the lead, and then Alberth Martinez hit a two-run homer to tie the game at 12-apiece.
So it stayed until the bottom of the 12th, when Rodriguez put the Caribes into the round robin with his extra-innings homer.
Upcoming Winter Ball Playoff Schedule
All times Eastern Standard Time
Dec. 31, 2025
No Games Scheduled
Jan. 1, 2026
Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico
Streaming Live on MLB.tv with a subscription
TBD – Algodoneros de Guasave at Jaguares de Nayarit – Game 1
TBD – Aguilas de Mexicali at Yaquis de Obregon – Game 1
TBD – Charros de Jalisco at Naranjeros de Hermosillo – Game 1
TBD – Caneros de Los Mochis at Tomateros de Culiacan – Game 1
Jan. 2, 2026
LIDOM
Streaming Live on MLB.tv with a subscription
6:30 p.m. – Gigantes del Cibao at Aguilas Cibaenas
6:30 p.m. – Leones del Escogido at Toros del Este
LBPRC
Streaming Live on YouTube via the LBPRC’s Page
6:21 p.m. – Criollos de Caguas at Cangrejeros de Santurce
6:21 p.m. – Gigantes de Carolina at Leones de Ponce
Photo: Junior Lake celebrates his two-run homer for the Leones del Escogido, who won their fourth straight game in the LIDOM round robin. (Photo courtesy of LIDOM)
