Gilberto Celestino Walk-Off Double Pulls Toros Into LIDOM Race
Gilberto Celestino hit a two-run walk-off double in the 10th as Toros del Este beat Estrellas Orientales 5-4 and moved within half a game of fourth.
World Baseball News Editorial Team , 2 min read 
Gilberto Celestino hit a two-run walk-off double in the bottom of the 10th inning as Toros del Este rallied past Estrellas Orientales 5-4 on Sunday at Estadio Francisco A. Micheli in La Romana. The win moved Toros within half a game of Estrellas for LIDOM’s fourth and final qualification position.
Celestino reverses the game in one swing
Estrellas entered the bottom of the 10th with a 4-3 lead after César Prieto doubled home automatic runner Euribiel Ángeles. Toros immediately rebuilt the inning: Wilmer Difó started at second, pinch-hitter Juan Brito singled to put runners at the corners and Celestino came up with one out.
Celestino drove Jhan Mariñez’s pitch into the gap between center and right. Difó scored the tying run, and Brito slid home headfirst with the winner. Estrellas challenged the play at the plate, but the safe call stood.
The center fielder finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs, one run and a stolen base. His final swing gave Toros a 7-11 record and returned the club to fifth place, just behind Estrellas at 7-10.
Toros recover after losing a 3-0 lead
Toros built their first advantage in the third inning. Rafael Lantigua and Celestino opened the rally with consecutive singles before Ronny Simón and Bryan De La Cruz delivered sacrifice flies.
Francisco Urbáez made it 3-0 in the fourth with a 418-foot solo home run, his third homer of the season. Urbáez went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, one RBI and one run.
Estrellas tied the game in the fifth when a two-out fielding error with the bases loaded allowed three unearned runs to score. The teams then remained level until the automatic-runner innings.
Deyni Olivero impresses in debut
Right-hander Deyni Olivero gave Toros four scoreless innings in his season debut, allowing one hit without a walk and striking out one. Seven Toros pitchers combined to cover the 10-inning game.
Lucas Sims earned the win despite allowing Prieto’s go-ahead double in the top of the 10th. Mariñez took the loss after surrendering the two decisive runs in the bottom half.
The result tightened the race around LIDOM’s qualification line. Toros gained ground directly on the team occupying fourth place, while Estrellas absorbed a third consecutive defeat.
