Águilas Cibaeñas defeat Gigantes del Cibao in an exciting game
Julio Rodriguez’s golden single, with the bases loaded, secured the victory for the Águilas Cibaeñas 8-7 over the Gigantes del Cibao in a vibrant Round Robin match. The game, played at the Cibao Stadium, was decided in ten exciting innings.
Rodríguez’s hit unleashed euphoria in the stands, after the scoreboard remained tied at seven runs. In the tenth inning, Ezequiel Durán, as a ghost runner, scored the tying run after a single by Alfredo Reyes. Jerar Encarnación received a walk, preparing the ground for the decisive hit.
With this triumph, the Eagles improved their record to 2-3, while the Giants have yet to achieve victories in the All-Against-All, with a record of 0-5.
The victory went to reliever Yohan López (2-0), while Adisyn Coffey (0-1) took the loss.Domain on the heap
The opener for the Eagles, Jorge Tavárez, pitched five scoreless innings, facing 19 batters, allowing one hit, two walks, and striking out three. The Eagles’ bullpen completed the work with performances by Carlos Belén, Junior Fernández, Jean Carlos Henríquez, José Cuás, Burch Smith, Brady Feigl, and Yohan López.
For the Giants, lefty Steve Moyers worked three innings without allowing runs, with two hits, one walk, and four strikeouts. The relief included Aidan Anderson, Luis Frías, Wandy Peralta, Raymin Guduan, Yovanny Cruz, Jimmy Cordero, Adisyn Coffey, and Bryan Rodríguez.Outstanding Offensive Production
The Eagles’ offense was led by Jonathan Clase and Jerar Encarnacion, who each connected a home run and a single. Steward Berroa also contributed a home run, while Cristhian Adames contributed two hits and Angel Genao with a double. Alberto Rodriguez, Alfredo Reyes, Leody Taveras and Julio Rodriguez added a hit each.
For the Giants, Leury García led the attack with a home run and two singles. Pablo Reyes added two hits, while Johan Rojas, Francisco Mejía, Ismael Munguía and Deivy Grullón each connected a hit.Match Development
The Eagles broke the tie in the sixth inning with a double by Ángel Genao, a sacrifice by Steward Berroa and a run-scoring groundout by Leody Taveras.
The Giants tied it in the seventh with a walk to Pablo Reyes, a single by Leury García and a sacrifice fly by Melvin Mercedes.
In the seventh inning, the Eagles took the lead with consecutive home runs by Jonathan Clase and Jerar Encarnación, followed, two outs later, by a home run by Steward Berroa, putting the score at 4-1.
The visiting reaction came in the eighth, when the Giants manufactured a five-run rally, crowned by a home run by Leury García with two teammates on base.
The Eagles responded immediately in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at six runs, thanks to a wild pitch that allowed Alfredo Reyes and Alberto Rodríguez to score.
Finally, in the tenth inning, Julio Rodriguez was in charge of putting an end to the match with the unstoppable that left the Giants on the field.
