Escogido defeats Águilas Cibaeñas with explosive offense
A stunning start in the first episode led the Leones del Escogido to a resounding 7-3 victory over the Águilas Cibaeñas this Friday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium. The scarlet offensive ignited early, with a solo home run by Héctor Rodríguez to right field against Luis Patiño’s pitches. The inning continued with Yainer Díaz getting on base and Yamaico Navarro connecting a single. Franchy Cordero received a walk, loading the bases, and the transfers to Eguy Rosario and Jonathan Guzmán drove in two more runs. The Eagles tried to react in the fourth inning, scoring two runs. Juan Lagares drove in one with a sacrifice fly, and Webster Rivas added another with a single. However, the Lions responded immediately. Dervy Ventura hit a double and scored thanks to an unstoppable hit by Junior Lake. Socrates Brito reached base on a fielder’s choice, stole second, and scored after an error by the catcher.El Escogido added runs in the seventh and eighth innings to secure the victory, improving their record to 17-24, while the Águilas were left with 28-12. Génesis Cabrera took the victory (1-0), pitching a scoreless inning. The loss went to Luis Patiño (0-1). On the offensive for the Lions, Yainer Díaz stood out with two hits and one RBI; Héctor Rodríguez hit a home run; Junior Lake drove in a run, scored, and stole a base; and Sócrates Brito contributed with a hit and a steal. For the Eagles, Aderlin Rodríguez hit three hits and Webster Rivas drove in a run. The Lions will return to action this Saturday, receiving the Gigantes del Cibao at 4:00 in the afternoon at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium.Junior Lake reached a personal milestone by becoming the fifth player in LIDOM history to steal 130 bases in regular season.
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