{"id":100143,"date":"2026-01-02T04:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/de-la-cruz-ignites-the-bulls-home-run-and-5-rbis-against-eagles\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T04:56:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T08:56:30","slug":"de-la-cruz-ignites-the-bulls-home-run-and-5-rbis-against-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/de-la-cruz-ignites-the-bulls-home-run-and-5-rbis-against-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"De La Cruz ignites the Bulls: Home run and 5 RBIs against Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"LA ROMANA \u2013 Bryan De La Cruz continues to demonstrate his worth in the Round Robin, establishing himself as a key figure for the Toros del Este. In Tuesday&#8217;s game, De La Cruz played the hero once again, leading his team&#8217;s comeback against the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De La Cruz: The Hero of the Encounter<\/h2>\n\n\nThe gardener hit an impressive three-run home run in the eighth inning, driving the Bulls&#8217; victory by 8-5. In addition to his home run, De La Cruz had a stellar night by hitting two doubles and driving in a total of five runs.\n\nWith the score tied 5-5 in the eighth inning, De La Cruz hit a home run that went over the left field fence, crowning a four-run rally that defined the game in favor of the Toros.\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The hit was De La Cruz&#8217;s first home run in the All-Against-All and the Toros&#8217; second collective in this stage.<\/p><cite>Alofoke Deportes<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nThe victory went to reliever Miguel Castro (1-0), who pitched the eighth inning and struck out one batter. Joe Corbett earned the save, while Richard Rodriguez (0-1) took the loss.\n\nThe Toros&#8217; pitchers managed to keep the \u00c1guilas&#8217; bats at bay, who left 11 runners on base and batted 3-for-14 with men in scoring position.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game Development<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Bulls took the lead in the first inning with singles and producing doubles, establishing a score of 2-0. The Eagles tied in the third chapter, but the Bulls responded with more producing doubles, increasing the lead to 4-2.\n\nThe Eagles managed to score runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings, taking the lead 5-4. However, the Bulls reacted strongly in the eighth, tying the game and then, with De La Cruz&#8217;s home run, securing the victory.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Toros del Este:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bryan De La Cruz: 5-3, home run, 2 doubles, 5 RBIs, 3 runs scored<\/li><li>Eloy Jim\u00e9nez: 3-2, double, 2 RBIs<\/li><li>Luis Liberato: 4-3, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored<\/li><li>Sergio Alc\u00e1ntara: 3-2, double<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Leody Taveras: 2-1, double, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored<\/li><li>Cristhian Adames: 5-3, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 run scored<\/li><li>Webster Rivas: 2-1, 2 RBIs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nWith this result, the Round Robin enters the End-of-Year break, and the action will return on Friday, January 2, 2026, when the Toros receive the Leones del Escogido at 7:30 p.m. at the Francisco A. 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