{"id":100423,"date":"2026-01-03T08:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/julio-rodriguez-gives-an-agonizing-triumph-to-aguilas-over-gigantes-in-extra-innings\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T08:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:48:28","slug":"julio-rodriguez-gives-an-agonizing-triumph-to-aguilas-over-gigantes-in-extra-innings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/julio-rodriguez-gives-an-agonizing-triumph-to-aguilas-over-gigantes-in-extra-innings\/","title":{"rendered":"Julio Rodr\u00edguez gives an agonizing triumph to \u00c1guilas over Gigantes in extra innings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as defeat Gigantes del Cibao in an exciting game<\/h2>\nJulio Rodriguez&#8217;s golden single, with the bases loaded, secured the victory for the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as 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.\nRodr\u00edguez&#8217;s hit unleashed euphoria in the stands, after the scoreboard remained tied at seven runs. In the tenth inning, Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n, as a ghost runner, scored the tying run after a single by Alfredo Reyes. Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n received a walk, preparing the ground for the decisive hit.\nWith 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.\nThe victory went to reliever Yohan L\u00f3pez (2-0), while Adisyn Coffey (0-1) took the loss.\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Domain on the heap<\/h2>\n\nThe opener for the Eagles, Jorge Tav\u00e1rez, pitched five scoreless innings, facing 19 batters, allowing one hit, two walks, and striking out three. The Eagles&#8217; bullpen completed the work with performances by Carlos Bel\u00e9n, Junior Fern\u00e1ndez, Jean Carlos Henr\u00edquez, Jos\u00e9 Cu\u00e1s, Burch Smith, Brady Feigl, and Yohan L\u00f3pez.\nFor 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 Fr\u00edas, Wandy Peralta, Raymin Guduan, Yovanny Cruz, Jimmy Cordero, Adisyn Coffey, and Bryan Rodr\u00edguez.\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding Offensive Production<\/h2>\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; 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.\nFor the Giants, Leury Garc\u00eda led the attack with a home run and two singles. Pablo Reyes added two hits, while Johan Rojas, Francisco Mej\u00eda, Ismael Mungu\u00eda and Deivy Grull\u00f3n each connected a hit.\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Development<\/h2>\n\nThe Eagles broke the tie in the sixth inning with a double by \u00c1ngel Genao, a sacrifice by Steward Berroa and a run-scoring groundout by Leody Taveras.\nThe Giants tied it in the seventh with a walk to Pablo Reyes, a single by Leury Garc\u00eda and a sacrifice fly by Melvin Mercedes.\nIn the seventh inning, the Eagles took the lead with consecutive home runs by Jonathan Clase and Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n, followed, two outs later, by a home run by Steward Berroa, putting the score at 4-1.\nThe visiting reaction came in the eighth, when the Giants manufactured a five-run rally, crowned by a home run by Leury Garc\u00eda with two teammates on base.\nThe 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 Rodr\u00edguez to score.\nFinally, 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.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as defeat Gigantes del Cibao in an exciting game Julio Rodriguez&#8217;s golden single, with the bases loaded, secured the victory for the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as 8-7 over the Gigantes del Cibao in a vibrant Round Robin match. 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