{"id":100565,"date":"2026-01-03T20:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/aguilas-cibaenas-defeat-leones-de-la-cruz-brilliant-and-explosive-offense\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T20:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:52:29","slug":"aguilas-cibaenas-defeat-leones-de-la-cruz-brilliant-and-explosive-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/aguilas-cibaenas-defeat-leones-de-la-cruz-brilliant-and-explosive-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as Defeat Leones: De la Cruz Brilliant and Explosive Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"In an exciting match at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as won 4-1 against the Leones del Escogido, ending their undefeated streak in the 2025-2026 semifinal series of the Dominican Baseball League.\n\n<h2>\u00d3scar De la Cruz: Central Figure in the Victory<\/h2>\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; starting pitcher, \u00d3scar De la Cruz, was the key figure of the game. He dominated the opposing offense for six scoreless innings, allowing only two hits, with one walk and four strikeouts. He held the game hitless until the fifth inning, demonstrating remarkable control and efficiency by facing only 20 batters.\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; offense was forceful from the start, with a three-run rally in the first inning. Leody Taveras, after negotiating a walk and stealing second, scored thanks to a single by Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n. Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez also hit a single, and Jonathan Clase drove in another run with a single. An error by the right fielder allowed Rodr\u00edguez to score the third run of the inning, knocking starting pitcher Jos\u00e9 Urquidy out of the game.\n\nIn the third episode, Cristhian Adames, after receiving a walk and stealing second, scored on a single by Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez, extending the lead to 4-0.\n\nThe Lions avoided the shutout in the eighth inning, when Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos hit a double and scored thanks to a single by Franchy Cordero, leaving the final score 4-1.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Performances at the Mont\u00edculo<\/h2>\n\n\nFollowing De la Cruz&#8217;s departure, Jonathan Hern\u00e1ndez pitched a scoreless inning in the seventh. Carlos Bel\u00e9n allowed a run in the eighth and was relieved by Andrew P\u00e9rez, who managed to quell a threat with the bases loaded and one out. Burch Smith took care of the ninth, retiring the side without complications to secure the victory.\n\nFor the Leones, Jos\u00e9 Urquidy allowed three runs (one unearned) and three hits in just two-thirds of an inning.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez: Offensive Leader of the Eagles<\/h2>\n\n\nAderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez led the Aguilas offense by hitting 5-4, with one RBI and one run scored. Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n and Jonathan Clase each contributed one RBI.\n\nFor the Leones, Raimel Tapia went 3-for-4; Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos hit a double; Franchy Cordero drove in a run and Jorge Mateo singled.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Geraldo Perdomo: Impactful Return<\/h2>\n\n\nIn his first game back with the \u00c1guilas, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo hit two hits in four at-bats, showing his offensive impact.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brilliant Defense<\/h2>\n\n\nCristhian Adames shined in the infield with several high-level defensive plays.\n\nWith this victory, the Eagles improved their record to 3-3, getting closer to second place in the Round Robin. The Lions, despite the defeat, maintain the lead with a 5-1 record.\n\nThe win went to \u00d3scar De la Cruz (1-0), the loss to Jos\u00e9 Urquidy (0-1), and the save to Burch Smith.\n\nThe \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as will receive the Leones del Escogido again this Sunday at the Cibao Stadium, in a game scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exciting match at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as won 4-1 against the Leones del Escogido, ending their undefeated streak in the 2025-2026 semifinal series of the Dominican Baseball League. \u00d3scar De la Cruz: Central Figure in the Victory The Eagles&#8217; starting pitcher, \u00d3scar De la Cruz, was the key figure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[9835,5355,1279,10305],"class_list":{"0":"post-100565","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-chosen-lions","9":"tag-cibao-eagles","10":"tag-lidom","11":"tag-oscar-de-la-cruz"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}