{"id":100647,"date":"2026-01-04T03:37:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/cibao-eagles-defeat-lions-de-la-cruz-brilliant-and-explosive-offense\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T03:37:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T07:37:28","slug":"cibao-eagles-defeat-lions-de-la-cruz-brilliant-and-explosive-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/cibao-eagles-defeat-lions-de-la-cruz-brilliant-and-explosive-offense\/","title":{"rendered":"Cibao Eagles Defeat Lions: De La Cruz Brilliant and Explosive Offense"},"content":{"rendered":"On a starry night at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as defeated the Leones del Escogido 4-1, ending their undefeated streak in the 2025-2026 semifinal series of the Dominican Baseball League.\n\n<h2>\u00d3scar De la Cruz: Key Figure in the Victory<\/h2>\n\nThe opener \u00d3scar De la Cruz was the star pitcher of the game, dominating the opposing offense with six scoreless innings. During his performance, he only allowed two hits, gave up one walk and struck out four batters, maintaining a no-hitter until the fifth inning. De la Cruz demonstrated exceptional control, facing only 20 rivals, two more than the possible minimum.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aggressive Offense from the Start<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; offense made itself felt early, scoring three runs in the first inning. Leody Taveras started the inning with a walk, stole second base and scored thanks to a single by Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n. Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez also hit a single, and an error by the right fielder allowed Jonathan Clase to drive in the third run, knocking starting pitcher Jos\u00e9 Urquidy out of the game.\n\nIn the third episode, Cristhian Adames received a walk, stole second, and scored on a single by Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez, extending the lead to 4-0.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Lions Respond<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Lions managed to avoid 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 at 4-1.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Results and Statistics<\/h2>\n\n\nWith this victory, the Eagles improved their record to 3-3, achieving their second consecutive win and getting closer to second place in the Round Robin, currently held by the Toros del Este (3-2). Despite the loss, the Lions remain at the top with a record of 5-1.\n\n\u00d3scar De la Cruz (1-0) got the victory, Jos\u00e9 Urquidy (0-1) took the loss, and Burch Smith obtained the save.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Relay<\/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, being relieved by Andrew P\u00e9rez, who quelled a threat with bases loaded and one out. Burch Smith closed the game in the ninth, securing the victory.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\nAderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez led the \u00c1guilas&#8217; offense by batting 5-4, with one RBI and one run scored. Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n and Jonathan Clase contributed with one RBI each. Cristhian Adames, Leody Taveras, and Steward Berroa each hit one hit.\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 hit a single.\n\n<h2>Productive Return and Solid Defense<\/h2>\n\nUpon his return with the Eagles, Geraldo Perdomo connected for two hits in four at-bats, showing his immediate impact. Cristhian Adames shone at third base with outstanding defensive plays.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Meeting<\/h2>\n\n\nThe \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as will receive the Leones del Escogido again at the Cibao Stadium on Sunday.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a starry night at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as defeated the Leones del Escogido 4-1, ending their undefeated streak in the 2025-2026 semifinal series of the Dominican Baseball League. \u00d3scar De la Cruz: Key Figure in the Victory The opener \u00d3scar De la Cruz was the star pitcher of the game, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":100648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[9835,5355,1279,10305],"class_list":{"0":"post-100647","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\/100647","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=100647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}