{"id":103073,"date":"2026-01-12T08:07:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/aguilas-cibaenas-key-victory-against-gigantes-keeps-hope-alive\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T08:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T12:07:32","slug":"aguilas-cibaenas-key-victory-against-gigantes-keeps-hope-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/aguilas-cibaenas-key-victory-against-gigantes-keeps-hope-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as: Key victory against Gigantes keeps hope alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cibao Eagles Defeat Cibao Giants and Maintain Hope in the Round Robin<\/h2>\n\nSan Francisco de Macor\u00eds \u2013 Las \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as achieved an important 9-3 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao, a triumph that reinforces their aspirations to advance to the Round Robin final. The match, held at the Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium, was dominated by two impressive four-run rallies that defined the course of the game.\n\nWith this result, the Eagles place their record at 7-6, tying in the standings with the Toros del Este. There is still one day left to play before the semifinal break, which will begin this Monday and resume on Tuesday.\n\nCuban pitcher Odrisamer Despaigne had a successful debut in the Dominican league, working 5.2 innings and allowing only two runs. Despaigne, who came from the Mexican League, led the Eagles to victory.\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; offense was led by Cristhian Adames, who hit a solo home run. In addition, Steward Berroa and Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n drove in two runs each.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Strong Start Defines the Game<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Eagles took control of the game from the first inning, scoring four runs against starting pitcher Bryan Rodr\u00edguez. A defensive error opened the doors for this rally.\n\nAfter a ticket to Berroa and an error by the initial baseman Deyvison De los Santos after a hit by Adames, came the productive hits by Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n and the two-run double by Dur\u00e1n, followed by a run-scoring single by Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez, establishing a score of 4-0.\n\n<h2>Giants Try to React, but the Eagles Respond<\/h2>\n\nThe Giants managed to score with a solo home run by Diego Hernandez in the third inning and another run in the sixth, driven in by a single from De los Santos.\n\nHowever, the Eagles thwarted any comeback attempt with another four-run rally in the seventh inning. Adames started with a home run against Luis Fr\u00edas, and after two outs, consecutive singles by Rodr\u00edguez and \u00c1ngel Genao forced the pitcher to leave the game.\n\nSebasti\u00e1n Rivero drove in a run with a single and Berroa cleared the bases with a triple, extending the lead to 8-2 and sealing the game.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Players of the Match<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the Eagles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Steward Berroa: 5-2, triple, 2 RBI, BB<\/li><li>Cristhian Adames: 5-1, HR, 2 R, RBI<\/li><li>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n: 4-1, double, 2 RBI, R<\/li><li>\u00c1ngel Genao: 5-3, R<\/li><li>Sebasti\u00e1n Rivero: 4-2, RBI, BB<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the Giants:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diego Hern\u00e1ndez: 4-1, HR, CA, CE<\/li><li>Carlos Franco: 4-3, CE<\/li><li>Marco Hern\u00e1ndez: 4-2, double<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nWith this victory, the Eagles remain firm in the fight for a place in the final, while the Giants, with a record of 2-11, see their chances reduced.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cibao Eagles Defeat Cibao Giants and Maintain Hope in the Round Robin San Francisco de Macor\u00eds \u2013 Las \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as achieved an important 9-3 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao, a triumph that reinforces their aspirations to advance to the Round Robin final. The match, held at the Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium, was dominated by two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,5355,1048,11085],"class_list":{"0":"post-103073","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cibao-eagles","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-round-robin"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103073","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=103073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}