{"id":103751,"date":"2026-01-16T04:56:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/yairo-munoz-leads-toros-comeback-they-consolidate-in-2nd-place\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:56:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:56:29","slug":"yairo-munoz-leads-toros-comeback-they-consolidate-in-2nd-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/yairo-munoz-leads-toros-comeback-they-consolidate-in-2nd-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Yairo Mu\u00f1oz leads Toros&#8217; comeback; they consolidate in 2nd place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toros del Este come back against Leones del Escogido with stellar performance by Yairo Mu\u00f1oz<\/h2>\n\n\nLa Romana \u2013 In an exciting Round Robin encounter, the Toros del Este staged a spectacular comeback to defeat the Leones del Escogido with a score of 8-5, at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium.\n\nYairo Mu\u00f1oz was the key figure of the game, driving in five runs, including a home run and a bases-clearing triple in the seventh inning, which sealed a decisive rally.\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p>Mu\u00f1oz connected a three-pointer that cleared the bases and sealed the 8-5 victory.<\/p>\n\n<cite>Alofoke Deportes<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nStarting pitcher Enny Romero had no decision, while Jimmy Yacabonis took the victory and Joe Corbett got the save. Jeffry Yan took the loss.\n\nWith this triumph, the Bulls solidify their position in second place with a 10-6 record.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the game unfolded<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Bulls took the lead in the second inning with a home run by Yairo Mu\u00f1oz. The Lions tied the score, but the Bulls regained the lead in the third inning.\n\nIn the fifth inning, the Escogido went ahead 5-3, but the Toros&#8217; reaction came in the seventh, with Mu\u00f1oz&#8217;s triple that secured the victory.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Toros del Este:<\/strong> Yairo Mu\u00f1oz (4-2, HR, triple, 5 RBIs), Eddie Rosario (double, 1 RBI), Eric Filia (double, 2 runs scored), Sergio Alc\u00e1ntara (2 hits, 2 runs scored).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leones del Escogido:<\/strong> Erik Gonz\u00e1lez (4-2, 2 RBIs), S\u00f3crates Brito (double, 1 RBI), Junior Lake (1 RBI), Alcides Escobar (5-2, double, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nThe Toros will seek to secure their place in the final this Friday, when they host the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toros del Este come back against Leones del Escogido with stellar performance by Yairo Mu\u00f1oz La Romana \u2013 In an exciting Round Robin encounter, the Toros del Este staged a spectacular comeback to defeat the Leones del Escogido with a score of 8-5, at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium. Yairo Mu\u00f1oz was the key figure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[3905,11085,5271,10536],"class_list":{"0":"post-103751","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-jonron","9":"tag-round-robin","10":"tag-toros-del-este","11":"tag-yairo-munoz"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103751","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=103751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}