{"id":105070,"date":"2026-01-24T04:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/lake-calls-for-caution-chosen-two-wins-away-from-the-lidom-championship\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T04:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T08:58:44","slug":"lake-calls-for-caution-chosen-two-wins-away-from-the-lidom-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/lake-calls-for-caution-chosen-two-wins-away-from-the-lidom-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake calls for caution: Chosen two wins away from the LIDOM championship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Leones del Escogido Two Wins Away from Back-to-Back Championship: Dominate Toros del Este<\/h2>\n\n\nLa Romana \u2013 Los Leones del Escogido are only two victories away from securing the bicampeonato and their number 18 crown in the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team achieved an important victory on Thursday night against the Toros del Este at the Francisco A. Micheli stadium, with a score of 7-4, consolidating their lead in the final series with a 2-0.\n\nOne of the key players in this triumph was Junior Lake, who hit a two-run home run, adding four RBIs in the first two games of the final. This home run represents his sixth in final series, which places him in fourth place historically in this instance.\n\n\n

I went looking for a good pitch, a strike, and I was able to make the swing I wanted. I don’t focus on the position in the order, I just try to contribute where the manager needs me.<\/p>Junior Lake<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nLake’s hit, originally from San Pedro de Macor\u00eds, came on the first pitch from reliever Joe Corbett, securing a crucial lead for the Lions in the final part of the game.\n\nDespite the team’s good performance, Lake emphasized the importance of maintaining caution.\n\n\n

We can’t lower our heads, but we can’t get overconfident either. We have to keep doing the work.<\/p>Junior Lake<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

Yamaico Navarro Shines in Offense<\/h2>\n\nYamaico Navarro also had an outstanding offensive performance, finishing the night with a 5-2 record, including a double, three RBIs, and one run scored, solidifying himself as a key player in the team’s offense.\n\n\n

We are all having good shifts. The hitters are fulfilling their role and the bullpen has responded. We are playing very good baseball.<\/p>Yamaico Navarro<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe Final Series continues on Friday at 7:15 PM at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium, where the Leones will play at home with a 2-0 advantage.\n\nLeader Ram\u00f3n Santiago made it clear that the objective has not yet been achieved.\n\n\n

The key is to stay focused. The work is not finished. We need two more victories to achieve the championship and we must maintain the same energy and determination.<\/p>Ram\u00f3n Santiago<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nSantiago emphasized that there is no room for triumphalism against a competitive rival like the Toros del Este.\n\n\n

The guys know they can’t get complacent. We’re facing a team that fights every out. Tomorrow we go out to play as if the series were 0-0, looking to go 1-0 that day.<\/p>Ram\u00f3n Santiago<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leones del Escogido Two Wins Away from Back-to-Back Championship: Dominate Toros del Este La Romana \u2013 Los Leones del Escogido are only two victories away from securing the bicampeonato and their number 18 crown in the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (LIDOM). The team achieved an important victory on Thursday night against the Toros del […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":105071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[2490,6717,10613,888],"class_list":{"0":"post-105070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-bulls","9":"tag-final-series","10":"tag-junior-lake","11":"tag-lions"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105070","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=105070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}