{"id":177557,"date":"2026-11-11T04:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T08:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/agustin-ramirez-leads-giants-victory-over-licey-with-a-decisive-home-run\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T04:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T08:57:45","slug":"agustin-ramirez-leads-giants-victory-over-licey-with-a-decisive-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/agustin-ramirez-leads-giants-victory-over-licey-with-a-decisive-home-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez leads Giants&#8217; victory over Licey with a decisive home run"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez leads the Gigantes del Cibao to victory against Licey<\/h2>\n\n<p>In an exciting winter baseball duel, the Gigantes del Cibao achieved a key victory by overcoming the Tigres del Licey with a score of 5-4 in eleven innings. The star of the night was Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez, who played the hero at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal by hitting a decisive home run.<\/p>\n\n<p>The home run occurred in the top of the eleventh inning, when Ram\u00edrez punished a fastball from blue reliever Oliver Ortega. The hit, which traveled 405 feet to right-center field, brought Hendry M\u00e9ndez home and broke the tie that had the fans on edge, securing the tenth win of the season for the northeastern team.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outstanding performance on the field<\/h3>\n\n<p>Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez closed the day with an impeccable performance, batting 4-for-2 with a double, a home run, and two RBIs. For their part, the Giants&#8217; offense was supported by:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nomar Mazara: Hit a solo home run and finished 4-for-2.<\/li>\n<li>Roldy Brito: Contributed a double and scored twice.<\/li>\n<li>Marcell Ozuna and Deyvison de los Santos: Contributed one hit each.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p>For the Tigres del Licey, Mel Rojas Jr. stood out by hitting a home run, while Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez and Bryan Lavastida also contributed offensive efforts in an attempt to keep the capital city team in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The victory allows the Gigantes del Cibao to level their record at 10-10 and take a 3-2 lead in the head-to-head series against Licey, while also snapping the three-game winning streak the felines were on.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pitching details<\/h3>\n\n<p>Antonio Santos had a solid outing as a starter for the Gigantes, working five innings of just one earned run and five strikeouts. The win went to Brent Honeywell (1-0), while Enmanuel Mej\u00eda earned the save. The loss went to Oliver Ortega, who allowed the decisive hit of the night.<\/p>\n\n<p>Following this result, the Tigres del Licey maintain a 13-7 record, placing them in second position in the standings, one game behind the Leones del Escogido. The series between these two teams will continue this Saturday, November 14, when they move to the Juli\u00e1n Javier Stadium in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agust\u00edn Ram\u00edrez leads the Gigantes del Cibao to victory against Licey In an exciting winter baseball duel, the Gigantes del Cibao achieved a key victory by overcoming the Tigres del Licey with a score of 5-4 in eleven innings. 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