{"id":94831,"date":"2025-12-10T04:57:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/aguilas-cibaenas-crush-gigantes-and-remain-undefeated-at-home\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T04:57:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T08:57:14","slug":"aguilas-cibaenas-crush-gigantes-and-remain-undefeated-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/aguilas-cibaenas-crush-gigantes-and-remain-undefeated-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as crush Gigantes and remain undefeated at home"},"content":{"rendered":"SANTIAGO \u2013 Las \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as consolidated their dominance at the Cibao Stadium by obtaining their fifteenth victory as locals, surpassing the Gigantes del Cibao with a score of 8-3 on Tuesday night, in the continuation of the autumn-winter tournament 2025-2026.\n\nWith this triumph, the Eagles increased their record to 27-10, securing their position at the top of the championship with a 15-3 home record and a 12-7 away record. The match marked the end of the Regular Series between both Cibao teams, with the Eagles dominating the series 7-3.\n\n<h2>Solid Pitching and Timely Hitting<\/h2>\n\nPanamanian pitcher Abdiel Mendoza (3-1) took the victory after an outstanding performance of 5.0 innings, allowing four hits and three runs, only one earned, without conceding walks and with one strikeout.\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; bullpen maintained control of the game with performances by Jos\u00e9 Cu\u00e1s, Junior Fern\u00e1ndez, Richard Rodr\u00edguez, and Burch Smith, who earned his fourth save.\n\n<p>On the Giants&#8217; side, Daniel Mengden (0-2) took the loss after a short outing of 2.1 innings, in which he allowed four earned runs.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Unstoppable Eagles Offensive<\/h2>\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; offense demonstrated its might with outstanding individual performances:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n: home run and single<\/li><li>Aderlin Rodr\u00edguez: home run and sacrifice fly<\/li><li>Corey Joyce: double, double and single<\/li><li>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n: double<\/li><li>Leody Taveras: single<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nFor the Giants, Johan Rojas led with a home run and a single. Luis Garc\u00eda, Deyvison De los Santos, Kelvin Guti\u00e9rrez, and Kenny Piper each contributed a hit.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game Development<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Eagles took the lead from the start:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the first inning, Dur\u00e1n hit a double, followed by a two-run home run by Aderlin Rodr\u00edguez.<\/li><li>In the third, Encarnaci\u00f3n hit a home run.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nThe Giants scored two runs in the top of the third inning, but the Eagles responded in the bottom with a run driven in by a ground ball from Aderlin.\n\nRojas brought the visitors closer with a solo home run in the fourth inning, but the home team extended their lead in the fifth with a double by Berroa, a single by Taveras, and a sacrifice fly by Aderlin.\n\nIn the sixth, the Eagles added another run with a hit by Encarnaci\u00f3n, a walk to Elih Marrero and a double by Joyce.\n\nThe Giants tried to come back with two runs in the eighth, but the Eagles sealed the victory in the bottom of the inning with another double by Corey Joyce, a sacrifice by Alfredo Reyes and a deep fly ball by Berroa.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTIAGO \u2013 Las \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as consolidated their dominance at the Cibao Stadium by obtaining their fifteenth victory as locals, surpassing the Gigantes del Cibao with a score of 8-3 on Tuesday night, in the continuation of the autumn-winter tournament 2025-2026. 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