{"id":95073,"date":"2025-12-11T06:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/lester-hits-epic-home-run-and-estrellas-win-escogido-to-the-basement\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T06:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:09:22","slug":"lester-hits-epic-home-run-and-estrellas-win-escogido-to-the-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/lester-hits-epic-home-run-and-estrellas-win-escogido-to-the-basement\/","title":{"rendered":"Lester hits epic home run and Estrellas win; Escogido to the basement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Josh Lester Guides Estrellas Orientales to Victory with Decisive Home Run<\/h2>\n\nSan Pedro de Macor\u00eds \u2013 In a night full of emotions at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, Josh Lester became the hero by hitting a home run that secured the victory of the Estrellas Orientales over the Leones del Escogido with a score of 6-4.\n\nThe hit, an impressive launch that traveled 394 feet at an exit velocity of 105.5 mph, came in the tenth inning, with a teammate on base, culminating a comeback that propelled the Stars to fifth place in the standings and relegated the Lions to last place.\n\n<h2>The Excitement of the Tenth Inning<\/h2>\n\nThe Estrellas entered the tenth inning with a 4-3 disadvantage. With two outs, Raimel Tapia hit a single to center field, driving in Magneuris Sierra to tie the game 4-4. Despite initially being called out trying to advance to second, the decision was reversed after a successful appeal by the eastern team.\n\nWith momentum on his side, Josh Lester quickly proved his worth. On Stephen Nogosek&#8217;s first pitch, Lester hit a home run that unleashed euphoria in the dugout and among the fans present at the Tetelo Vargas.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Details<\/h2>\n\n\nThe match was full of key moments:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>4th inning:<\/strong> Yamaico Navarro hit a solo home run to put Escogido up 1-0. Rodolfo Castro tied the game 1-1 with a bases-loaded walk.<\/li><li><strong>5th inning:<\/strong> An error by Robinson Can\u00f3 allowed H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez to score, putting the score at 2-1 in favor of Escogido.<\/li><li><strong>6th inning:<\/strong> Las Estrellas took the lead 3-2 thanks to a wild pitch by Kenny Hern\u00e1ndez and a run-scoring single by Castro.<\/li><li><strong>8th inning:<\/strong> Franchy Cordero drove in Junior Lake with a groundout to tie the game 3-3.<\/li><li><strong>10th inning:<\/strong> Dervy Ventura drove in Lake with a hit, giving Escogido a 4-3 lead, before Tapia&#8217;s response and Lester&#8217;s home run.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Party Decisions<\/h2>\n\n\nCarlos Bel\u00e9n (2-1) was the winning pitcher, while Stephen Nogosek took the loss.\n\n<h2>Impact on the Standings<\/h2>\n\nThis triumph propels the Estrellas Orientales to fifth place, while the Leones del Escogido fall to the last place in the standings.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Lester Guides Estrellas Orientales to Victory with Decisive Home Run San Pedro de Macor\u00eds \u2013 In a night full of emotions at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, Josh Lester became the hero by hitting a home run that secured the victory of the Estrellas Orientales over the Leones del Escogido with a score of 6-4. 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