{"id":97060,"date":"2025-12-20T23:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T03:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/encarnacion-hits-a-home-run-key-eagles-beat-stars-in-lidom\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T23:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T03:50:29","slug":"encarnacion-hits-a-home-run-key-eagles-beat-stars-in-lidom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/encarnacion-hits-a-home-run-key-eagles-beat-stars-in-lidom\/","title":{"rendered":"Encarnaci\u00f3n Hits a Home Run Key: Eagles Beat Stars in LIDOM"},"content":{"rendered":"SAN PEDRO DE MACOR\u00cdS \u2013 A crucial three-run home run by Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n in the first inning was the turning point that gave the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as the victory over the Estrellas de Oriente with a score of 4-3, in an exciting match held this Saturday at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, corresponding to the 2025-2026 Dominican Baseball League (LIDOM) Tournament.\n\nThe Eagles set the course of the game from the start, accumulating a four-run rally in the first inning, an advantage they maintained throughout the match.\n\nLeody Taveras started the offense with a double, advancing to third after a single by Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n, and then scoring thanks to a hit by Geraldo Perdomo. Next, Encarnaci\u00f3n hit his three-run home run to center field, culminating the Aguilas&#8217; attack.\n\nWith this triumph, the yellow team improved its record to 31-16, consolidating itself as the undisputed leader of the tournament. Already classified for the semifinals and champions of the regular season, the Eagles also raised their away record to 15-9.\n\nFor their part, the Estrellas saw a four-game winning streak interrupted, dropping to 22-26 and remaining in third place in the standings, tied with the Leones del Escogido and just half a game above Tigres del Licey and Gigantes del Cibao.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Decisions<\/h2>\n\n\nYo\u00e1n L\u00f3pez (1-0) took the victory, while Zach Mort (0-1) took the loss. Jean Carlos Henr\u00edquez secured his first save of the season.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Development<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Estrellas responded in the bottom of the second inning with two runs. After singles by Rodolfo Castro and Ismael Mungu\u00eda, and a walk to Jorge Mateo, Josh Lester drove in a run with a walk, and Mungu\u00eda scored the second run of the inning on a double play.\n\nThe eastern team approached again in the fifth chapter (4-3) when Vidal Bruj\u00e1n received a walk, stole second and scored on a run-scoring single by Raimel Tapia.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hill work<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Eagles&#8217; opener, Devin Smeltzer, pitched 2.1 innings, allowing two runs, three hits, and two walks, with two strikeouts. The Eagles&#8217; relief held control of the game with performances by Deury Carrasco, Jordhany M\u00e9zquita, Brady Feigl, Yo\u00e1n L\u00f3pez, Carlos Pe\u00f1a, Jeurys Familia, Jonathan Hern\u00e1ndez, and Jean Carlos Henr\u00edquez, who closed the ninth inning.\n\nBy the Stars, Zach Mort was punished with four runs without recording outs. Subsequently, Rom\u00e1n M\u00e9ndez, J.P. Woodward, Domingo Tapia, Raffi Vizca\u00edno, Zac Kristofak, Junior Santos, and Carlos Bel\u00e9n paraded through the mound.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Summary<\/h2>\n\n\nIn the offensive aspect of the Eagles, Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n led with a home run, a single and three RBIs; Leody Taveras went 2-for-3 with a run and two walks; Geraldo Perdomo drove in a run, while Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n and Steward Berroa each hit a single.\n\nBy the Stars, Raimel Tapia stood out with a 4-3 and an RBI; Ismael Mungu\u00eda, also with a 4-3; Josh Lester drove in a run, and Rodolfo Castro and Robinson Can\u00f3 contributed singles.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next match<\/h2>\n\n\nThe \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as and the Estrellas de Oriente will face each other again this Sunday at the Cibao Stadium, starting at 4:00 in the afternoon.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN PEDRO DE MACOR\u00cdS \u2013 A crucial three-run home run by Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n in the first inning was the turning point that gave the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as the victory over the Estrellas de Oriente with a score of 4-3, in an exciting match held this Saturday at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, corresponding to the 2025-2026 Dominican [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[88,5355,3905,11134],"class_list":{"0":"post-97060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cibao-eagles","10":"tag-jonron","11":"tag-stars-of-the-east"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97060","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=97060"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97060\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}