{"id":97720,"date":"2025-12-24T04:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/toros-del-este-de-la-cruz-and-celestino-shine-records-and-victory-against-aguilas\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T04:56:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:56:01","slug":"toros-del-este-de-la-cruz-and-celestino-shine-records-and-victory-against-aguilas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/toros-del-este-de-la-cruz-and-celestino-shine-records-and-victory-against-aguilas\/","title":{"rendered":"Toros del Este: De La Cruz and Celestino shine, records and victory against \u00c1guilas"},"content":{"rendered":"SANTIAGO \u2013 Bryan De La Cruz and Gilberto Celestino shone brightly for the Toros del Este, leading the 6-3 victory over the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as in the closing of the regular season. The match took place at the Cibao Stadium.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De La Cruz and a historic record<\/h2>\n\n\nBryan De La Cruz had a stellar performance, driving in 40 runs in the 2025-26 season. This achievement not only secured him a new record for the franchise in 50-game seasons, surpassing Juan Melo&#8217;s 39 RBIs in the 2001-02 season, but also equaled the club&#8217;s historical mark set by George Bell in the 1983-84 season.\n\nDe La Cruz joins a select group of players with 40 or more RBIs in 50-game tournaments in LIDOM history.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>V\u00edctor D\u00edaz: 50 (2008-09)<\/li><li>Juan Francisco: 42 (2009-10)<\/li><li>Domingo Mart\u00ednez: 40 (1994-95)<\/li><li>Jos\u00e9 Oliva: 40 (1997-98)<\/li><li>Bryan De La Cruz: 40 (2025-26)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celestino sets new record<\/h2>\n\n\nGilberto Celestino also left his mark on the game, scoring his career number 37 of the campaign. This mark represents a new record for native players of the Toros del Este, surpassing the previous record of Ronny Sim\u00f3n (36 in 2023-24).\n\nWith this victory, the Bulls finished the regular season with a record of 27-22, closing with two consecutive victories and 49 games played, after the cancellation of the game on Monday 22 against the Eagles by joint decision of the league and both teams.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performance from the mound<\/h2>\n\n\n\u00c1ngel Felipe took the victory (1-0, 0.00), pitching a shutout with two strikeouts. Jos\u00e9 Adames earned the save (1), while Osvaldo Bid\u00f3 took the loss (0-1, 5.40).\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming commitments<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Toros del Este will start the Round Robin this Saturday the 27th, receiving the Gigantes del Cibao at the Francisco A. Micheli Stadium at 7:30 pm. On Sunday the 28th they will face the Escogido in Santo Domingo, on Monday they will visit Santiago and on Tuesday the 30th they will return to La Romana to face the \u00c1guilas before the New Year&#8217;s break.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><b>For the Bulls:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gilberto Celestino: 1-1, double, RBI, scored<\/li><li>Bryan De La Cruz: one RBI<\/li><li>Juan Brito: 4-2<\/li><li>Rudy Martin Jr.: 2-1, double, scored<\/li><li>Jeimer Candelario: 2-1, RBI<\/li><li>Alen Hanson: 3-1, double, RBI<\/li><li>Manuel Pe\u00f1a: 4-1, RBI, scored<\/li><li>Iv\u00e1n Castillo: 3-2<\/li><li>Carlos Castro, Wendell Rijo and Rafael Lantigua: one hit each<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<b>For the Eagles:<\/b>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Elih Marrero: 3-2, triple, RBI<\/li><li>Steward Berroa: 2-1, scored<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTIAGO \u2013 Bryan De La Cruz and Gilberto Celestino shone brightly for the Toros del Este, leading the 6-3 victory over the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as in the closing of the regular season. The match took place at the Cibao Stadium. 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