{"id":99435,"date":"2025-12-30T23:05:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/junior-lakes-home-run-propels-leones-del-escogido-to-undefeated-lead\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T23:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T03:05:38","slug":"junior-lakes-home-run-propels-leones-del-escogido-to-undefeated-lead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/junior-lakes-home-run-propels-leones-del-escogido-to-undefeated-lead\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior Lake&#8217;s home run propels Leones del Escogido to undefeated lead"},"content":{"rendered":"SANTO DOMINGO \u2013 A crucial two-run homer connected by Junior Lake in the seventh inning propelled the Leones del Escogido to a 3-2 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao this Tuesday. This triumph keeps the team undefeated (4-0) and consolidated at the top of the Todos contra Todos.\n\nLake&#8217;s decisive hit, which extended 388 feet into left field with an exit velocity of 104.8 miles per hour, was the highlight of the game.\n\n<p>The long-haired players opened the scoring in the fourth inning against Cristopher Molina. Raimel Tapia and Jorge Mateo hit consecutive singles, and an error by left fielder Leury Garc\u00eda allowed Mateo to advance to second. Subsequently, a ground ball by Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos to first base brought Tapia to the plate for the first run of the game.<\/p>\n\nIn the fifth, the Giants threatened with the bases loaded and two outs against Kenny Hern\u00e1ndez, but Francisco Mej\u00eda failed with a ground ball to second base. Jorge Mateo, with a great backhanded catch, made a precise throw to first base that Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos secured to avoid the rally.\n\nThe visitors&#8217; response came in the sixth inning against Grant Gavin, when Nicholas Torres hit a triple to center field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Leury Garc\u00eda to right field. The Giants&#8217; second run came in the ninth inning against Aneurys Zabala, who, although he allowed the run, managed to secure the lead and get the save.\n\nCarlos Teller (2-0) earned the win, pitching two-thirds of an inning without allowing runs. The loss went to Fernando Abad (0-1).\n\nRadham\u00e9s Liz, the scarlet opener, shone on the mound by working 4.2 innings without allowing runs, with four hits, three strikeouts and two walks.\n\nWith a 4-0 record, the Leones del Escogido continue to lead the Round Robin, while the Gigantes del Cibao (0-4) remain in last place.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leones del Escogido:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Junior Lake: 4-1, home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored<\/li><li>Raimel Tapia: 4-1, 1 run scored<\/li><li>Michael De la Cruz: 2-1, 1 run scored and 1 walk<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gigantes del Cibao:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nicholas Torres: 4-1, triple and 1 scored<\/li><li>Marco Hern\u00e1ndez: 5-2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nAfter the New Year&#8217;s and New Year&#8217;s break, the Lions will return to action this Thursday in La Romana, where they will face the Toros del Este starting at 7:30 pm.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO \u2013 A crucial two-run homer connected by Junior Lake in the seventh inning propelled the Leones del Escogido to a 3-2 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao this Tuesday. This triumph keeps the team undefeated (4-0) and consolidated at the top of the Todos contra Todos. 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