Giants whitewash the Eagles with home runs by De los Santos and García

SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORÍS (Gigantes.do).– The Gigantes del Cibao once again relied on a solid combination of pitching and timely hitting to defeat the Águilas Cibaeñas 2-0 on Saturday afternoon-night, at the Julián Javier Stadium, in the continuation of the autumn-winter tournament dedicated to Juan Marichal and in option for the Banreservas Cup. You may be interested in:Licey strengthens its roster with the signings of David Hensley, Shaun Anderson and Hayden Sengler The shutout was the first for the Giants so far this season and the seventh recorded in the championship. In addition, it represents the first time since December 22, 2024 that the Eagles have been held scoreless playing in San Francisco de Macorís. With the triumph, the Colts reached their number 10 victory and remain the only team that has been able to beat the leaders Águilas twice, who still dominate the particular series 5-2.

Home Runs That Made the Difference

Deyvison De los Santos opened the scoreboard in the fourth inning with a solid home run (1) to center field. Later, in the seventh inning, Leury García hit a run-scoring single that brought Marco Hernández to the plate to make the score 2-0, a result that would be definitive.

Domain from the mound

Right-hander Daniel Mengden spearheaded the Giants’ excellent pitching performance by facing 18 batters in 4.2 innings, allowing only two hits, one walk, and striking out three. Lefty Reymin Guduán (G, 2-2) got an important out in the sixth inning to earn the victory, while Anderson Pilar (S, 2) closed out the game with authority, pitching the ninth inning with two strikeouts and one hit allowed against four batters. For the Eagles, Charlie Barnes (P, 0-1) took the loss despite a solid performance of five innings, in which he allowed two hits, one run, one walk and one home run, striking out five opponents.

Offensive Highlights

For the Eagles:

• Alberto Rodríguez: 4-2
• Ángel Genao: 4-1, double
• Albert Fabián: 3-1

For the Giants:

• Leury García: 3-2, 1 RBI, 1 walk
• Johan Rojas: 4-1, 1 run, 1 RBI
• Marco Hernández: 1-1, 1 run, 1 double
• Jordan Díaz: 4-1
• Deyvison De los Santos: 4-1, 1 run, HR (1), 1 RBI

What’s coming

The Giants return to the field this Sunday to receive the Toros del Este at 5:00 p.m. They will continue their schedule visiting the Águilas on Monday and the Estrellas on Tuesday, before returning home to face the Licey on Wednesday, prior to the Thanksgiving break.