{"id":491667,"date":"2025-11-18T06:58:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/stars-shine-after-the-rain-and-overcome-giants-with-power-and-mound-dominance\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T06:58:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:58:35","slug":"stars-shine-after-the-rain-and-overcome-giants-with-power-and-mound-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/stars-shine-after-the-rain-and-overcome-giants-with-power-and-mound-dominance\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars shine after the rain and overcome Giants with power and mound dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n<strong>SAN FRANCISCO DE MACOR\u00cdS.<\/strong> \u2013 The <strong>Estrellas Orientales<\/strong> regained their competitive rhythm after the calendar break and defeated the <strong>Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong> 6-1, in a game that started late due to rain at the Juli\u00e1n Javier Stadium, supported by a solid performance by starting pitcher <strong>\u00d3scar De la Cruz<\/strong> and home runs by <strong>Josh Lester<\/strong> and <strong>Jos\u00e9 Tena<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/amador-define-en-entradas-extras-y-aguilas-vuelan-alto-ante-el-licey-en-el-quisqueya\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amador defines in extra innings and \u00c1guilas fly high against Licey in the Quisqueya<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe match began at 9:38 p.m., but the weather didn&#8217;t affect the focus of the green team, which now places its mark at <strong>10-12<\/strong>, momentarily climbing to third place in the championship. The Giants, on the other hand, fell to <strong>7-11<\/strong>, remaining in the basement, although only half a game away from the fourth spot.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>De la Cruz dominates and leads the triumph<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nRight-handed <strong>\u00d3scar De la Cruz<\/strong> (2-1) was key in the victory by pitching <strong>five innings of just two hits<\/strong>, one walk and three strikeouts, completely controlling the Cibao offense.<br>Since his departure, five relievers combined to complete the job, culminating with <strong>Jhan Mar\u00ed\u00f1ez<\/strong>, who secured the last outs after complications from veteran <strong>Neftal\u00ed F\u00e9liz<\/strong>.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lester and Tena Set the Pace with Power<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe Stars took the lead in the third inning thanks to a long solo home run by <strong>Josh Lester<\/strong>.\n\nIn the fifth, <strong>Jos\u00e9 Tena<\/strong> extended the lead with another home run to right field, making the score 2-0 and starting an offensive streak that lasted until the eighth inning.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Constant Production from the Fifth to the Eighth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the sixth inning, the greens took advantage of the rival&#8217;s errors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>\u00c1ngel Mart\u00ednez<\/strong> reached base by hit by pitch, advanced on a single and a bad turn, then scored for 3-0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nIn the seventh, a single by <strong>Raimel Tapia<\/strong> drove in <strong>Rodolfo Dur\u00e1n<\/strong>, who had reached third after a single and a hit-and-run play, to make it 4-0.\n\nThe offensive continued in the eighth episode with two more runs:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Robinson Can\u00f3<\/strong> started the attack with a single.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mart\u00ednez negotiated a walk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A wild pitch advanced the runners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Junior P\u00e9rez<\/strong> also received a base on balls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vidal Bruj\u00e1n<\/strong> walked to force the fifth run.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another wild pitch allowed Mart\u00ednez to score the sixth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Giants Avoid the Shutout<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\nThe Giants scored their only run in the ninth, when Neftal\u00ed Feliz got into trouble, although finally Mar\u00ed\u00f1ez came in to close the game without further damage.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO DE MACOR\u00cdS. \u2013 The Estrellas Orientales regained their competitive rhythm after the calendar break and defeated the Gigantes del 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