{"id":492257,"date":"2025-11-23T19:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T23:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/lake-signs-historic-hit-500-but-eagles-stop-escogido-4-1\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T19:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T23:38:21","slug":"lake-signs-historic-hit-500-but-eagles-stop-escogido-4-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/lake-signs-historic-hit-500-but-eagles-stop-escogido-4-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake signs historic hit 500, but Eagles stop Escogido 4-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>SANTO DOMINGO.-<\/strong> Despite Junior Lake reaching a historic milestone in his career this Sunday by connecting his number 500 hit in LIDOM regular season, the Leones del Escogido fell 4-1 to the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/toros-logran-tercera-victoria-seguida-y-aseguran-serie-particular-ante-leones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/toros-logran-tercera-victoria-seguida-y-aseguran-serie-particular-ante-leones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ros achieve third consecutive victory and secure particular series against Leones<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe veteran player became only the <strong>21st in league history<\/strong> to achieve this mark, adding a new chapter to his solid career in Dominican baseball.\n\nIn addition to the important achievement, Lake continues to approach other personal goals:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He needs <strong>3 annotated<\/strong> to reach 300 (it would be the 13th to achieve it).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With one more home run, he would enter the group of <strong>16 players with 40<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With <strong>6 additional stolen bases<\/strong>, he would reach 130 steals, becoming the fifth with that figure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nIn the accumulated total of all stages in LIDOM, Lake also continues to add relevant numbers:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He reached <strong>300 RBIs<\/strong> (14th player to achieve it).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He has <strong>688 hits<\/strong>, aiming to join the 15 who have reached 700.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is <strong>2 doubles away from 100<\/strong>, <strong>13 bases away from completing 1,000<\/strong>, and <strong>11 walks away from 400<\/strong> (it would only be the third).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His <strong>164 steals<\/strong> put him six away from being the sixth in history with 170.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Match<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe Eagles took control of the game from the fourth inning against Grant Gavin, scoring two runs thanks to a sacrifice fly by Jos\u00e9 Rodr\u00edguez and a single by Anthony Seigler that brought Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n to the plate.\n\nIn the fifth, the visitors added another run with an unstoppable hit by Leody Taveras, who drove in Julio E. Rodr\u00edguez. Later, in the seventh inning, Rodr\u00edguez hit again with a double that then became the fourth run for the Cibae\u00f1os.\n\nThe triumph went to <strong>Abdiel Mendoza (4-1)<\/strong>, who pitched five scoreless innings, while <strong>Gavin (3-2)<\/strong> took the loss. <strong>Jeurys Familia<\/strong> earned his fourth save.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Offensive Performance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Chosen One:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gio Urshela: 4-2, double<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Franchy Cordero: 4-1, one run<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior Lake: 2-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jasson Dom\u00ednguez: 4-1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the Eagles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leody Taveras: 4-2, two RBIs, one run scored<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julio E. Rodr\u00edguez: 4-2, two doubles, two runs scored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\nAfter the match, the Lions put their mark at <strong>11-15<\/strong>, while the Eagles continue to lead with <strong>20-4<\/strong>.\n\nEl Escogido will have a rest this Monday and will return to action on Tuesday at <strong>7:15 PM<\/strong>, receiving the Toros del Este at the Quisqueya.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.- Despite Junior Lake reaching a historic milestone in his career this Sunday by connecting his number 500 hit in LIDOM regular season, the Leones del Escogido fell 4-1 to the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium. 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