{"id":494126,"date":"2025-12-09T23:44:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/canaries-hit-two-home-runs-and-lions-crush-licey-15-1-at-the-quisqueya\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:47:44","slug":"canaries-hit-two-home-runs-and-lions-crush-licey-15-1-at-the-quisqueya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/canaries-hit-two-home-runs-and-lions-crush-licey-15-1-at-the-quisqueya\/","title":{"rendered":"Canaries hit two home runs and Lions crush Licey 15-1 at the Quisqueya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013<\/strong> Alexander Canario became the offensive star of the night by hitting two of Escogido&#8217;s four home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth inning, to lead the Lions&#8217; resounding 15-1 victory over the Tigres del Licey this Tuesday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium.\n\n<strong>You may be interested in<\/strong>:<a href=\"http:\/\/\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as dominan a los Gigantes y se mantienen invencibles en su nido\">\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as dominate the Giants and remain undefeated in their nest<\/a>\n\nIn addition to the devastating attack, the reds had a brilliant opening by <strong>Grant Gavin (4-3)<\/strong>, who pitched <strong>5 innings<\/strong> with just one hit, three strikeouts and three walks. The bullpen maintained the dominance with scoreless innings by <strong>G\u00e9nesis Cabrera<\/strong>, <strong>Alexander Colom\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Hansel Marcelino<\/strong>, the latter closing the game without complications.\n\nWith the triumph, the Leones (16-22) tied the City Champ series 5-5 with the Licey (16-21), taking the title by <strong>run difference of +17<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Four home runs and relentless attack<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe offensive festival started early. In the first inning, debutant <strong>Yainer D\u00edaz<\/strong> hit a two-run home run to left field against Shaun Anderson, with an exit velocity of <strong>105.7 mph<\/strong> and a distance of <strong>433 feet<\/strong>. In that same inning, the Escogido added two more, including a run-scoring double by <strong>Junior Lake<\/strong>.\n\nThe Lions continued the onslaught with two runs in the second, two in the third and another two in the seventh, one of them by a solo home run by <strong>Franchy Cordero<\/strong> against Oliver Ortega.\n\nIn the eighth, <strong>Alexander Canario<\/strong> added his first home run of the night, a home run to left field against Ulises Joaqu\u00edn (98.9 mph, 360 feet). But the best was yet to come: in the ninth, Canario himself punished the same reliever again with a <strong>grand slam<\/strong> at <strong>428 feet<\/strong>, with a speed of <strong>103.7 mph<\/strong>, sealing the red beating.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Licey&#8217;s Minimum Response<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe Tigers&#8217; only run came in the eighth inning thanks to a solo home run by <strong>Esteury Ruiz<\/strong> against Yorlin Calder\u00f3n.\n\nThe blue opener, <strong>Shaun Anderson (1-2)<\/strong>, suffered the loss after allowing six runs in just <strong>1.1 innings<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Game Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alexander Canario:<\/strong> 2-2, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>H\u00e9ctor Rodr\u00edguez:<\/strong> 4-3, 2 RBI, 2 R<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yainer D\u00edaz:<\/strong> 3-1, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>S\u00f3crates Brito:<\/strong> 3-2, 3 RBI, R, BB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jonathan Guzm\u00e1n:<\/strong> 5-3, 3 R, double, SB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Franchy Cordero:<\/strong> 3-1, HR, RBI, R, BB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Licey Tigers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Esteury Ruiz:<\/strong> 3-1, HR, RBI, R<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c1ngel Ortiz:<\/strong> 2-1, double<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next commitment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\nThe Lions return to action this <strong>Wednesday<\/strong> when they visit the <strong>Estrellas Orientales<\/strong> at <strong>7:30 p.m.<\/strong> at the Tetelo Vargas stadium in San Pedro de Macor\u00eds.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 Alexander Canario became the offensive star of the night by hitting two of Escogido&#8217;s four home runs, including a grand slam in the ninth inning, to lead the Lions&#8217; resounding 15-1 victory over the Tigres del Licey this Tuesday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium. 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