{"id":494791,"date":"2025-12-16T21:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/ismael-munguias-hit-decides-stars-4-2-victory-over-licey\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T21:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T01:00:52","slug":"ismael-munguias-hit-decides-stars-4-2-victory-over-licey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/ismael-munguias-hit-decides-stars-4-2-victory-over-licey\/","title":{"rendered":"Ismael Mungu\u00eda&#8217;s hit decides Stars&#8217; 4-2 victory over Licey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<em>Santo Domingo.<\/em>\u2014 A <strong>two-run single by Ismael Mungu\u00eda<\/strong>, with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning, defined the victory of the <strong>Estrellas Orientales 4-2 over the Tigres del Licey<\/strong>, in the first game of the doubleheader played this Tuesday at the <strong>Tetelo Vargas Stadium<\/strong>, corresponding to the <strong>2025-2026 LIDOM<\/strong> championship.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/aguilas-alcanzan-30-triunfos-al-imponerse-5-2-a-los-leones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/aguilas-alcanzan-30-triunfos-al-imponerse-5-2-a-los-leones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:\u00c1guilas reach 30 wins by defeating Leones 5-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWith the triumph, the Estrellas improved their record to <strong>19-25<\/strong> and climbed to <strong>fourth place<\/strong>, tied with the <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong>, in a close fight for the postseason classification.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decision of the encounter<\/h3>\n\n\nReliever <strong>Gregory Santos (1-0)<\/strong> was credited with the victory, while <strong>Enyel de los Santos (0-1)<\/strong> took the loss. <strong>Patrick Weigel<\/strong> earned his <strong>fourth save<\/strong>, pitching <strong>one and a third perfect innings<\/strong>, with <strong>four strikeouts<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game Development<\/h3>\n\n\nLicey took the lead in the top of the <strong>third inning<\/strong>, when <strong>Francisco Mej\u00eda<\/strong> hit a two-run double with two outs, driving in <strong>Luis Barrera<\/strong> and <strong>Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong>.\n\nThe Stars reacted in the closing of that same inning, also with two outs. <strong>Rodolfo Castro<\/strong> hit a <strong>solo home run<\/strong> to left field against <strong>Ofreidy G\u00f3mez<\/strong>. Immediately afterwards, <strong>Ismael Mungu\u00eda<\/strong> singled and scored from first thanks to a <strong>triple by Jorge Mateo<\/strong> to center field, in a play in which the outfielder could not catch the ball at ground level.\n\nIn the fifth inning, Licey loaded the bases, but <strong>Jefry Yan<\/strong> dominated <strong>Mel Rojas<\/strong> with a line drive to left field to extinguish the threat.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Decisive Hit<\/h3>\n\n\nThe eastern offensive struck again in the <strong>seventh inning<\/strong> against Enyel de los Santos. After a strikeout of <strong>Francisco Pe\u00f1a<\/strong>, <strong>Raimel Tapia<\/strong>, <strong>Robinson Can\u00f3<\/strong> and <strong>Dairon Blanco<\/strong> connected consecutive singles to load the bases.\n\nAlthough De los Santos struck out Rodolfo Castro for the second out, <strong>Ismael Mungu\u00eda<\/strong> responded with a <strong>single to right field<\/strong> that drove in Tapia and Cano, setting the final score at <strong>4-2<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classification Overview<\/h3>\n\n\nThe triumph allowed the Estrellas to take advantage of the Leones del Escogido&#8217;s defeat against the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as and maintain firm aspirations of advancing to the next phase of the tournament.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2014 A two-run single by Ismael Mungu\u00eda, with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning, defined the victory of the Estrellas Orientales 4-2 over the Tigres del Licey, in the first game of the doubleheader played this Tuesday at the Tetelo Vargas Stadium, corresponding to the 2025-2026 LIDOM championship. 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