{"id":495927,"date":"2025-12-29T07:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/eagles-debut-in-the-round-robin-with-a-win-in-extra-innings-over-giants\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T07:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T11:37:26","slug":"eagles-debut-in-the-round-robin-with-a-win-in-extra-innings-over-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/eagles-debut-in-the-round-robin-with-a-win-in-extra-innings-over-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles debut in the Round Robin with a win in extra innings over Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO DE MACOR\u00cdS.\u2013<\/strong> An <strong>explosive five-run rally in the tenth inning<\/strong> allowed the <strong>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong> to win <strong>10-6 against the Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong> this Saturday at the <strong>Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium<\/strong>, to get their <strong>first victory of the Round Robin<\/strong> and extend the difficult start of the francomacorisanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/leones-dejan-en-el-terreno-a-los-toros-y-se-quedan-solos-en-la-cima-del-round-robin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leones dejan en el terreno a los Toros y se quedan solos en la cima del Round Robin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAfter tying the score at five runs after nine innings, the Aguilas offense responded forcefully in the extra inning, connecting <strong>four hits<\/strong>, including <strong>two doubles<\/strong>, in addition to drawing <strong>three walks<\/strong>, against four pitchers used by the Gigantes.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giants&#8217; Early Advantage<\/h3>\n\n\nThe home team took the lead from the <strong>first inning<\/strong>, when <strong>Johan Rojas<\/strong> reached base due to an error by the left fielder and scored on a double by <strong>Francisco Mej\u00eda<\/strong> to right field. Subsequently, <strong>Carlos Franco<\/strong> added another run with a run-scoring single to make the score 2-0.\n\nIn the <strong>second inning<\/strong>, <strong>Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong> received a walk and scored on a double by <strong>Ismael Mungu\u00eda<\/strong>, extending the lead to 3-0.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yellow Reaction<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Eagles responded in the <strong>fourth inning<\/strong> with a solo home run by <strong>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n<\/strong>. After consecutive singles by <strong>Aderl\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> and <strong>Cristhian Adames<\/strong>, the Giants&#8217; manager brought <strong>Ofreidy G\u00f3mez<\/strong> from the bullpen.\n\n<strong>Alberto Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> drove in a run with a force out and <strong>Elih Marrero<\/strong> hit a sacrifice fly to right field to tie the game 3-3, in a play that ended in a peculiar double play.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trading blows<\/h3>\n\n\nIn the <strong>seventh episode<\/strong>, <strong>Leody Taveras<\/strong> connected a two-run single against <strong>Reymin Guduan<\/strong>, bringing <strong>Elih Marrero<\/strong> and <strong>Steward Berroa<\/strong> to the plate, to give the \u00c1guilas a 5-3 lead.\n\nHowever, the Giants managed to tie the score and force extra innings.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The decisive inning<\/h3>\n\n\nWith <strong>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n<\/strong> as a ghost runner on second base in the <strong>tenth<\/strong>, <strong>Cristhian Adames<\/strong> hit a double to right field to break the 6-5 tie. <strong>Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n<\/strong> added another with a single, and after a stolen base by <strong>Fernando Peguero<\/strong>, <strong>Bladimir Restituyo<\/strong> drove in one more with a hit to the shortstop.\n\nThen, <strong>Elih Marrero<\/strong> hit a two-run double, and a walk with the bases loaded to <strong>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n<\/strong> closed the five-run rally.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured Performances<\/h3>\n\n\nFor the Eagles, <strong>Leody Taveras<\/strong> hit <strong>4-1<\/strong>, with two RBIs; <strong>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n<\/strong>, <strong>4-2<\/strong>, with two runs scored and two RBIs; and <strong>Elih Marrero<\/strong>, <strong>4-2<\/strong>, with two runs scored and two RBIs.\n\nFor the Giants, <strong>Francisco Mej\u00eda<\/strong> went <strong>2-4<\/strong>, with one run scored and two RBIs, while <strong>Johan Rojas<\/strong> scored two runs.\n\nWith this result, the Eagles achieve their first victory in the <strong>Round Robin<\/strong>, while the Giants continue without knowing victory in the semifinal phase of the tournament.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO DE MACOR\u00cdS.\u2013 An explosive five-run rally in the tenth inning allowed the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as to win 10-6 against the Gigantes del Cibao this Saturday at the Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium, to get their first victory of the Round Robin and extend the difficult start of the francomacorisanos. 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