{"id":496042,"date":"2025-12-29T22:44:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T02:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/lions-come-back-in-san-francisco-de-macoris-and-remain-undefeated-in-the-round-robin\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T22:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T02:44:41","slug":"lions-come-back-in-san-francisco-de-macoris-and-remain-undefeated-in-the-round-robin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/lions-come-back-in-san-francisco-de-macoris-and-remain-undefeated-in-the-round-robin\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions come back in San Francisco de Macor\u00eds and remain undefeated in the Round Robin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO DE MACOR\u00cdS.\u2013<\/strong> A three-run rally in the <strong>eighth inning<\/strong> changed the course of the game and led the <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong> to a <strong>4-2<\/strong> victory over the <strong>Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong>, on Monday night at the <strong>Juli\u00e1n Javier<\/strong> stadium, to maintain their <strong>undefeated record in the Round Robin<\/strong> of the Dominican professional baseball tournament.<\/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\/aguilas-se-estrenan-en-el-round-robin-con-triunfo-en-extrainnings-sobre-gigantes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:\u00c1guilas debut in the Round Robin with a win in extra innings over Gigantes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe <strong>national and Caribbean champions<\/strong>, who improved their record to <strong>3-0<\/strong> and are solidifying their lead in the <strong>Round Robin<\/strong>, reached the eighth inning at a disadvantage <strong>2-1<\/strong>, but reacted forcefully when they needed it most.\n\nWith two outs and <strong>Raimel Tapia<\/strong> on first, <strong>Jorge Mateo<\/strong> hit an infield hit to the shortstop against <strong>Wandy Peralta<\/strong>, advancing Tapia to second base. Immediately afterwards, <strong>Elier Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> hit a double to center field that drove in both runners, turning the score around. Hern\u00e1ndez later scored thanks to an RBI single by <strong>Pedro Severino<\/strong>, also to center field, completing the decisive capital attack.\n\nThe first run for the reds came in the <strong>fifth episode<\/strong>, when <strong>Socrates Brito<\/strong> hit a run-scoring single to right field against starting pitcher <strong>Antonio Santos<\/strong>.\n\nThe Giants took an early lead in the game with a <strong>solo home run by Luis Garc\u00eda Jr.<\/strong> in the first inning against <strong>Conner Greene<\/strong>, who made his debut as a starter for the Leones and pitched <strong>five innings of two runs<\/strong>, leaving without a decision. The francomacorisanos added another run in the fifth with a <strong>double by Hanser Alberto<\/strong> to left field.\n\nFrom the bullpen, <strong>Aneurys Zabala<\/strong> pitched brilliantly, throwing <strong>a scoreless inning<\/strong>, with <strong>two strikeouts<\/strong>, preserving the Lions&#8217; lead in the eighth.\n\nThe victory went to &#8220;Carlos Teller (1-0)&#8221;, after retiring &#8220;one third without runs&#8221;, while the defeat fell on &#8220;Wandy Peralta (0-1)&#8221;, punished with the three decisive runs of the eighth inning. &#8220;Patrick Weigel (1)&#8221; took care of the ninth without allowing liberties to score the save.\n\nWith the setback, the <strong>Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong> remain without victories in the Round Robin, with a record of <strong>0-3<\/strong>, located in last place.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\nFor the Leones, <strong>Elier Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> hit <strong>3-1<\/strong>, with a <strong>double, two RBIs and one run scored<\/strong>; <strong>S\u00f3crates Brito<\/strong>, went <strong>5-2<\/strong>, with one RBI; <strong>Jorge Mateo<\/strong>, went <strong>4-2<\/strong>, with one run scored, and <strong>Pedro Severino<\/strong>, went <strong>4-1<\/strong>, with one RBI.\n\nFor the Giants, <strong>Luis Garc\u00eda Jr.<\/strong> went <strong>1-3<\/strong>, with a <strong>home run, one RBI, and one run scored<\/strong>, while <strong>Hanser Alberto<\/strong> finished <strong>1-3<\/strong>, with a run batted in.\n\nBoth teams will face each other again this <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>, starting at <strong>7:15 PM<\/strong>, at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal<\/strong> stadium, in Santo Domingo.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO DE MACOR\u00cdS.\u2013 A three-run rally in the eighth inning changed the course of the game and led the Leones del Escogido to a 4-2 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao, on Monday night at the Juli\u00e1n Javier stadium, to maintain their undefeated record in the Round Robin of the Dominican professional baseball tournament. 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