{"id":496051,"date":"2025-12-30T07:18:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/liberato-drives-in-four-and-toros-beat-aguilas-7-6-in-the-round-robin\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T07:18:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:18:38","slug":"liberato-drives-in-four-and-toros-beat-aguilas-7-6-in-the-round-robin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/liberato-drives-in-four-and-toros-beat-aguilas-7-6-in-the-round-robin\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberato drives in four and Toros beat \u00c1guilas 7-6 in the Round Robin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SANTIAGO.\u2013<\/strong> <strong>Luis Liberato<\/strong> was the offensive figure of the night by driving in <strong>four runs<\/strong>, guiding the <strong>Toros del Este<\/strong> to a <strong>7-6<\/strong> victory over the <strong>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong>, this Monday at the <strong>Estadio Cibao<\/strong>, within the Round Robin of the <strong>LIDOM<\/strong> championship.<\/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-remontan-en-san-francisco-de-macoris-y-se-mantienen-invictos-en-el-round-robin\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:Leones remontan en San Francisco de Macor\u00eds y se mantienen invictos en el Round Robin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWith the triumph, the Romanenses improved their record to &#8220;2-1&#8221; in the Round Robin, while the Eagles fell to &#8220;1-2&#8221;, counting as defeats their first two home commitments in the so-called &#8220;Valley of Death&#8221;, despite having led the regular season with a record of &#8220;17-9&#8221;.\n\nLiberato finished the day batting <strong>5-2<\/strong>, including a <strong>two-run home run<\/strong>, and was the central axis of an offense that capitalized on the defensive errors of the Cibao team in a game in which <strong>four home runs<\/strong> were connected, two by each team.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decisions from the mound<\/h3>\n\n\nReliever <strong>Emailin Montilla<\/strong> was credited with the victory after pitching <strong>a perfect inning<\/strong>, while <strong>Jean Carlos Mej\u00eda<\/strong> earned his <strong>first save<\/strong>, working a ninth inning of <strong>one hit and two strikeouts<\/strong>.<br>The loss went to <strong>Misael Tam\u00e1rez (0-1)<\/strong>, responsible for <strong>two runs<\/strong> in the sixth inning, decisive for the outcome of the game.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match Development<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Eagles took the lead in the <strong>first inning<\/strong> with a <strong>solo home run by Leody Taveras<\/strong> to right field against the starting pitcher <strong>Jaime Barr\u00eda<\/strong>.\n\nThe Toros responded immediately in the <strong>second inning<\/strong>. A walk to <strong>Abdiel Mendoza<\/strong> and a double by <strong>Tres Barrera<\/strong> tied the score. Subsequently, <strong>Rafael Lantigua<\/strong> received a walk, <strong>Gilberto Celestino<\/strong> advanced the runners, and <strong>Luis Liberato<\/strong> drove in two runs with a single to make the score <strong>3-1<\/strong>.\n\nIn the bottom of the second, <strong>Jonatan Clase<\/strong> hit a solo home run to bring the Eagles closer <strong>3-2<\/strong>.\n\nThe visit extended the lead in the <strong>third inning<\/strong>, taking advantage of defensive errors. <strong>Troy Johnston<\/strong> received a walk and <strong>Jeimer Candelario<\/strong> reached base on an error by first baseman <strong>Aderlyn Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>. Although Johnston was put out trying to steal, he ended up scoring on an error by the pitcher.\n\nThe Eagles reacted in the <strong>fourth inning<\/strong>. Rodr\u00edguez produced a run with a soft grounder and, after two outs, <strong>Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n<\/strong> hit a single to drive in <strong>Ezequiel Dur\u00e1n<\/strong>, momentarily tying the game.\n\nIn the <strong>sixth inning<\/strong>, the Bulls regained control. <strong>Lantigua<\/strong> led off with a double against Tam\u00e1rez and scored on a single by <strong>Celestino<\/strong>. Immediately afterwards, <strong>Liberato<\/strong> hit his <strong>two-run home run<\/strong> to right field, crowning a three-run rally and putting the score at <strong>7-5<\/strong>.\n\nThe Eagles scored once again in the bottom of the sixth with a run-scoring single by <strong>Cristhian Adames<\/strong>, who brought <strong>Steward Berroa<\/strong> to the plate, but they failed to tie the game.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Commitment<\/h3>\n\n\nThis <strong>Tuesday 30<\/strong>, the <strong>Toros del Este<\/strong> will return home, the <strong>Francisco Micheli Stadium<\/strong>, to once again receive the <strong>\u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong>, in the continuation of the Round Robin.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTIAGO.\u2013 Luis Liberato was the offensive figure of the night by driving in four runs, guiding the Toros del Este to a 7-6 victory over the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as, this Monday at the Estadio Cibao, within the Round Robin of the LIDOM championship. 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