SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013<\/strong> A two-run homer by Junior Lake<\/strong> in the seventh inning broke the tie and led the Leones del Escogido<\/strong> to a 3-2 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong>, on Tuesday night, to remain undefeated (4-0)<\/strong> and alone in first place in the Todos contra Todos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be interested in:<\/a><\/strong>Escogido recognizes the work of the maintenance team of the Quisqueya Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nLake’s decisive hit came off the bat against Yovanny Cruz<\/strong>, traveled 388 feet to left field<\/strong>, and reached an exit velocity of 104.8 miles per hour<\/strong>, becoming the key hit of the game.\n\nThe Scarlet team opened the scoring in the fourth inning against Cristopher Molina<\/strong>, when Raimel Tapia<\/strong> and Jorge Mateo<\/strong> hit consecutive singles. An error by left fielder Leury Garc\u00eda<\/strong> allowed Mateo to advance to second, and later a ground ball by Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos<\/strong> to first base brought Tapia to the plate for the first run of the game.\n\nIn the fifth chapter, the Giants threatened with bases loaded and two outs against Kenny Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, but Francisco Mej\u00eda<\/strong> grounded to second base and Jorge Mateo<\/strong>, with a brilliant backhanded catch, made a precise throw to first base that Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos<\/strong> secured to extinguish the rally.\n\nThe visitors’ reaction came in the sixth inning against Grant Gavin<\/strong>, when Nicholas Torres<\/strong> hit a triple to center field and scored on a sacrifice fly by Leury Garc\u00eda<\/strong> to right field. The Giants’ second run came in the ninth inning against Aneurys Zabala<\/strong>, who allowed the run, but managed to preserve the lead to record the save<\/strong>.\n\nThe win went to Carlos Teller (2-0)<\/strong>, who pitched two-thirds of an inning scoreless. The loss fell on Fernando Abad (0-1)<\/strong>, who was charged with one of the runs from Lake’s home run.\n\nAlthough he did not complete the five regulation entries to compete for the victory, the scarlet opener Radham\u00e9s Liz<\/strong> shone on the mound by working 4.2 innings without allowing runs<\/strong>, with four hits<\/strong>, three strikeouts<\/strong> and two walks<\/strong>.\n\nWith a 4-0<\/strong> record, the national and Caribbean champions continue to lead the Round Robin, while the Gigantes del Cibao (0-4)<\/strong> remain in the basement without knowing victory.\n\n\n SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 A two-run homer by Junior Lake in the seventh inning broke the tie and led the Leones del Escogido to a 3-2 victory over the Gigantes del Cibao, on Tuesday night, to remain undefeated (4-0) and alone in first place in the Todos contra Todos. 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