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SANTIAGO.\u2013<\/strong> With another solid performance by \u00d3scar De la Cruz<\/strong> from the mound and a decisive home run by Leody Taveras<\/strong>, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong> defeated the Leones del Escogido<\/strong> 2-1 on Thursday night, in a game corresponding to the Round Robin<\/strong>, held at the Cibao stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You may be interested in:<\/a><\/strong>Escogido and Toros dominate the top of the Lidom Round Robin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe triumph allowed the Eagles to place their record at 5-5<\/strong>, getting closer to two games behind the Leones, leaders of the round robin with a record of 7-3<\/strong>, and also meant the second defeat inflicted by the yellows on the melenudos in this phase.\n\nFor the Aguiluchos it was their second home victory<\/strong>, where they have a 2-4 record, while as visitors they show a positive record of 3-1<\/strong>.\n\nThe victory went to “Oscar De la Cruz (2-0)”, while “Jos\u00e9 Urquidy (0-2)” took the loss and “Burch Smith” earned the “number three save”.\n\nDe la Cruz opened for the squad managed by Luis \u201cPipe\u201d Urueta<\/strong> and once again showed dominance during six scoreless innings<\/strong>, allowing five hits, without giving up walks and striking out four batters. The Aguilas’ relief was completed with Junior Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> in the seventh, Richard Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong> in the eighth and Burch Smith<\/strong> closing the ninth inning.\n\nFor the Leones, Jos\u00e9 Urquidy<\/strong> pitched four innings<\/strong>, in which he gave up two earned runs<\/strong>, allowed three hits, did not walk any batters and struck out two opponents. The red bullpen featured the work of H\u00e9ctor Neris<\/strong>, Tyler Danish<\/strong>, Di\u00f3genes Almeng\u00f3<\/strong>, Jefry Yan<\/strong> and Aneurys Zabala<\/strong>.\n\nLeading the offense for the Eagles was Leody Taveras<\/strong>, who hit a home run; Jerar Encarnaci\u00f3n<\/strong>, with two singles; Steward Berroa<\/strong>, with a double; and Geraldo Perdomo<\/strong> and Cristhian Adames<\/strong>, with a hit each.\n\nBy the Escogido, Raimel Tapia<\/strong> led the attack with a home run and a single, while Junior Lake<\/strong>, Bryan De la Cruz<\/strong> and Franmil \u201cTrancha\u201d Cordero<\/strong> contributed two hits each, and Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos<\/strong> added a single.\n\nThe Eagles took the lead in the fourth inning<\/strong> by scoring their two runs. Leody Taveras<\/strong> opened the inning with a home run, followed by a single by Geraldo Perdomo<\/strong>, who advanced to second on a balk and later scored on a run-scoring single by Cristhian Adames<\/strong>.\n\nThe Lions scored in the eighth inning<\/strong> with a solo home run by Raimel Tapia<\/strong>, which set the final score at 2-1.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SANTIAGO.\u2013 With another solid performance by \u00d3scar De la Cruz from the mound and a decisive home run by Leody Taveras, the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as defeated the Leones del Escogido 2-1 on Thursday night, in a game corresponding to the Round Robin, held at the Cibao stadium. 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