{"id":497896,"date":"2026-01-17T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/leones-del-escogido-advance-to-the-final-series-for-the-second-consecutive-year\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T00:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:04:25","slug":"leones-del-escogido-advance-to-the-final-series-for-the-second-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/leones-del-escogido-advance-to-the-final-series-for-the-second-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Leones del Escogido advance to the Final Series for the second consecutive year"},"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>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013<\/strong> The <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong> secured their classification to the <strong>Dominican baseball Final Series<\/strong> this Friday for the second year in a row, after defeating the <strong>Gigantes del Cibao<\/strong> 7-3 at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium<\/strong>, a result that guarantees them the <strong>first place in the Round Robin<\/strong>.<\/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-derrotan-a-los-toros-empatan-en-el-segundo-lugar-y-el-partido-queda-bajo-protesta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:\u00c1guilas derrotan a los Toros, empatan en el segundo lugar y el partido queda bajo protesta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWith the victory, the Scarlet team improved their record to 12-5, securing the advantage of starting the final as locals. However, they must complete the schedule this Saturday against the \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as (10-7), who remain tied with the Toros del Este in the fight for the second ticket to the championship series.\n\nFrom the mound, <strong>Radham\u00e9s Liz<\/strong> was key by throwing <strong>4.1 scoreless innings<\/strong>, with <strong>three strikeouts<\/strong> and <strong>one walk<\/strong>, although he left without a decision.\n\nThe Lions opened the scoring in the second inning, when <strong>Elih Villanueva<\/strong> loaded the bases and walked <strong>Michael De la Cruz<\/strong>, allowing the home team&#8217;s first run.\n\nThe scarlet offensive broke out in the fifth inning. <strong>Jorge Mateo<\/strong> received a walk and <strong>Alcides Escobar<\/strong> reached base on an error by second baseman <strong>Eddinson Paulino<\/strong>. Both scored on a double by <strong>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> to left field. Subsequently, with <strong>Reymin Guduan<\/strong> on the mound, a wild pitch allowed Gonz\u00e1lez to advance to third and score on a groundout by <strong>Junior Lake<\/strong> to the shortstop.\n\nThe Giants reacted with <strong>two runs in the sixth<\/strong> against <strong>Efra\u00edn Contreras<\/strong> and added one more in the eighth against <strong>Aneurys Zabala<\/strong>. However, the Lions extended the lead in that same inning with a <strong>solo home run by Yamaico Navarro<\/strong> to left field against <strong>Enmanuel Mej\u00eda<\/strong>, a hit of <strong>393 feet<\/strong> and <strong>102 miles per hour of exit velocity<\/strong>.\n\nIn the eighth, <strong>Jorge Mateo<\/strong> also stood out, who hit a single to center field to drive in <strong>two additional runs<\/strong>, securing the scarlet victory.\n\nThe victory went to <strong>Kenny Hern\u00e1ndez (1-0)<\/strong>, who worked <strong>two-thirds of an inning scoreless<\/strong>. The loss fell on <strong>Elih Villanueva (0-1)<\/strong>. <strong>Stephen Nogosek<\/strong> was credited with the save (2), pitching <strong>four outs<\/strong>, with <strong>two strikeouts<\/strong>, although he allowed a run.\n\nFor the Lions&#8217; offense, <strong>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> went 1-4, with a <strong>double, two RBIs, and a run scored<\/strong>; <strong>Yamaico Navarro<\/strong>, 2-3, with a <strong>home run<\/strong>, one RBI, one run scored, one walk, and one stolen base; <strong>Junior Lake<\/strong>, 1-4, with one RBI, one run scored, and <strong>three stolen bases<\/strong>, and <strong>Jorge Mateo<\/strong>, 1-3, with two RBIs, one run scored, one walk, and one stolen base.\n\nFor the Giants, <strong>Edwin Espinal<\/strong> went 4-3, with a double and a run scored, while <strong>Leury Garc\u00eda<\/strong> hit 4-2, with a double and one RBI.\n\nThe game between <strong>Leones del Escogido and \u00c1guilas Cibae\u00f1as<\/strong>, corresponding to the last date of the Round Robin, is scheduled for this <strong>Saturday at 4:00 in the afternoon<\/strong> at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium<\/strong>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTO DOMINGO.\u2013 The Leones del Escogido secured their classification to the Dominican baseball Final Series this Friday for the second year in a row, after defeating the Gigantes del Cibao 7-3 at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium, a result that guarantees them the first place in the Round Robin. 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