{"id":498599,"date":"2026-01-26T21:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/leones-del-escogido-are-one-step-away-from-the-championship-after-defeating-the-toros\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:37:09","slug":"leones-del-escogido-are-one-step-away-from-the-championship-after-defeating-the-toros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/leones-del-escogido-are-one-step-away-from-the-championship-after-defeating-the-toros\/","title":{"rendered":"Leones del Escogido are one step away from the championship after defeating the Toros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LA ROMANA.\u2013<\/strong> In a dramatic encounter that extended to 11 innings at the Francisco A. Micheli stadium, the <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong> defeated the <strong>Toros del Este<\/strong> 4-3 to place themselves one victory away from the <strong>bicampeonato<\/strong> and their <strong>number 18 crown<\/strong>, taking a 3-1 lead in the Final Series of the <strong>LIDOM<\/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\/toros-del-este-reaccionan-en-la-novena-y-conquistan-su-primer-triunfo-en-la-serie-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Toros del Este react in the ninth and conquer their first victory e<\/a>n the Final Series<\/p>\n\n\nThe decisive play came in the eleventh inning, when the visitors put runners on first and second with one out. <strong>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> hit a ground ball to the shortstop that looked like it would end in a double play, but an error on the throw by second baseman <strong>Rafael Lantigua<\/strong> allowed <strong>Michael De la Cruz<\/strong> to score the go-ahead run.\n\nPreviously, in the ninth inning and with the score tied, <strong>De la Cruz<\/strong> had hit a single to center field against <strong>Joe Corbett<\/strong>, driving in <strong>Raimel Tapia<\/strong> to give a momentary lead to the national and Caribbean champions. However, the Toros reacted in the bottom of the inning to tie the game and force extra innings.\n\nThe home team opened the scoreboard in the first chapter against <strong>Travis Lakins<\/strong>, after a double by <strong>Sergio Alc\u00e1ntara<\/strong>, a sacrifice bunt by <strong>Rudy Martin<\/strong> and a run-scoring single by <strong>Eric Filia<\/strong> to right field.\n\nThe Escogido responded quickly in the second inning with a home run by <strong>Alcides Escobar<\/strong> with a teammate on base against <strong>Aaron Leasher<\/strong>. Later, in the fifth episode, the sugar makers tied the actions against <strong>Conner Greene<\/strong>, when a hit by <strong>Eloy Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong> to right field brought <strong>Martin<\/strong> to the plate.\n\nThe victory went to <strong>Aneurys Zabala (2-0)<\/strong>, who retired the three batters he faced in the tenth inning with just eight pitches, including a strikeout. <strong>Miguel Castro (0-1)<\/strong> took the loss after allowing the decisive run, although it was unearned. The save went to <strong>Alexander Colom\u00e9 (1)<\/strong>, who dominated the three men in the eleventh inning.\n\nOn the offensive for the reds, <strong>Escobar<\/strong> hit 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs, and a run scored; <strong>Tapia<\/strong> went 2-for-4, with two runs scored, a walk, and two stolen bases; <strong>De la Cruz<\/strong>, 1-for-2, with an RBI, a run scored, three walks, and a stolen base, while <strong>S\u00f3crates Brito<\/strong> finished 1-for-4 with two walks. For the Toros, <strong>Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong> hit 2-for-5 with two RBIs, and <strong>Alc\u00e1ntara<\/strong> 1-for-4, with a double, a run scored, and a walk.\n\nThe <strong>fifth game<\/strong> of the Final Series will be played this <strong>Tuesday<\/strong>, at <strong>7:15 PM<\/strong>, at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal<\/strong> stadium.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA ROMANA.\u2013 In a dramatic encounter that extended to 11 innings at the Francisco A. Micheli stadium, the Leones del Escogido defeated the Toros del Este 4-3 to place themselves one victory away from the bicampeonato and their number 18 crown, taking a 3-1 lead in the Final Series of the LIDOM. 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