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SANTIAGO.– The taurine bats roared with force this Wednesday at the Cibao Stadium. Bryan De La Cruz led the offense with a home run and four RBIs, while Yairo Muñoz and Rafael Lantigua also went for the street, propelling the Toros del Este to a dominant victory 12-5 over the Águilas Cibaeñas.
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With his seventh home run of the campaign, De La Cruz extended his RBI lead in LIDOM to 36, solidifying himself as a strong candidate for the Most Valuable Player. He also reached 21 RBIs with two outs, the highest figure in the tournament. Besides him:- Rafael Lantigua hit his third home run, a two-run shot.
- Yairo Muñoz hit his first home run of the season.
The Bulls solidify second place
With a score of 22-17, the Bulls remain alone in second place, with a 4.5-game lead, they add their second consecutive victory and are now 5-3 in the particular series against the Eagles (27-11), who continue at the top of the tournament.Pitchers' Performance
Right-handed pitcher Justin Courtney (2-1, 2.57) took the win with a five-inning outing, allowing just four hits, two runs (one earned), one walk, and three strikeouts.The loss fell on Huascar Ynoa (2-1, 2.16), who allowed five hits and two runs in 3.2 innings.
That's how they scored
2nd entry – Bulls 1, Eagles 0
Double by Juan Brito to right field drove in Yairo Muñoz, who had reached first base.3rd entry – Bulls 4, Eagles 0
Bryan De La Cruz hit a three-run home run, his seventh of the season.4th inning – Bulls 5, Eagles 0
Yairo Muñoz joined the party with his first home run of the tournament, solo.4th inning (Eagles) – Bulls 5, Eagles 1
Triple by Leody Taveras, who scored on a groundout by Aderlin Rodríguez.5th entry – Bulls 6, Eagles 2
Triple by Gilberto Celestino and sacrifice fly by De La Cruz.The Águilas scored one on a passed ball.
6th entry – Bulls 9, Eagles 2
Double producer by Muñoz and two-run homer by Rafael Lantigua.7th entry – Bulls 9, Eagles 5
Imported Robert Moore's three-run homer.9th entry – Bulls 12, Eagles 5
Manny Peña drove in two, and Ismael Alcántara scored on a wild pitch.Bulls' Highlights
- Bryan De La Cruz: 2-1, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, 2 BB
- Yairo Muñoz: 3-2, HR, double, 2 RBI, 3 R
- Rafael Lantigua: 5-2, HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
- Juan Brito: 3-1, double, 1 RBI
- Jeimer Candelario: 4-1, double, 2 R
- Ronaldo Hernández: 4-2, 1 R
- Gilberto Celestino: 5-1, triple, 1 R
- Manny Peña: 1-1, 2 RBI
- Francisco Urbaez: 1-1 in his return
Eagles Highlights
- Robert Moore: 3-1, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
- Ezequiel Durán: 4-2, double
- Corey Joice: 2-1, 2 R
- Aderlin Rodríguez: 1 RBI
