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SANTO DOMINGO. – An electrifying three-run home run by Pedro Severino in the eighth inning and a decisive groundout by Junior Lake in the ninth sealed a memorable comeback by the Leones del Escogido, who left the Águilas Cibaeñas on the field 9-8 this Saturday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium.
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The Scarletts, trailing 8-4 in the eighth inning, unleashed a furious comeback with a four-run rally capped by Severino's home run to left field off Richard Rodriguez. The hit traveled 368 feet and exited at 101.2 miles per hour, tying the game and igniting the red fanbase. In the ninth, the current national and Caribbean champions completed the comeback. A walk to Erik González and a double by Sócrates Brito put men in scoring position with no outs against Burch Smith. Next, a ground ball inside the infield by Lake towards first base could not be handled by the defender Arturo Disla, allowing González to score the winning run. Stephen Nogosek (1-0) earned the victory after quickly retiring the three batters he faced in the ninth. Smith (0-1) took the loss. With the result, the Lions improve their record to 15-21, while the Eagles fall to 25-10.More annotations
The Lions scored their first run in the second inning against Luis Patiño, when Franchy Cordero doubled to right field, advanced on a single by Eguy Rosario and scored on a single by José Marmolejos to center field. In the fourth, a triple by Elih Marrero and a run-scoring single by Aneury Tavárez tied the score. However, the scarlet team regained the lead with a hit by Lake and an error on a throw that advanced him to third, from where he scored on a sacrifice fly by Rosario. In the sixth, González opened with a double and scored on Brito's single, while a Lake tubey drove in another to make the score 4-1. The Eagles reacted in the seventh with a five-run rally, highlighting a three-run home run by Tavárez against Diógenes Almengó that turned the scoreboard 6-4. Then they extended their lead with two more in the eighth. But the Chosen One did not give up and responded with force to force the tie and finally win.Featured Performances
For the Leones del Escogido:
- Pedro Severino: 1-1, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
- Junior Lake: 5-3, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Sócrates Brito: 5-2, double, 1 RBI, 1 R
- Franchy Cordero: 4-2, double, 2 R
- Erik González: 4-1, double, 2 R, 1 BB
For the Cibaeñas Eagles:
- Aneury Tavárez: 5-2, HR, 4 RBI, 1 R
- Aderlin Rodríguez: 4-2, 2 RBI, 1 R
