{"id":498357,"date":"2026-01-22T23:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/escogido-takes-a-2-0-lead-in-the-final-after-key-offense-from-navarro-and-lake-against-the-toros\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T23:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T03:26:26","slug":"escogido-takes-a-2-0-lead-in-the-final-after-key-offense-from-navarro-and-lake-against-the-toros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/escogido-takes-a-2-0-lead-in-the-final-after-key-offense-from-navarro-and-lake-against-the-toros\/","title":{"rendered":"Escogido takes a 2-0 lead in the final after key offense from Navarro and Lake against the Toros"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<strong>LA ROMANA.\u2013<\/strong> With a decisive offensive production by <strong>Yamaico Navarro<\/strong> and <strong>Junior Lake<\/strong>, the <strong>Leones del Escogido<\/strong> extended their dominance in the <strong>Final Series<\/strong> by defeating the <strong>Toros del Este<\/strong> this Thursday <strong>7-4<\/strong> at the <strong>Francisco A. Micheli<\/strong> stadium, going up <strong>2-0<\/strong> in the contest for the championship.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/con-rally-de-cinco-carreras-en-el-octavo-leones-se-adelantan-en-la-serie-final\/\">:With a five-run rally in the eighth, Leones take the lead in the Final Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nNavarro drove in <strong>three runs<\/strong>, while Lake drove in <strong>two<\/strong>, one of them the product of a home run in the ninth inning, in a game where the Lions took advantage of an early lack of control by starting pitcher <strong>Nabil Crismatt<\/strong> to make a difference from the first inning.\n\nThe reds attacked strongly in the very first inning by loading the bases with one out. A sacrifice fly by <strong>Jos\u00e9 Marmolejos<\/strong> to right field allowed <strong>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> to score, and later <strong>Navarro<\/strong> hit a single to center field that brought <strong>Lake<\/strong> and <strong>S\u00f3crates Brito<\/strong> to the plate, completing a three-run rally.\n\nIn the third episode, Navarro responded again with the bat by hitting a <strong>double producer<\/strong> to center field that drove in Lake from first base. After Crismatt&#8217;s exit, <strong>Anderson Bid\u00f3<\/strong> was greeted with an unstoppable run-scoring hit by <strong>Alcides Escobar<\/strong> to left field, extending the scarlet lead.\n\nThe Toros reacted in the fifth inning with <strong>two runs<\/strong> against <strong>Jos\u00e9 Urquidy<\/strong>, thanks to a run-scoring double by <strong>Eric Filia<\/strong> to center field. In the sixth, the home team added another <strong>two runs<\/strong> with a double by <strong>Rudy Martin<\/strong> to right field, closing the gap in the score.\n\nHowever, the Escogido secured the victory in the ninth inning. After two outs, <strong>Socrates Brito<\/strong> hit a single to left field and <strong>Junior Lake<\/strong> hit the ball out of the park to the same side with a two-run home run, putting the score at <strong>7-4<\/strong>. The hit was Lake&#8217;s <strong>sixth home run in final series<\/strong>, a figure that ties him in <strong>fourth historical place<\/strong> of this stage along with <strong>Rico Carty, Edwin Encarnacion, Guillermo Garcia, Jose Guillen and Alonzo Perry<\/strong>.\n\nUrquidy left without a decision after pitching <strong>4.1 innings<\/strong>, allowing <strong>two runs<\/strong>, one of which was unearned. The win went to <strong>Derek West (1-0)<\/strong>, who pitched <strong>two-thirds scoreless innings<\/strong>, while <strong>Crismatt (0-1)<\/strong> took the loss after tolerating <strong>five runs in 2.2 innings<\/strong>. <strong>Stephen Nogosek (2)<\/strong> earned the save by retiring the ninth inning without runs.\n\nThe game concluded with a spectacular defensive play by <strong>Erik Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>, who dove headfirst to catch a hit by <strong>Sergio Alc\u00e1ntara<\/strong> and complete the double play at first base against <strong>Rudy Martin<\/strong>.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offensive Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\nFor the Escogido, <strong>Navarro<\/strong> hit <strong>5-2<\/strong>, with a double, <strong>three RBIs<\/strong> and a run scored; <strong>Lake<\/strong>, <strong>4-1<\/strong>, home run, <strong>two RBIs<\/strong> and <strong>three runs scored<\/strong>; <strong>Brito<\/strong>, <strong>4-2<\/strong>, with an RBI, a walk and <strong>two steals<\/strong>, and <strong>Escobar<\/strong>, <strong>4-3<\/strong>, with an RBI.<br>For the Toros, <strong>Rudy Martin<\/strong> finished <strong>4-2<\/strong>, with a double, <strong>two RBIs<\/strong> and a run scored, while <strong>Eric Filia<\/strong> went <strong>5-1<\/strong>, with a double and <strong>two RBIs<\/strong>.\n\nThe <strong>third game of the Final Series<\/strong> will be played this <strong>Friday<\/strong> at the <strong>Quisqueya Juan Marichal stadium<\/strong>, starting at <strong>7:15 PM<\/strong>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA ROMANA.\u2013 With a decisive offensive production by Yamaico Navarro and Junior Lake, the Leones del Escogido extended their dominance in the Final Series by defeating the Toros del Este this Thursday 7-4 at the Francisco A. Micheli stadium, going up 2-0 in the contest for the championship. 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