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José Marmolejos hit a solo home run to lead the Leones del Escogido to a 2‑0 shutout over the Estrellas Orientales on Friday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium. The victory extended the Leones’ streak of consecutive wins to six and marked their second shutout of the season, the first having come on October 24 against the Toros del Este at the same venue. Marmolejos broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 103‑mph slider from Sammy Peralta that cleared the right‑field fence at 371 feet. The homer was his third of the campaign. The second run for the Leones came in the seventh inning when Michael De la Cruz hit a ground ball to right‑fielder Aaron Shunk, who committed an error that allowed Andy Ibáñez to score. The Leones’ pitching staff performed strongly. Starter Lael Lockhart went 3.1 innings, allowing two hits, giving up three walks and striking out three batters. Juan Mercedes relieved him and retired Juan Santana in the fourth inning. The bullpen finished the game with Reid VanScoter, Kelly Austin, Aneurys Zabala, Héctor Neris and Robinson Martínez. The bullpen allowed only one hit, issued no walks and recorded five strikeouts. Kelly Austin (2‑1) earned the win, while Sammy Peralta (0‑1) took the loss after giving up Marmolejos’ home run. Robinson Martínez earned his fourth save by striking out Wilin Rosario with an 87‑mph cutter. For the Leones, José Marmolejos went 3‑1 with a home run, a run scored and a run batted in. Vidal Bruján and Sócrates Brito each went 4‑2 with a stolen base, and Erik González finished 4‑1 with a stolen base. The Estrellas’ top hitters were César Prieto (3‑1) and Harold Ramírez (4‑1). The Leones will travel to Santiago on Saturday to face the Águilas Cibaeñas at 6:00 p.m. in the Cibao Stadium, with Radhamés Liz scheduled to start. The teams will meet again on Sunday in Santo Domingo at 5:00 p.m., with Ángel Sánchez announced as the Leones’ starter. Article source: De Ultimo Minuto | Image credit: De Ultimo Minuto
José Marmolejos hit a solo home run to lead the Leones del Escogido to a 2‑0 shutout over the Estrellas Orientales on Friday at the Quisqueya Juan Marichal Stadium. The victory extended the Leones’ streak of consecutive wins to six and marked their second shutout of the season, the first having come on October 24 against the Toros del Este at the same venue. Marmolejos broke the tie in the bottom of the sixth inning with a 103‑mph slider from Sammy Peralta that cleared the right‑field fence at 371 feet. The homer was his third of the campaign. The second run for the Leones came in the seventh inning when Michael De la Cruz hit a ground ball to right‑fielder Aaron Shunk, who committed an error that allowed Andy Ibáñez to score. The Leones’ pitching staff performed strongly. Starter Lael Lockhart went 3.1 innings, allowing two hits, giving up three walks and striking out three batters. Juan Mercedes relieved him and retired Juan Santana in the fourth inning. The bullpen finished the game with Reid VanScoter, Kelly Austin, Aneurys Zabala, Héctor Neris and Robinson Martínez. The bullpen allowed only one hit, issued no walks and recorded five strikeouts. Kelly Austin (2‑1) earned the win, while Sammy Peralta (0‑1) took the loss after giving up Marmolejos’ home run. Robinson Martínez earned his fourth save by striking out Wilin Rosario with an 87‑mph cutter. For the Leones, José Marmolejos went 3‑1 with a home run, a run scored and a run batted in. Vidal Bruján and Sócrates Brito each went 4‑2 with a stolen base, and Erik González finished 4‑1 with a stolen base. The Estrellas’ top hitters were César Prieto (3‑1) and Harold Ramírez (4‑1). The Leones will travel to Santiago on Saturday to face the Águilas Cibaeñas at 6:00 p.m. in the Cibao Stadium, with Radhamés Liz scheduled to start. The teams will meet again on Sunday in Santo Domingo at 5:00 p.m., with Ángel Sánchez announced as the Leones’ starter.
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