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SANTO DOMINGO.-Junior Lake with two steals tonight will equal Mateo Rojas Alou in seventh place in the stolen bases department of the Dominican League.
Lake, 33 years old, who is the active player with the most steals, has 99 stolen bases and with two more he will tie with Mateo Rojas Alou (101) and set his sights on Bernardo Tatis (113).
He is followed by Rafael Landestoy (121), Freddy Guzmán (140), Luis Poland (184), Esteban Germán (193) and the historical leader (395).
On Sunday night he hit his second home run of the season in the Leones’ 4-7 loss to the Toros at the Francisco Micheli Stadium in the city of La Romana.
He finished 2-for-5, with runs scored and RBIs, including his 33rd in the seventh inning with one out against Yaramil Hiraldo, to break a tie with Rufino Linares and Bernardo Brito.
He is now alongside Nelson Cruz, Domingo Martínez and Wilson Betemit with 33. Junior is in his fifteenth season with Estrellas and Esído.
In 438 games he is hitting 1543-409 (.265). with 233 runs scored, 312 singles, 57 doubles, seven triples, 33 home runs, 173 RBIs, 232 walks, 375 strikeouts and 99 steals.
In nine games this winter he is 9-for-37 (.243) with five runs scored, two home runs, four RBIs, three walks and six strikeouts.
Starting this Monday, the Lions will play the Giants in San Francisco de Macorís; On Tuesday; In Santo Domingo visiting the Licey; On Wednesday in San Pedro de Macorís; On Friday they visit the Licey and Saturday and Sunday in La Romana.
The coverage of the sixth game at the Julián Javier Stadium will begin with the Giants’ pregame program half an hour before the match, which will be broadcast on Telemedios Channel 25 on national television starting at seven p.m.
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2023-10-31 00:56:58
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