Yadir Drake’s 3 RBIs are the difference in Yucatán’s win.(+Mexican League Report)

Yadir Drake went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to be the catalyst in Yucatán’s 13-10 victory of Saltillo in the second game of a double-header. The slugger who is hitting .358 on the campaign has also driven in 17 runs. Saltillo took the first game of the twin billing 4-3.

In the battle between Félix Pérez and Roel Santos, the speedster from Granma came out victorious. The outfielder collected three hits, knocked in two runs and scored twice in Tabasco’s 5-4 win over Tijuana. Félix Pérez went yard a league leading 10th time in a loss, the reigning league MVP is also now fourth in the LMB with 29 RBIs.

The recently signed Luis Avilés made his debut in the Liga Mexicana de Béisbol going 0-for-4 in Aguascalientes 11-1 loss to Monterrey. For the winning Sultanes Yadiel Hernández drove in a run via a sacrifice fly in the 7th inning of the game and swatted a double, while also scoring twice in three trips to the plate. The outfielder saw his average jump to .241 on the season.

Cuban action on the night:

Yadiel Hernández (MTY) 3-1,2B,RBI,2R, .241 (Sultanes)

Roel Santos (TAB) 4-3,3B,2RBI,2R,BB,(.269)

Maikel Serrano (TAB) 4-0 (.273)

Félix Pérez (TIJ) 4-1, HR,RBI,R (.284)

Albert Lara (UL) 4-0, (.302)

Ariel Miranda (SAL) 4.2IP,6H,3ER, BB,6K, (4.46)

Henry Urrutia (SAL) 6-0,BB (.302)**

Yadir Drake (YUC) 7-3,2B,3RBI,R, (.358)**

Luis Avilés Jr (AGS) 4-0 (.000)

** Double header

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