The recently acquired JC Escarra keeps swinging a hot stick. The Cuban -American slugger laced two hits, one of them being a solo shot in the first inning, his first in the LMB and also scored two times to lead Tijuana to a 9-7 win over Unión Laguna. In his brief time with the team he is hitting .357 batting average.
In a losing cause Albert Lara drove in two runs via a sixth inning double in a losing cause for the Algodoneros. His average fell to to .343 on the season.
Henry Urrutia had his best evening of the season in Saltillo’s 11-3 thrashing of Aguascalientes. The native of Las Tunas, Cuba also knocked in four runs and watched his average jump to a solid .298 on the campaign. Urrutia has now driven in 37 runs on the season.
¡BIENVENIDO JC ESCARRA! ¡Llegó su primer HOOOME RUUUN con Toros de Tijuana!
Presentado por Symmetry Gym#TorosJuntos🐃♥️ pic.twitter.com/j4WFqeuT4y— Toros De Tijuana 🐃 (@TorosDeTijuana) June 23, 2023
Cuban action on the night:
Peter O’Brien (LF) 3-1, R, BB, K, Ave .373 (Pericos)
Yadir Drake (RF) 3-1, RBI, BB, Ave .330 (Leones)
Lázaro Alonso (PH) 0-0, BB, Ave .071 (Leones)
Henry Urrutia (1B) 3-2, 4 RBI, Ave .298 (Saraperos)
Yuniesky Larduet (LF) 5-1, 3B, RBI, Ave .305 (Piratas)
Yosmany Guerra (SS) 4-2, BB, K, Ave .340 (Piratas)
JC Escarra (RF) 4-2, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB, K, Ave .357 (Toros)
Albert Lara (2B) 5-1, 2 RBI, K, Ave .343 (Toros)