Yadir Drake tripled in his team’s defeat, while Yuniesky Larduet emulated him with three hits in the most recent day of the Mexican Baseball League where 11 players with Cuban blood participated.
In a game that was decided dramatically with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Tigres de Quintana Roo left the Leones de Yucatán lying on the field, 9 runs to 8. Yadir Drake had 3 hits in 5 visits to the plate, with two runs batted in, one run scored and a pair of strikeouts to leave his offensive average at .349.
Yuniesky Larduet and Yosmany Guerra make a perfect first and second bat combination for the Piratas de Campeche. Larduet went 5-3 with a run scored, while Yosmany had a pair of hits with a run batted in and a run batted in. Guerra’s RBI left the Tecos lying on the field. At the end of the game Guerra was chosen as the MVP. Between Larduet and Guerra, half of the team’s hits in the 4-3 win over the Tecos.
Félix Pérez also had three hits and brought two teammates to the plate in four innings in the Toros’ shutout win over the Saraperos. Henry Urrutia was also in action in this game, connecting one hit in three opportunities with one strikeout. Yadiel Hernández pushed one in 5 opportunities with a pair of rockets and a run scored.
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Pavel Hernandez worked for four and a third innings before leaving injured by a line drive that hit him in the foot and did not allow him to continue in the game. Pavel allowed 4 hits, 4 clean ones, gave away four tickets and struck out three. His effectiveness was 4.61.
JC Escarra, Albert Lara and Lázaro Alonso did not have good days as they went blank in their respective games. Lara and Escarra were no-hit in three innings in the Algodoneros’ loss to the Generals. Lázaro Alonso came on as a starter and failed in his only opportunity.