Yasiel Puig went yard for the fifth on the season, drove in a run and scored on an occasion, but his best efforts couldn’t save Veracruz from a 6-2 defeat to Unión Laguna. The defending homerun champion in the All-Star Game raises his average to .261 and has now driven in 12 runs on the campaign.
For Unión Laguna Yoán López continues to look dominant on the hill. The All-Star righty tossed a scoreless inning in relief for the Algodoneros and struck out a batter to watch his earned run average descend to 1.69 on the season making him arguably one of the best short relievers in the LMB.
Yurisbel Gracial was a big acquisition for the Conspiradores de Querétaro and his incorporation has paid off. The power-hitting Cuban swatted three hits last night and drove two runs in Querétaro’s 10-9 win in an extra-inning shootout with Durango. The ex-Nippon League star now hits a robust .339 on the campaign for the Aztec squad.
Cuban action on the night:
Yadir Drake 5-1, HR, 2 RBI, R, K, Ave .337 (Yucatán)
Josh Fuentes 4-0, K, Ave .224 (Yucatán)*
Lázaro Alonso 1-1, Ave .278 (Yucatán)
Elián Leyva 5.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 K, ERA 3.82 (Yucatán)
Henry Urrutia 1-1, Ave .353 (Saltillo)
Juan Carlos Negret 3-2, R, Ave .305 (Chihuahua)
Alejandro Rivero 3-1, Ave .324 (Chihuahua)
Elih Villanueva L (0-1) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, HR, ERA 27.00 (Chihuahua)
Luis Avilés Jr 3-0, BB, K, Ave .287 (Campeche)
Yadiel Hernández 6-2, RBI, R, Ave .311 (Laredo)
Leonys Martín 5-2, 2B, R, BB, 2 K, Ave .340 (Querétaro)
Yurisbel Gracial 6-3, 3B, 2 RBI, R, Ave .339 (Querétaro)
Yosmany Guerra 3-2, R, BB, Ave .352 (Querétaro)
Jorge Martínez 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 7.97 (Querétaro)
Yasiel Puig 3-2, HR, RBI, R, Ave .261 (Veracruz)
Yoan López 1.0 IP, H, K, 0 ER, ERA 1.69 (Laguna)
Maikel Serrano 4-1, Ave .287 (Jalisco)
Bryan García 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, K, ERA 7.43 (Jalisco)
Peter O’Brien 5-1, RBI, BB,2 K, Ave .308 (Puebla) *
Diosbel Arias 3-0,R,BB, AVE .277 (México City)
*Cuban-American