Yasiel Puig went yard for the seventh time on the season, drove in a run and scored twice to lead Veracruz to a 7-5 victory over Chihuahua. The outfielder saw his average rise to .297 and has now knocked in 14 runs on the season.
Leonys Martín and Yurisbel Gracial both homered in Querétaro’s 5-3 win over Aguascalientes. The pair of Cuban sluggers also combined for four of the five Conspiradores runs on the evening and now hit .340 and .361 respectively.
Yoan López tossed 1⅔ innings of scoreless ball to augment Unión Laguna’s 15-3 thrashing of the Leones de Yucatán. The 2024 All-Star saw his ERA descend to 1.50 on the season. The right-hander also struck out a batter on the evening.
Cuban action on the night:
Yadiel Hernández 3-1, BB, K, Ave .331 (Laredo)
Adeiny Hechavarría 4-0, K, Ave .262 (Tabasco)
Peter O’Brien 3-1, 2B, BB, K, Ave .311 (Puebla)
Alejandro Rivero 4-0, R, K, Ave .307 (Chihuahua)
Juan Carlos Negret 1-0, Ave .275 (Chihuahua)
Yasiel Puig 5-2, HR, RBI, 2 R, K, Ave .297 (Veracruz)
Leonys Martín 3-1, HR,2 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 K, Ave .340 (Querétaro)
Yurisbel Gracial 3-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, Ave .361 (Querétaro)
Eddy Díaz 0-0, R, Ave .270 (León)
Maikel Serrano 3-0, R, K, Ave .274 (Jalisco)
Bryan García 0.0 IP, H, BB, ERA 7.36 (Jalisco)
Luis Avilés Jr 5-1, HR, RBI, R, 3 K, Ave .290 (Campeche)
Yadir Drake 4-0, Ave .331 (Yucatán)
Lázaro Alonso 1-0, K, Ave 2.56 (Yucatán)
Albert Lara 4-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K, Ave .338 (Laguna)
Yoan López 1.2 IP, 0 H, BB, K, ERA 1.50 (Laguna)