Yurisbel Gracial and Leonys Martín combined for seven hit, a homerun, three runs batted in and seven runs scored to lead Querétaro in their 19-2 thrashing of Quintana Roo. Gracial went yard for the 15th time on the season, while Martín raised his average to .327 on the season.
Yadir Drake went yard for the seventh time on the season and drove in three runs to do his part in Yucatán’s 10-2 win over León. The slugger from Matanzas, Cuba saw his average rise to .320 and has knocked in 28 on the campaign.
Yoan López notched his eighth hold of the campaign after tossing a scoreless inning in which he also fanned two batters during Unión Laguna’s 4-2 victory over Durango. The 2024 All-Star also saw his ERA descend to 1.35 on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Diosbel Arias 4-3, RBI, R, K, Ave .306 (México)
Juan Carlos Negret 4-1, K, Ave .300 (Chihuahua)
Alejandro Rivero 3-2, 2B, R, Ave .316 (Chihuahua)
Henry Urrutia 3-1, R, BB, Ave .315 (Saltillo)
Maikol Pérez 1-0, K, Ave .000 (Quintana Roo)
Alay Lago 1-0, Ave .167 (Quintana Roo)
Leonys Martín 6-3, 2B, 3 R, Ave .327 (Qurétaro)
Yurisbel Gracial 6-4, HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, K, Ave .362 (Querétaro)
Yosmany Guerra 4-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, Ave .379 (Querétaro)
Yadiel Hernández 4-1, RBI, R, BB, K, Ave .337 (Laredo)
Greg Veliz 1.0 IP, H, BB, 2 K, ERA 6.23 (Aguascalientes)*
Yordan Nodal L (1-1) 3.0 IP,5 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, ERA 4.71 (León)
Yadir Drake 3-2, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, Ave .320 (Yucatán)
Josh Fuentes 3-1, RBI, R, BB, Ave .222 (Yucatán)*
Lázaro Alonso 1-1, Ave .293 (Yucatán)
Albert Lara 4-2, Ave .341 (Laguna)
Yoan López (H,8) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.35 (Laguna)
Darien Núñez 1.0 IP, H, ER, HR, ERA 7.56 (Monclova)
Yasiel Puig 4-0, 2 K, Ave .269 (Veracruz)
Peter O’Brien 4-1, 3B, R, 2 K, ERA .299 (Puebla)*
*Cuban-American