Yasiel Puig went yard for the 11th time on the campaign, drove in a run and scored a run in Veracruz’s 5-3 loss to Quintana Roo. The talented but mercurial outfielder saw his average rise to .301 and sports a 1.067 OPS out of the third spot in the order for los Rojos.
Peter O’Brien swatted a hit and drove in three runs in five trips to the plate in Puebla’s 7-4 win over León. The Cuban- American outfielder watched his average fall to .288, but augmented his RBI total to 28 on the season.
Yoan López tossed a scoreless inning for Unión Laguna’s in which he struck out one during a 2-1 loss to Dos Laredos. The right-hander from the Isle of Youth has been an effective reliever for the Aztec squad and sports a sterling 1.21 ERA.
Cuban action on the day:
Yoennis Yera (L,1-4),2.2IP,7H,3ER,4K,2BB, ERA 4.52 (Tabasco)
Félix Pérez 1-1,R, Ave .667 (Tabasco)
Diosbel Arias 5-1,Ave .299 (México City)
Greg Veliz 1.0IP,0H,0ER, 6.75 ERA (Aguascalientes)*
Luis Avilés Jr 5-3,2B,R, Ave .294 (Campeche)
Henry Urrutia 4-0, Ave .318 (León)
Peter O’Brien 5-1,3RBI, Ave .288 (Puebla)
Albert Lara 3-1, Ave .344 (Unión Laguna)
Yoan López 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K,BB, ERA 1.21 (Unión Laguna)
Yadiel Hernández 4-0,R, Ave .320 (Dos Laredos)
Yasiel Puig 3-1,HR,RBI,2R, Ave .301 (Veracruz)
Elih Villanueva 1.0IP,2H,0ER,2K,BB, ERA 7.88 (Chihuahua)
Darién Núñez 0.2IP,3H,2ER,K, ERA 9.00
*Cuban-American