Yasiel Puig went yard twice and knocked in five runs to lead Veracruz to a 19-5 rout of the México City Diablos Rojos. The slugger from Cienfuegos, Cuba has now homered 13 times in only 100 at-bats on the season.
Yadir Drake swatted his eighth homerun of the season, drove in two runs and scored on an occasion to lead Yucatán to a 9-8 victory over the Guerreros de Oaxaca. “The Black Panther ” as he is known by the Cuban faithful saw his average rise to a solid .319 on the season.
Peter O’Brien collected two hits in four trips to the plate and knocked in four runs to pace the defending champion Pericos de Puebla to a 10-5 win over the Tigers de Quintana Roo. The Cuban-American outfielder has now gone yard 10 times and sports a .912 OPS.
Cuban action on the night:
Peter O’Brien 4-2,2(2B),4RBI*
Alejandro Rivero (CHI) 3-0,R
Yadiel Hernández (TEC) 5-0
Yadir Drake (YUC) 5-2,2B,HR,2RBI
Josh Fuentes (YUC) 5-2,R*
Yoan López (UL) 1.0IP,H,0ER,K,BB
Lázaro Alonso (DUR) 3-1,2B,2RBI,3R
Darién Núñez (MON) 0.1IP,0H,0ER
Yasiel Puig (VER) 4-3,2B,HR,5RBI,2R
Leonys Martín (QUE) 5-1,HR,RBI,R
Yurisbel Gracial (QUE) 3-0
Carlos Juan Viera (QUE) 4.1IP,6H,3ER,5K, 3BB
Maikel Serrano (JAL) 5-3,2(2B),2R
*Cuban-American