Luis Avilés Jr swatted four hits in six trips to the plate, one of them being a monstrous fifth inning two-run shot to lead Durango to a 21-4 win over the Dorados de Chihuahua. The infielder in total knocked in four runs on the evening and now hits a solid .280 on the season.
Greg Veliz notched his third hold of the season after tossing ⅔ of a scoreless inning in Aguascalientes’ victory over the Tijuana Toros. The Cuban-American right-hander saw his ERA fall to 5.63 on season and has fanned 19 in 24 innings pitched.
Josh Fuentes drove in a run via a fourth inning singles to do his part in Yucatán’s 4-1 win over Campeche. The third baseman has now driven in 19 runs on the season and watched his average rise to.223 as well.
Cuban action on the night:
Henry Urrutia (LEO) 3-0,RBI
Eddy Díaz (LEO) 3-1,2B
Javier Mirabal (LEO) 2.0IP,3H,2ER,K
Greg Veliz (AGS) 0.2IP,0H,0ER
Yadir Drake (YUC) 4-1,2B,R
Josh Fuentes (YUC) 3-2,RBI
JC Negret (CHI) 2-0
Lázaro Alonso (DUR) 0-0,RBI
Luis Avilés (DUR) 6-4,2B,HR,4RBI,4R