Although the Cañeros de Los Mochis fell by a count of 2-1 to Navojoa in the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico Yasmany Tomás still managed to swat his 13th longball of the campaign and drove in a run during his three at-bats. The slugger from Havana is first in the league in homeruns and is tied for third in the league with 38 RBIs.
Eddy Álvarez swatted two hits and scored Caguas’ only run in their 1-0 blanking of the Indios de Mayagüez. The Cuban-American infielder who has been a late-season pick up for defending league champions and is starting to find his way with the bat.
In the LIDOM José Barrero collected two hits in five trips to the plate and knocked in two runs to make the difference in the Estrellas Orientales 4-3 win over the Toros del Este. The Cuban infielder has now driven in 21 runs on the season and has been a key hitter for the first place team from San Pedro de Macoris.
Cuban action on the day:
LVBP:
Yoennis Yera (LAG) 4.0IP,3H,3ER,BB
Liga ARCO:
Yasmany Tomás (LM) 3-1,HR,RBI,R
Roel Santos (LM) 4-1
Yadir Drake (GUA) 3-0
Victor Labrada (MTY) 4-2
Luis Avilés Jr (MAZ) 4-1,R
Yadiel Hernández (MXC) 4-1,2B,RBI
LBPRC:
Yosimar Cousin (MAY) 1.0IP,H,0ER,2K
Eddy Álvarez (CAG) 4-2,2B,R*
Yanquiel Fernández (PON) 4-0
Lázaro Armenteros (PON) 3-1
Orlando Rodríguez (CAR).1.0IP,0H,0ER, K,BB
LIDOM:
José Barrero (EO) 5-2,2RBI
JC Escarra (AC) 4-1*
Yoán López (AC) 0.2IP,2H,3ER,BB
Leonys Martín (TL) 3-0
*Cuban-American