Leonys Martín collected two hits in four trips to the plate, including an eighth inning solo-shot to put the exclamation point on Querétaro’s 11-1 thrashing of the Bravos de León. The outfielder also scored twice on the night for the Conspiradores.
Yadir Drake swatted three hits in six at-bats and drove in two runs to his part in Yucatán’s 16-7 drubbing of defending champion México City, while Yoanner Negrín tossed 4⅔ innings of scoreless ball in relief to get the win in relief. The right-hander also fanned two during his outing.
Yadiel Hernández opened the season with two hits in three tries including a run-scoring double in the second inning to pace Dos Laredos to 5-1 win over Monclova. The outfielder from Matanzas, Cuba figures to be a key piece in the Tecolotes offense once again this season.
Cuban action on the night:
Yadir Drake: (Yucatán)6-3 | 2B | 2R | 2RBI | AVG. 400
Aledmys Díaz: (Yucatán) 4-0 | RBI | K | AVG. 286
Josh Fuentes*: (Yucatán) 4-2 | 2B | 3R | RBI | BB | K | AVG. 333
Yoanner Negrín: (Yucatán) 4.2 IP | 2H | 2K | ERA 0.00 | JG (1-0)
Henry Urrutia: (Bravos) 5-1 | K | AVG. 200
Osiel Rodríguez: (Bravos) 0.2 IP | 1BB | ERA 0.00
Yurisbel Gracial: (Conspiradores) 4-1 | 2B | BB | K | AVG. 250
Leonys Martín: (Conspiradores) 4-2 | 2B | HR | 2R | RBI | BB | AVG. 500
Roel Santos: (Olmecas) 4-0 | BB | K | AVG. 000
Félix Pérez: (Olmecas) 4-3 | R | AVG. 750
Lázaro Alonso: (Caliente)0-0 | R | AVG. 000
Albert Lara: (Algodoneros) 0-0 | AVG. 000
Yoan López: (Algodoneros)1.0 IP | 1H | ERA 0.00
Yadiel Hernández: (Tecolotes) 3-2 | 2B | R | RBI | BB | AVG. 667
Diosbel Arias: (Acereros) 4-0 | K | AVG. 000
Orlando Martínez: (Rieleros) 4-1 | AVG. 250
Richard Guasch: (Rieleros) 1.0 IP | 3K | ERA 0.00 | JS (1)