Orlando Martínez went yard for the fifth time on the season, drove in a run and also scored twice but Aguascalientes fell to Unión Laguna 12-8. The Cuban slugger saw his average rise to .375 and sports on the season.
Martínez has been a big bat for the Rieleros this season and sports a 1.092 OPS on the campaign. After a slow start Aguascalientes is now 9-14 on the season.
Yoennis Yera tossed five innings of scoreless baseball in which he only gave up four hits and fanned two during Tabasco’s 2-1 win over the defending champion Mexico City Diablos Rojos. The left-hander from Matanzas, Cuba now has a 2.59 earned run average and now has two wins on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Albert Lara (Algodoneros) 2-2,R (.347)
Yoan López (Algodoneros) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (8.38)
Henry Urrutia (Bravos) 3-1 (.271)
Luis Medina (Bravos) 3-0 (.304)
Roel Santos (Olmecas) 4-1 (.299)
Yoennis Yera (Olmecas) 5.0IP,4H,0ER,2K 3BB (2.59)
Yadir Drake (Leones) 4-1 (.393)
Diosbel Arias (Leones) 4-0 (.186)
Josh Fuentes* (Leones) 4-2 (.221)
Julio P. Martínez (Saraperos) 2-1 (.467)
Maikel Serrano (Saraperos) 4-0 (.167)
Yadiel Hernández (Tecos) 4-1 (.389)
Rangel Ravelo (Tecos) 1-0 (.000)
Orlando Martínez (Rieleros) 3-1,HR,RBI,2R (.375)
Elián Leyva (Charros) 2.0IP,7H,4ER,2BB (7.07)
*Cuban-American