2024-05-14 12:18:32
Cubans Yandy Díaz and Randy Arozarena gave batting lessons during Saturday’s day, being fundamental pieces for the victory that their team, the Tampa Bay Rays, won over the New York Yankees.
Both Antilleans drove in the vast majority of their team’s runs, including a home run and a double for each one.
It was Díaz who opened the party with a home run in the first inning, his second of the season.
With the first throw… Yandy sent it to Bartolo’s plantation! 🏌️ pic.twitter.com/A2ls5DuyKX
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In the second section, Anthony Volpe turned the score around with an RBI single that took Anthony Rizzo and Austin Wells to the rubber.
But the New York joy was not going to last long, because in the third inning, Randy Arozarena made his offensive appearance with a three-run home run that would give Tampa Bay the lead back, and which they would never lose again.
For the opposite side? THAT’S NO PROBLEM FOR RANDY! 😎 pic.twitter.com/jyvBgAJL26
— MLB Cuba (@mlbcuba) May 11, 2024
In the seventh, and with the score 4-2 in favor of the Rays, Yandy Díaz, with an RBI double, sent Ben Rortvedt to the plate, adding one more to his team’s cause.
Later, Arozarena, with a similar hit, sent Díaz himself to the plate, putting the shares at 6-2.
The icing on the cake was provided by Isaac Paredes with a sacrifice out far enough for Arozarena, who at that moment was on third, to reach the rubber and make the final 7-2 of the match.
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With this victory, Tampa Bay maintains a record of 20 wins and the same number of losses, seven games behind first place, the Baltimore Orioles, in the East Division of the American League.
For their part, the Cubans continue to show that they are part of the offensive heart of this team, which will have to continue raising its head if they want to have any aspirations of entering the postseason.
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