By Robiel Vega / @ robielcuba87
Despite the loss, the Astros received the good news of the offensive awakening of the American League batting champion, Yulieski Gurriel who today went 4-2 and also shot his first home run of the postseason and, incidentally, drove in three of his team’s five runs, setting several records for Cubans in the playoffs.
Yulieski was key in that the result was not so disproportionate, first, with an unstoppable with men in second and third in the fourth inning that pushed two and finally in the ninth, firing a tremendous hit with clean bases that served to mark the goal. fourth race of the crash, but beyond the result, it is a very positive psychological blow for one of the main gunners of the Siderales who until now had not been able to do justice in the postseason.
In maximum count and against reliever Darwinzon Hernández, Yulieski fired a tremendous hit down the left wing off a 93.3 MPH fastball that marked his sixth home run in the playoffs, three of them in a championship series. Yuli also reached 30 RBIs in the postseason and 57 hits, both marks are records for Cubans and he does so in a total of 63 games played, also a record.
Yuli leaves his average in this postseason at 250 (24-6), but has 5 RBIs and three runs scored. But against Boston, his average is 429, showing that the Red Sox are a team that Yulieski adapts very easily, since he averages 386 (44-17) in the playoffs, with a pair of homers and 6 RBIs.
Without further ado, enjoy Yuli’s hit, which consolidates him as one of the best Cuban hitters in the postseason, despite having arrived in the Major Leagues with more than 30 years and remember that you can see all the videos of Cuban players by following this link.