In a day full of action for up to four Venezuelan starters, none of them could add a new victory to their personal locker, who added to the offense of their teams were William Contreras, Luis Torrens and Luis Arráez.
METERS 8-5 BRAVOS / METERS 6-2 BRAVOS
Double Saturday confrontation between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Metros, with victory in both games for the team from the Big Apple.
The Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor was very protagonist in the morning match with a double shot that crashed the ball against the center field limit to produce a pair of runs that placed the score 5-0.
At night, in the second session, the shine went to Max Scherzer with an impressive performance in seven complete innings in which he struck out eleven players without allowing any runs.
In the ninth inning, Creole William Contreras hit his 15th homer of the campaign, although it would not do much for his team’s cause.
Getting better, William Contreras’ 14th home run of the season. 🚀#ArepaPower pic.twitter.com/SdDK9c3Vfg
– MLB Venezuela (@MLBVenezuela) August 6, 2022
TWINS 7-3 BLUES
The Minnesota Twins’ bullpen put on a spectacular performance on Saturday night and was instrumental in explaining the home team’s win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jhoan Duran continued to add to his stats as the Major League leader in 100 mph pitches and eliminated Matt Chapman and Whit Merrifield.
On the other hand, the Venezuelan Luis Arráez went 3-5 to leave a general average of .325 with which he leads the Major Leagues.
#Baseball MLB: Luis Arráez comes out of the pothole and reactivates his Shower (+ Video) #MLBVenezuela #TheTwins #7August #7Aug https://t.co/a3sMH16BiY
– Meridian (@MeridianoTV) August 7, 2022
CARDINALS 1-0 YANKEES
Nolan Arenado was the only player capable of scoring a run in Saturday’s game at St. Louis, it was in the first inning off Paul Goldschmidt’s bat. It would be before the Jordan Montgomery show began whitewashing his former teammates for five sets.
Mexican pitcher Giovanny Gallegos resolved the ninth inning in three men to reach eleven saves.
Domingo Germán allowed one run and four hits in five innings. New York adds its fourth consecutive loss, the worst in the entire season.
MARINERS 1-7 ANGELS
The Zenezolano Luis Torrens disappeared for the first time in the season and scored his team’s only run in the second game of the double set.
THE WAIT IS OVER!
The first HOMER of the season has already fallen for Luis Torrens. ðŸ’#MLBVenezuela | #ArepaPower pic.twitter.com/iYYw82U6uS
– MLB Venezuela (@MLBVenezuela) August 7, 2022
DODGERS 8-3 PARENTS
The Dodgers also added the second game of the series against the San Diego Padres to extend their lead against them at the top of the National League West to 14.5 games, this Sunday they could complete the full in Los Angeles.
Max Muncy was decisive with his home run for the three runs achieved by the Dodgers in the fifth inning, he already has eleven in 2022 and this was also the eleventh in the 53 games he has played in his career against San Diego. He celebrated with his right arm raised before a sold-out Dodger Stadium.
Will Smith also homered and drove in three runs, sharing credit with Muncy in the Dodgers’ big win.
Results of the day:
Meters-Bravos 8-
Metros-Braves (second game) 6-2
Cubs-Marlins 4-0
Mariners-Angels 2-1
Mariners-Angels (second game) 1-7
Orioles-Pirates 6-3
Phillies-Nationals 11-5
Guardians-Astros 4-1
Tigers-Stripes 9-1
Rangers-White Sox 8-0
A’s-Giants 3-7
Royals-Red Sox 5-4
Twins-Blue Jays 7-3
Brewers-Reds 5-7
Cardinals-Yankees 1-0
Diamondbacks-Rockies 2-3
Dodgers-Padres 8-3.