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The Venezuelan batter, Luis Arraezresumed his rhythm with the wood during the first game of the series between San Diego Padres y Arizona Diamondbackson Friday, September 27, a clash in which he participated in a four-score rally in the first inning itself.
“The Watering Can” He was not having a good time on offense, losing ground for the batting title in the National League. In his last seven games, he barely averaged .071, with two hits in 28 plate appearances. This disadvantaged him by subtracting six points from his overall average of .318 to .312.
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However, this does not take the experienced athlete born in Saint Philipwho made the corresponding adjustments to his failure in recent days and let it be known with his two-base hit against the incident shipments Merrill Kelly.
Luis Arráez was the spark plug for the San Diego Padres
The Venezuelan visualized two four-seam fastballs that traveled at 91 and 92 MPH, but the speed of his swing allowed him to direct it through the farthest part of the right field, enough to reach the middle ground calmly with his 30th double of the season MLB 2024. While your partner, Fernando Tatis Jr.took a ground ball to first base that took him to the third base.
Most doubles in Luis Arraez’s career:
- 2022: 31 (Minnesota Twins)
- 2023: 30 (Miami Marlins)
- 2024: 30 (Miami Marlins/San Diego Padres)*
A lack of control Merrill Kelly gave a hit to Jurickson Profarto leave runners on the corners and just one out. Subsequently, those in charge of the first annotations by San Diego Padres were Manny Machado y Jackson Merrill with consecutive singles, valid to open the scoring in the Chase Field (2×0). The next two came from Xander Bogaerts (rolled) and David Peralta (single) that extended the lead to 4×0.
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Now, with his hit, Luis Arraez He reached 197 hits, being the absolute leader of the National League, but he also increased his average by one point (.313), with two dates remaining until the regular calendar in Major League Baseball (MLB) comes to an end. The race for the prize «Tony Gwynn» still at odds with Marcell Ozuna (.308), who occupies the second step of said line.
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