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Luis ArraezVenezuelan batter of San Diego Padresgot a hit and scored a run in the first inning of his visit to the stadium Miami Marlins.
San Diego Padres defeated Miami Marlins 6-2 in extra innings, during their first visit of the weekend to the John Depot Parklast Friday, August 9th.
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In that duel, Venezuelan player Luis Arráez had one hit in five official at-bats at the batting box. He also scored one run and left his batting average at .302. In the meantime, he reached 99 hits since he joined the San Diego organization.
On Saturday, August 9, Luis Arráez returned to his former team’s stadium as the leadoff man in the offensive order. He also repeated as designated hitter.
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Luis Arráez reached 100 hits with San Diego in MLB
Arráez faced Miami’s starting pitcher in his first visit to the batter’s box Roddery MuñozThe right-hander’s first pitch was a fastball in the strike zone at 94.4 mph. He then raised the speed to 95.7 mph, but the Creole made good contact towards the center of the field and got the first hit of the afternoon.
After making contact with Luis Arráez’s bat, the ball reached an initial speed of 89.4 mph. That gave him 100 hits since his debut with the San Diego Padres on May 4 of this year.
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Meanwhile, the Venezuelan only needed 77 games and 327 at-bats to reach the aforementioned number of hits. He also reached a total of 142 hits that place him in first place in the league. National Leaguel, exceeding his closest pursuer, Shohei Ohtani, by eight.
During that first inning, Luis Arráez not only reached first base, he also opened the scoring in front of the fans who saw him become the National League’s leading hitter in 2023. Jake Cronenworthwith his 23rd double of the tournament, drove him in from first base, to get his 346th run since he became a Major League player.
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