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Yuli Gurrielthe Cuban infielder from Kansas City Royalsadded a new hit in the Postseason, this time against New York Yankeesand was in charge of extending his team’s lead at Yankees Stadium during the Major League matchday of October 7.
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The first innings of the second game of the Division Series between New York Yankees y Kansas City Royals They were completely under the control of the pitchers. However, the local team opened the score in the third inning, but the reaction of the visitors was felt a chapter later with a lot of Latin flavor, since part of the protagonists were the Venezuelan Salvador Perez and the Cuban Yuli Gurriel.
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Yuli Gurriel scored the go-ahead for the Kansas City Royals
The top of the fourth inning came with a minimal lead of New York Yankees on Kansas City Royals1×0. However, a huge rally is close to happening. The Venezuelan receiver Salvador Perez He added his first home run of the 2024 Postseason and the sixth of his career in that instance. The hit traveled to 103.6 MPH and landed at 402 piesenough to equalize the match.
The next in turn was the man from Sancti Spiritus Yuli Gurriel. The Cuban won a seven-ship battle against Carlos Rodon and after being at a 2-2 count, he hit a soft but well-placed hit to Alex Verdugo’s left field to reach first base safely. An errant pitch by the Yankees pitcher allowed him to advance to second base.
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Minutes later and after punching out Michael Massey, Tommy Pham he drove it with a strong line to the center field of Aaron Judge with the second race of Kansas City Royals.
Once this play is finished, Yuli Gurriel He raised his offensive line to .273/.429/.702 with runs scored in the 2024 MLB Postseason. As an interesting fact, “The Pineapple” He reached 90 hits in the MLB Playoffs, ranking 11th among those with the most hits in the Majors (Postseason), just one behind the Puerto Rican Carlos Correa (91).
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