Astros and Yankees hit first in a historic day for Cuban Randy Arozarena

The Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 10-5 in the first game of the Division Series in the 2020 Major League Baseball postseason.

It was a six-homer game where Houston's offense was led by Carlos Correa (2 HR and 4 RBIs) and in which the Cuban Yulieski Gurriel He went 1-for-3, with an RBI.

Gurriel thus became the Cuban with the most RBIs in postseason history, tied with Hall of Famer Tany Pérez. Gurriel, 36 years old, reached 25 RBIs in the same number of games played by Pérez with 47 games.

In the other match of the day, the Rays of the Cubans Yandy Díaz and Randy Arozarena They fell 9-3 to the offensive power of the Yankees. Arozarena went 3-for-4, with a HR off Gerrit Cole in center field at Petco Park on a 2-0 count taking advantage of a fastball up the middle.

The Pinar del Río player thus became the first Cuban with seven hits in the first three postseason games, surpassing Yuli Gurriel and Yasiel Puig, both with six, and also the first Rays hitter to hit three hits in consecutive games in the playoffs.

The Rays withstood four home runs from the Yankees and had a forgettable 9th inning (five runs allowed). Flamethrower Aroldis Chapman was warming up while there was a “rescue situation” after the Yankees opened the game, it was not necessary to use him.

The other Cuban who saw participation was Yandy Díaz from Villa Clara. He was not having his best night and finished 0 for 4, one walk, almost always forced by Cole to hit ground balls with breakers in the lower zone.