The Venezuelan Oswaldo Cabrera, prospect of the New York Yankeesshook this Friday his first triple in the Major Leagues (MLB, for its acronym in English) in another great night with the wood.
In the top of the third inning, the Venezuelan hard punished a delivery by JP Sears, left-handed starter for the Oakland Athletics, to crash the ball against the right field wall.
Oswaldo Cabrera’s first MLB triple! pic.twitter.com/4QX54KPycH
— Talkin’ Yanks (@TalkinYanks) August 27, 2022
For the second consecutive day, the native of Guarenas, Miranda state, had three hits.
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In addition to Oswaldo Cabrera, Gleyber Torres put his Venezuelan flavor in this challenge with a spectacular defensive play.
¡GLEYBER DAVID! ???? pic.twitter.com/C0XkxDJKob
— MLB Venezuela (@MLBVenezuela) August 27, 2022
Everybody stand up!
In this same game, slugger Aaron Judge hit his 49th home run of the MLB season.
With Judge’s HR #49, the Yankees become the 1st team to add 200 HOME RUNS in 2022. ???? pic.twitter.com/WqT2pvGxEN
– The Mayores (@TheMayores) August 27, 2022
In accordance with Baseball Savantthe powerhouse outfielder’s connection, with two running backs in circulation, posted an exit speed of 105 miles per hour and traveled 427 feet.
Stand up because “The Judge” is one home run away from 50! ????⚖️
#LosDelBronx pic.twitter.com/qJxdJnPCPl— Yankees Baseball (@Yankees_Beisbol) August 27, 2022
With this hit from four corners, “El Juez” reached 109 RBIs.
5X200
For his part, Gerrit Cole, the Yankees ace, recorded a spectacular outing of 11 strikeouts that allowed him to reach his fifth season with at least 200 strikeouts in five seasons.
For the 5th time in his career, @GerritCole45 reaches the 200 K mark. pic.twitter.com/gQtsEi1xiH
— MLB (@MLB) August 27, 2022
The star right-hander got the win to drop his record to 10-6 and lower his ERA to 3.31.
With this victory (3 to 2), the Yankees placed their record at 78-48 after winning their fifth game in a row.