Michael Garcia He did not miss the hit festival event of the Kansas City Royals, who defeated the Cincinnati Reds 13-1 on Saturday night.
The Venezuelan went 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored at Great American Ball Park, building on the performance that allowed him to tie a new personal record in his three-season career at Major Leagues.
Because Maikel García had his first multihit game since August 9, against St. Louis Cardinals, and with it he increased his multihit games to 32 on the campaign, matching the mark he set last season.
The La Sabana native, in addition, reached 66 games with two or more hits in his first 251 games as a big leaguer, a number that surpassed the 65 he had accumulated. Luis Salazar (from 1980 to 1983) and was surpassed only by 93 in Pablo Sandoval (from 2008 to 2010) among Venezuelan players whose primary position is third base, during confrontations since the start of their careers, according to Baseball Reference.
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After his performance against the Scarlets, Michael Garcia He increased his total hit yield to 112, to be 15 away from surpassing his previous limit, last year.
However, his number of home runs (6), doubles (21), triples (5) and therefore, extra-base hits (32), already represent a new individual record, as well as those score he compiled (75).
His offensive line for the contest, as well, was at .238/.285/.342 after the challenge. Although in the last 30 games he looked better, with an average of .278/.307/.361, with 30 hits, including a home run and nine RBIs, in addition to 23 hits at the plate.
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Maikel García has been brilliant as a runner this season. His 30 stolen bases are the third most in the American League, but what is almost unbelievable is that he was caught just once, showing an impressive 97% success rate. When looking at Baseball Reference, it turns out that the best percentage for a Venezuelan who stole 30 cushions or more in a campaign was that of Bob Abreu in 2004, when he stole 40 out of 45 test (89%).
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