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Andres Gimenez He managed to show off his power in the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. In the first game, the home run would come at the bottom of the seventh inning of the game, with a fly ball to right field, driving in two runs to make it 4-1 and win the victory for the Guardians of Cleveland in the first match against the Tigers.
¡@andresgimenez it’s on another level! 🙌🇻🇪 pic.twitter.com/sBucKHo3rj
— Los Guardians (@LosGuardians) August 15, 2022
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Later, in the second match, the Venezuelan would once again be the team’s star, with a solo home run to the right field in the lower part of the fourth chapter of the match, managing to add two runs to go up on the scoreboard 2-1, and arrive to the figure of 14 homers so far this season.
Andrés Giménez is having himself a day! pic.twitter.com/BzlAZxRNeJ
— MLB (@MLB) August 16, 2022
The 23-year-old Venezuelanwho has had a productive season with the Guardians, managed to add his 13th homer and give his team the advantage on the scoreboard.
With the effectiveness at bat today, the player from Barquisimeto rises to second place in the best batting average in the American League, managing to improve his record of .313, surpassed only by his compatriot from the Los Angeles Minnesota Twins, Luis Arráezand leaving behind the mark of the player of the Toronto Blue Jays Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who records .308 batting.
So far this season, Gimenez He is averaging 105 hits, 54 RBIs, 46 runs scored and an .876 OPS in 336 at-bats.