Rowdy hits his 11th home run of the season

of the writing

Newspaper La Jornada
Monday May 22, 2023, p. 5

Rowdy Tellez of Mexico hit a home run in the victory for the Milwaukee Brewers, while Joey Meneses drove in a run for the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Major League Baseball.

Rowdy’s cannon appeared at Tropicana Field. The Mexican national team hit his 11th home run, this time with two runs, and he did it against the Tampa Bay Rays, who lost 6-4. Tellez drove in one more run with his four-cornered drive in the fourth inning.

Milwaukee avoided a sweep in a three-game series against the MLB leaders (34-14).

Despite the great start, the Rays lead only 3 1/2 games over the Baltimore Orioles (30-16) in the tough AL East.

The Brewers (24-21) are tied with the Pirates for first place in the NL Central.

In Washington, Joey Meneses had three hits, scored one and drove in another in the victory of the Nationals that beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4.

Meneses opened the scoring with his one-run single in the first inning.

In 186 at-bats in 44 games, the man from Culiacán has 55 hits, 23 RBIs and two home runs, and his average is .296.

Taijuan Walker (3-2) made his 10th start of the season and went without a decision as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1. He pitcher tricolor had a good participation in five innings and a third of work at Citizens Bank Park. The pitcher allowed two hits and three walks, while striking out three in his team’s victory.

Other results: Yankees 4-1 Cincinnati, Seattle 2-3 Atlanta, Arizona 8-3 Pittsburgh, Baltimore 8-3 Toronto, Cleveland 4-5 Mets, Kansas City 2-5 White Sox, Oakland 0-2 Houston, Dodgers 5-3 10 St. Louis, Colo. 3-13 Texas, Miami 5-7 San Francisco, Boston 0-7 San Diego.