The Chicago Cubs pounded the Detroit Tigers on Thursday at Wrigley Field, fueled by Miguel Amaya’s career first.
Amaya, who batted ninth in the lineup, came to the plate at Wrigley Field in a scoreless game against Tigers reliever Tyler Holton, who came on after one inning for starter Kenta Maeda.
He had a great day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and a run. He drove in the Cubs’ final run of the game on a single in the seventh inning. He’s nearly doubled the number of games he played a season ago in a tandem with veteran Yan Gomes. Last year he slashed .214/.329/.359/.688 with five home runs and 18 RBI.
Right now he is working in tandem with Christian Bethancourt. But there is talent to watch in the Cubs’ minor league system at the position, most notably 19-year-old Moises Ballesteros, who has rocketed to Triple-A Iowa. He spent time during All-Star Game weekend at the MLB Futures Game, participating in the skills competition.
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