Acuña has five games to claim 40-40

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Five meetings as a visitor, this Tuesday and Wednesday in Kansas City and three at the weekend in New York, are left with Ronald Acuña Jr. to scam three bases that will lead him to write his name in the golden book in the record book of the Major Leagues, as the fifth member - and the youngest with 21 years - of the club 40-40, of players who in a campaign have achieved at least 40 homers and 40 steals.

Against the Royals he has one of the 37 robberies he has managed to bill in 46 attempts in 2019. Behind the plate will be Meibrys Viloria, a Colombian who alternates with Nick Dini for the injury of the Creole Salvador Pérez.

The Cartagena has caught 9 runners in 21 attempts for 43 percent efficiency, while Dini has captured 4 out of 10 runners who have stolen for 40%. Danny Dufff and Mike Montgomery are announced as the host openers of the series. If Acuña manages to cheat a pad in the two Kansas City meetings, it will surely be the top attraction of the series that will close the campaign in New York.

Against the Mets, the Guaireño has its third best record of scams this year with four, surpassed only by seven against the Nationals and half a dozen to the Phillies.

As starters pitchers will face Marcus Stroman, left-hander Steven Matz and Noah Syndegaard.

Wilson Ramos must take up catching in the first two games. Neither the carabobeño nor the Puerto Rican Tomás Nido, who will be behind home on Sunday, have been effective against the scammers. Ramos has busted 16 of 92 runners (15%) and Nido 2 of 27 (7%), so if Acuña circulates, there is a chance to celebrate 40-40 in the Big Apple.