Lourdes Gurriel Jr hit his sixth lonball of the season and drove in two runs to lead Arizona 5-2 victory. His average jumped to .309 on the season. The youngest of the Gurriel clan is hitting .380 and has knocked in 12 runs in his last 15 games.
José Abreu broke a slump that saw him hitting .222 in his last seven games by collecting two hits and driving in two runs via a first inning double to set the pace for Houston in their 6-4 win over Chicago. The slugger from Mal Tiempo, Cuba now has 16 runs batted in on the season.
Nolan Arenado went yard for the fourth game in a row and knocked in four runs for the fourth game in a row to become the catalyst in the Cardinals 18-1 thrashing of the Pirates . Over his aforementioned four game span Arenado has driven in 11 runs and now has 30 on the campaign.
When you're hot, you're hot. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TLZ1o1dZUy
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 16, 2023
Cuban action on the night:
Alek Manoah (TOR) 4.0IP,6H, 4ER,7BB,3K*
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-0*
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3-2,HR,4RBI,R*
Adolis García (TEX) 3-0
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 2-1,R
José Abreu (HOU) 3-2,2B,2RBI,R
Aledmys Díaz (OAK) 1-0
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 3-1,HR,2RBI,R
Nick Martinez (SD) 2.0IP,H,0ER,2K*
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-0*
JD Martínez (LAD) 5-1,RBI*
Miguel Vargas (LAD) 5-2,2B,R
*Cuban-American