Yordan Álvarez swatted two roundtrippers in four at-bats drove in two runs, while José Abreu also went downtown for the first time on the season in Houston’s 10-1 thrashing of the Astros. Álvarez is now second in MLB with 48 runs batted in, while Abreu with his longball broke a slump that saw him hitting .192 in his last seven games.
J.D. Martínez launched his tenth homerun of the season, drove in two runs and scored two other times, but Los Angeles fell to Tampa Bay 11-10. The slugger has now driven in 18 runs in his last 15 games.
Nick Fortes went yard for the third on the season, knocked in a run and scored on another occasion to be the catalyst in Miami’s 2-0 shutout of the Angels. The Cuban-American catcher who drove in his ninth run of the season is also hitting .346 in his last seven games.
That was Long gone. pic.twitter.com/JmG9GTuDkL
— Houston Astros (@astros) May 28, 2023
Cuban action on the night:
Zach Neto (LAA) 1-1,2B*
Yuli Gurriel (MIA) 3-0
Jorge Soler (MIA) 4-0
Nick Fortes (MIA) 4-3,HR,RBI,R*
J.D. Martínez (LAD) 5-2,HR,2RBI,2R*
Miguel Vargas (LAD) 3-0,R,RBI
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 5-2,RBI
Adolis García (TEX) 4-1
Yennier Canó (BAL) 1.0IP,3H,ER,K
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4-2,2B
Luis Robert (CHW) 5-0,RBI
Yasmani Grandal (CHW) 4-0
Yoan Moncada (CHW) 1-0
Romy González (CHW) 4-1,HR,RBI,R*
Aroldis Chapman (KC) 1.0IP,2H,0ER,BB, K
José Barrero (CIN) 4-0
Aledmys Díaz (OAK) 2-1
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-2,2HR,2RBI,2R
José Abreu (HOU) 4-1,HR,RBI,R
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-1,R*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-2
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-1,2B,R*
*Cuban-American