Yandy Díaz collected two hits and scored on an occasion, but his efforts couldn’t prevent the raise from falling at the hands of Seattle 8-3. The first baseman from Villa Clara, Cuba now leads the American League in batting average (.319) and is also second in the junior circuit in OPS (.917)
Yennier Canó continues to have an immaculate season. In last night’s game the Cuban righty tossed a scoreless ninth inning where he fanned two of the three batters he and although Baltimore fell to Minnesota 1-0, Cano saw his ERA fall to 1.12. In 40 ⅓ innings pitched the flamethrowing Cuban sports a WHIP of 0.84.
Nick Castellanos went yard for the 11th on the season and knocked in three to do his part in Philly’s 19-4 thrashing of Washington. The Cuban-American slugger with his .314 batting average and 52 runs batted in is making a good case for an All-Star berth as a reserve this season.
411 feet or to Seattle. We'll let you decide how far this ball went#RingTheBell x @CitizensBank pic.twitter.com/V7KqYZgtJc
— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) July 2, 2023
Cuban action on the evening:
Jorge Soler (MIA) 4-1,2B
Yuli Gurriel (MIA) 3-1
Nick Fortes (MIA) 4-0*
Tristón Casas (BOS) 1-1,2B*
José Abreu (HOU) 3-0
Adolis García (TEX) 5-1,2B,R
Yennier Canó (BAL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-3,2B,HR,3RBI, 2R*
Johan Oviedo (PIT) 5.0IP,9H,8ER,K
Luis Robert (CHW) 5-3,2B,2R
Yasmani Grandal (CHW) 5-2,2B,RBI,R
Miguel Vargas (LAD) 2-0
J.D. Martínez (LAD) 5-1*
Dairon Blanco (KC) 3-0,R
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 4-0
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-2,2B,R
Coco Montes (COL) 2-0,R*
Andy Ibáñez (DET) 5-1,2B
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 5-0
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3-1,2B,R*
*Cuban-American