José Abreu hit his 13th and 14th longball of the campaign, all while bringing seven runs to the plate to command the Astros’ attack in their 12-3 thrashing and sweep of the Rangers. Abreu has driven 10 runs over that last two days and now has now driven in 74 on the season. Yordan Álvarez also left the yard for the second straight say and is now five homers away from his third straight 30-homer season.
Yoan Moncada went yard for the second straight game, drove in a run and scored on another occasion to lead Chicago to 6-4 victory over the Royals. The native of Cienfuegos, Cuba has now driven in nine runs over his last 15 games. Oscar Colás also helped the cause by swatting his fifth roundtripper of the season and driving in a run.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr hit his 23rd homerun of the season and knocked in two runs to do his part in Arizona’s 12-5 win over Colorado. The youngest of the has now driven in 73 runs on the season and is now hitting .360 over his last seven games.
Having a Grand ole time. pic.twitter.com/VVYhisZWEW
— Houston Astros (@astros) September 7, 2023
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 1-0*
Yuli Gurriel (MIA) 1-1,2B,RBI
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 5-2,HR,2RBI,R
Nick Martínez (SD) 2.1IP,H,0ER,BB,4K*
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-1
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-1
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 3-0,R
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 4-1
Andy Ibáñez (DET) 4-1,RBI
Nolan Arenado (STL) 5-2,2B,2R
Yoan Moncada (CHW) 4-2,HR,RBI,R
Luis Robert (CHW) 5-1,R,RBI
Oscar Colás (CHW) 4-1,HR,RBI,R
Adolis García (TEX) 1-0
Aroldis Chapman (TEX) 1.0IP,0H,0ER, 2K
José Abreu (HOU) 5-3,2B,2HR,7RBI,2R
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 3-1,HR,2RBI,2R