Yandy Díaz is red-hot hitting .565 in his last seven games could be closing in on a batting title. As of yesterday on an evening in which he went 2-for-2 with a homerun and two runs batted in , the infielder saw his average jump to .330 on the season leaving him .45 behind Corey Seager. Tampa on the night still fell to Toronto 11-4.
Nick Martínez tossed five immaculate innings of two-hit, no-run ball in San Diego’s 3-2 win over the White Sox. The Cuban-American hurler also fanned eight batters to watch hs ERA fall to 3.43 on the season. For the pale holes and in a loss Yoán Moncada hit a longball for the second consecutive evening and drove in a run. The native of Cienfuegos, Cuba is hitting .327 over the last month.
José Abreu belted a key two-run double in the sixth inning of Houston’s 2-1 win over Arizona to put the Astros on the verge of a spot in the postseason. The Cuban slugger has now knocked in 87 runs on the campaign. In total Abreu has 39 extra-base hits on the season.
Yandy Díaz gets the @RaysBaseball on the board!
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— Bally Sports Sun: Rays (@BallyRays) September 30, 2023
Cuban action on the evening:
Jorge Soler (MIA) 4-1,R
Yuli Gurriel (MIA) 1-0,R
Nick Fortes(MIA) 0-0,R*
Andy Ibáñez (DET) 2-1
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 2-2,HR,2RBI,R
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 1-0
Yoan Moncada (CHW) 5-2,2B,HR,RBI,R
Nick Martínez (SD) 5.0IP,2H,0ER,8K, 2BB*
Carlos Rodón (NYY) 0.0IP,6H,8ER,2BB
Aledmys Díaz (OAK) 4-2
Zach Neto (LAA) 3-1*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-0
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-1
José Abreu (HOU) 3-1,2B,2RBI
Adolis García (TEX) 2-0
J.D. Martínez (LAD) 3-1,HR,3RBI,R*
*Cuban-American