Nick Castellanos swatted two doubles in his four trips to the plate, one of his two-baggers was a key eighth inning run-scoring double to cement Philadelphia’s 4-1 win over Miami to take a 1-0 lead in their best of three Wildcard Series. The Cuban- American has now driven in nine runs in 23 career postseason games.
Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless eighth inning in relief where he also struck out a batter to help cement the Rangers 4-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The lefty now sports a 2.34 earned run average during the postseason. Texas is now one win away from advancing to the ALDS.
Allll the feels 🥺💙 https://t.co/SJSKFnkJqa
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) October 3, 2023
In defeat Randy Arozarena collected two hits in four trips to the plate including a double. The outfielder from Mantua, Cuba saw his mother throw out the first pitch and now hits a robust .339 in the playoffs. The Tampa star’s mother made her first trip to the US to see her son play in a baseball game.
Cuban action on the night:
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-0
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-0
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 4-2,2B
Adolis García (TEX) 5-1
Aroldis Chapman (TEX) 1.0IP,0H,0ER, K
Jorge Soler (MIA) 4-0
Yuli Gurriel (MIA) 1-0
Nick Fortes (MIA) 2-0*
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-2,2(2B),RBI*
*Cuban-American