Lourdes Gurriel Jr hit his fourth homerun of the campaign and drove in three runs to key Arizona’s 4-2 victory over the Cardinals. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba now leads all Cubans in MLB with 18 runs batted in, this also ties him for the league lead in this statistical category.
Jorge Soler deposited his three ball in the seats of the season, knocked in a run and scored on an occasion to key the Giants’ 11-2 thrashing of Tampa Bay. “El Crudo” as he is known by the Cuban faithful has now slugged 173 homeruns in his career.
#PiñaPower for the lead! 🍍 pic.twitter.com/bTk92baZZJ
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) April 14, 2024
Tristón Casas went yard for the third time on the season and drove two runs in his four at-bats to do his part in Boston’s 7-2 victory over Los Angeles. The slugger from Miami is hitting .250 and has now knocked in seven runs on the season.
Nick Castellanos collected two hits in four trips to the plate and knocked in two runs to key in Philadelphia’s 4-3 win over the Pirates. The Cuban- American outfielder has now knocked in five runs on the campaign.
JORGE SOLER DEEP BLAST 🤯 pic.twitter.com/pYzxnqiWUC
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 13, 2024
Cuban action on the night:
Dairon Blanco (KC) 3-0,R
Yariel Rodríguez (TOR) 3.2IP,4H,ER,6K, BB
Adolis García (TEX) 3-2,R
José Abreu (HOU) 4-2,2B,2R
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 3-2,R
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 5-2,2RBI*
Zach Neto (LAA) 3-0*
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 3-1
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 3-0
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-1,HR,2RBI,R*
Jorge Soler (SF) 4-1,HR,RBI,R
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4-1,R*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-2,HR,3RBI,R
Adrián Morejón (SD) 1.2IP,H,0ER,K
*Cuban-American