Lourdes Gurriel Jr swatted his fifth longball of the season and drove in two runs to do his part in Arizona’s 12-11 win over the Cubs. The outfielder leads all Cubans in runs batted in and is second in the majors in that statistical category.
Raisel Iglesias recorded the final out of the Braves’ 6-2 victory over Houston to record his fourth save of the season. The right-hander from the Isle of Youth saw his ERA descend to 3.38 on the season and is now six saves from 200 for his career.
Quinto jonrón del año para Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 🚀#DBacks #SwingCompleto
— Swing Completo LLC (@SwingCompletoBB) April 17, 2024
Although the Redsox’s dropped a 10-7 decision to Cleveland, Tristón Casas went yard for a third straight day. The slugger from South Florida also knocked in and scored on an occasion to raise his average to .258 on the campaign. Casas has now homered four times in his last seven games.
Andy Pagés made his debut in the majors and collected his first MLB hit on the first pitch he saw in the big leagues. The outfielder also scored a run on the night and the Dodgers downed the Nationals 6-2. After his first game as a major leaguer the slugger is hitting .250.
One pitch, one hit. Welcome to The Show, Andy Pages! pic.twitter.com/XuEel0695J
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 17, 2024
Cuban action on the day:
Jorge Soler (SF) 4-0
Nick Fortes (MIA) 2-0*
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 3-0*
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-0
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 5-0,R
Zach Neto (LAA) 4-1,RBI*
Carlos Rodón (NYY) 4.0IP,5H,3ER,4BB, 5K*
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-2,HR,RBI,R*
Adrián Morejón (SD) 0.2IP,3H,ER,2K
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-0
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 0.1IP,0H,0ER
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 3-1,HR,2RBI, 2R
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4-2,R
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-1,R