Raisel Iglesias pitched a scoreless ninth inning in which he struck out two of the three batters he faced in Atlanta’s 5-2 win over Texas. Iglesias who is five saves short of 200 has seved six games in his last seven outings.
Néstor Cortés tossed seven scoreless innings where he only allowed six hits and struck out nine in New York’s 2-0 extra inning loss to Tampa Bay. The left-hander from Mayabeque, Cuba fanned 29 batters in 28 innings and saw his ERA descend to 1.07.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr collected three hits in four trips to the plate, while also scoring a run in Arizona’s 7-3 loss to San Francisco. Gurriel has knocked in six runs in his last seven games and is slashing .294/.355/.518/.873 on the season.
Nick Castellanos swatted three hits in as many trips to the plate and drove in two runs while also scoring twice in Philadelphia’s 9-5 win over the White Sox. The Cuban-American outfielder broke a skid that has seen him hit .182 in his last seven games.
Nasty Nestor in the Boogie Down 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WvGGv6np81
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 20, 2024
Cuban action on the day:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 2-0*
Néstor Cortés (NYY) 7.0IP,6H,0ER,9K
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 5-2
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 5-0
Nolan Arenado (STL) 2-1,2B,2RBI*
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 5-3,2R
José Abreu (HOU) 4-0
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-0,R
Tristón Casas (BOS) 0-0,BB*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 5-3,2B,R
Jorge Soler (SF) 5-1
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 3-3,3B,2RBI,2R*
Nick Martínez (CIN) 3.0IP,2H,0ER,2K*
Dairon Blanco (KC) 1-1,2B
Yennier Cano (BAL) 0.1IP,2H,ER,K,BB
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K
Adolis García (TEX) 4-2,2B,R
*Cuban-American