Lourdes Gurriel Jr collected three hits in five trips to the plate, knocked in a run and scored three times to do his part in the Diamondbacks’ 14-1 rout of the Cardinals. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba is now hitting .300 and tied for the lead among Cubans in RBI’s, while also being second in MLB in this statistical category.
Adrián Morejón tossed 2 ⅓ scoreless innings in release where he fanned three batters, but San Diego still fell 7-4 to the Rockies. The left-hander saw his ERA fall to 1.35 and has struck out 10 batters in 6⅔ innings pitched this season. Morejón has been virtually unhittable since his return from the minors.
Although Alex Faedo blew a save and gave up two earned runs via three hits, the right-hander notched in his victory of the season in Detroit’s 4-2 win over Tampa Bay. In 15IP this season opponents hit .232 against the Cuban-American and sports a 1.31 WHIP on the campaign.
Padres Adrian Morejon was great again tonight.
He generated 9 Whiffs on 20 swings, good for a 45% Whiff%
His slider alone got a 63% Whiff%
He owns a .18 FIP & 1.40 xFIP in 24’
— Clark Fahrenthold (@CFahrenthold11) April 24, 2024
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 3-0*
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-0
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-0*
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 3-1
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 4-1,R
Alex Faedo (DET) 2.0IP,3H,2ER,BB,K*
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-0
José Abreu (HOU) 3-0
Dairon Blanco (KC) 4-0
Nolan Arenado (STL) 2-1
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 5-3,2B,RBI,3R
Adolis García (TEX) 3-0
Adrián Morejón (SD) 2.1IP,2H,0ER,3K
Jorge Soler (SF) 4-0
*Cuban-American