Lourdes Gurriel Jr went yard for the 100th time in his career during the second inning against Spencer Howard and Arizona doubled up the Giants 4-2. The outfielder now has eight roundtrippers on the season and homered for the second consecutive outing.
José Iglesias collected three hits in five trips to the plate, drove in a run and scored twice and drove in a run to do his part in the Mets’ 8-7 win over the Phillies. The infielder is hitting .455 during his short time with the team.
Yennier Cano tossed 1⅓ innings of shutout ball in to notch his 14th hold in Baltimore’s 7-2 win over the Bluejays. The right-hander from Ciego de Ávila, Cuba has a 1.59 ERA and 1.05 WHIP over his last seven games.
Yordan Álvarez knocked in two runs via a third inning two-run bomb during the Astros’ 7-4 victory over St. Louis. The slugger hit his 12th lonball and now hits .287 on the campaign. Álvarez is now nine homeruns short of 150.
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 3-0,R*
José Iglesias (NYM) 5-3,RBI,2R
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 4-1,2R*
Yennier Cano (BAL) 1.1IP,0H,0ER
Adolis García (TEX) 4-1
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4-1,RBI
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 3-2,2B,HR,2RBI,2R
José Abreu (HOU) 1-0
Adrián Morejón (SD) 1.0IP,2H,ER
Zach Neto (LAA) 3-0
Jorge Soler (SF) 4-1
Lourdes Gurriel (ARI) 4-1,HR,RBI,R
*Cuban-American