Aroldis Chapman threw a ninth inning in which although he gave up a run he was able to close out the Pirates 4-3 win over the Rays. For the left-hander from Holguín it was the 323rd save of his illustrious carrer, Chapman also now sports a 4.00 ERA on the campaign.
Jorge Soler swatted two his in four trips to the plate, drove in a run and scored on another occasion, but St. Louis downed the Giants 9-4. The Cuban slugger’s bat has come to life as he is hitting a robust .333 of the last seven games.
Nick Castellanos launched his 11th homerun of the season and knocked in five runs to lead a Philadelphia 12-1 thrashing of the Diamondbacks. The Cuban-American slugger has now driven in 37 runs in spite of his .225 average on the season.
Yordan Álvarez went yard for the 16th time on the season, a two-run shot in the third inning off Corbin Burnes to do his part in Houston’s 5-1 win over the Orioles. Álvarez who no hits .292 on the campaign has also swatted 146 homeruns in only 556 games in his career.
Cuban action on the day:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 3-1
Luis Robert (CHW) 5-1,2B,R
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3-0*
Ryan Fernández (STL) 1.1IP,2H,0ER*
José Iglesias (NYM) 3-0
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 4-2
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 5-1,RBI
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 3-0
Aroldis Chapman (PIT) 1.0IP,H,ER,K
Adolis García (TEX) 4-1,RBI,R
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 3-2,HR,5RBI,2R*
Armando Álvarez (OAK) 1-0*
Romy González (BOS) 2-0*
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-1,HR,2RBI, R
Carlos Rodríguez (MIL) 4.0IP,6H,4ER,2K*
Adrián Morejón (SD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER
Zach Neto (LAA) 1-0*
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-1,RBI
*Of Cuban descent