Aroldis Chapman pitched a scoreless inning in which he fanned two of the three batters he faced to become the left-handed reliever with the most strikeouts in MLB history by surpassing Billy Wagner with 1,197. The Pirates fell to Atlanta 2-1 and the flamethrower now has 49 K’s in 29 innings pitched on the campaign.
Daysbel Hernández extended his scoreless innings streak to 9⅔ on the season after tossing a scoreless inning and winning his second game of the season for the Braves. The right-hander from Pinar del Río, Cuba has been lights out for the tribe since his call-up to the big leagues.
Luis Robert Jr slugged his ninth longball of the season, scored twice and knocked in a run during his four trips to the plate. The outfielder watched his average rise to .207 on the season and Chicago thrashed Colorado 11-3.
José Iglesias collected three hits in four at-bats, drove in a run and scored on an occasion, but New York fell 9-6 to the Houston Astros. The infielder is hitting a robust .425 in a part-time role with the team from Gotham.
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 3-1,2B,RBI,R*
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-1*
Luis Robert Jr (CHW) 4-1,HR,RBI,2R
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4-2,R
Néstor Cortés Jr (NYY) 4.1IP,7H,3ER,5K,BB
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 3-0*
José Iglesias (NYM) 4-3,2(2B),RBI,R
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-2,R
Armando Álvarez (OAK) 3-0*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 5-2,2B,RBI
Romy González (BOS) 0-0,DR *
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-0
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 3-1
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 1.0IP,H,2K,BB
Daysbel Hernandez (ATL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Yasmani Grandal (PIT) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K,BB
Aroldis Chapman (PIT) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,BB,2K
David Villar (SF) 1-1,2B,RBI
Jorge Soler (SF) 5-2,2B,RBI,R
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-1,2B,2R
Adolis García (TEX) 5-2,2B,HR,RBI,R
Yennier Cano (BAL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Cionel Pérez (BAL) 0.1IP,H,0ER
Zach Neto (LAA) 4-0*
*Cuban-American