Yennier Cano notched his American League leading 23rd hold after tossing a scoreless inning in relief during Baltimore’s 6-3 win over Oakland. The right-hander from Ciego de Ávila, Cuba also fanned two batters on the evening and saw his ERA descend to 2.89 on the season.
Nolan Arenado collected two hits in five trips to the plate and drove in two runs to do his part in the Cardinals 8-3 over the Nationals. After a lethargic start to the Cuban-American third baseman is hitting a torrid .345 over his last seven games.
Nick Fortes swatted a key run-scoring seventh inning double to plate a run and ignite a dormant Marlins’ offense that saw Miami plate six runs over the last three innings in route to a 7-4 win over White Sox. The backstop is now hitting a robust .333 over his last seven games.
Cuban action on the day:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 3-1,RBI,R*
Luis Robert (CHW) 5-1,2B
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 3-0*
José Iglesias (NYM) 3-1
Yasmani Grandal (PIT) 0-0
Aroldis Chapman (PIT) 0.2IP,2H,2ER,3BB, 2K
Nolan Arenado (STL) 5-2,2RBI*
Ryan Fernández (STL) 1.2IP,2H,0ER,K*
Jorge Soler (SF) 3-0
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 3-0,*
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-1
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 3-0
Nick Martínez (CIN) 2.0IP,3H,ER,K*
Yennier Cano (BAL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,BB,2K
Alex Faedo (DET) 1.0IP,H,0ER,K*
Zach Neto (LAA) 4-0*
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-0
Miguel Vargas (LAD) 4-0
*Cuban-American