Raisel Iglesias notched his first win of the season after tossing a two innings in relief during the Braves’ extra innings 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks. The right-hander from the Isle of Youth who was snubbed for the All-Star game saw his ERA descend to 2.03 and has also saved 21 games on the campaign.
For Arizona Lourdes Gurriel Jr collected a hit in four at-bats and drove in a run via a sacrifice fly for Arizona. The outfielder is hitting .333 over his last 15 games and leads all Cubans in the majors with 55 runs batted in on the season
Adolis García swatted a hit in five trips to the plate and scored to help the cause in the Rangers’ 9-4 win over the Angels. García who has driven in 44 runs is in the midst of a .154 skid over his last seven games.
Cuban action on the night:
José Iglesias (NYM) 4-0
Nolan Arenado (STL) 4-0*
Luis Robert Jr (CHW) 2-0,R
Adolis García (TEX) 5-1,R
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 2.0IP,0H,0ER
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-1,RBI
*Cuban-American