Aroldis Chapman notched his second win on the campaign after tossing a scoreless inning and struck out a batter to secure a Pittsburgh 2-1 victory over St. Louis. The flamethrowing left-hander struck out a batter and saw his ERA descend to 3.93 on the season. The Cuban hurler has now fanned 62 in 36 ⅔ innings pitched this season.
José Iglesias swatted a triple and drove in a run after a being hit by a pitch in the fourth inning and also scored on an occasion to do his part in the Mets’ 6-4 win over the Marlins. The infielder is now hitting .387 in limited at-bats with the team from Gotham.
Carlos Rodón fanned 10 and allowed an earned run via two hits during the Tankees’ 9-1 thrashing of the Rays. The Cuban-American pitch also won his tenth game of the season and saw his earned run average fall to 4.42 on the year.
Cuban action on the night:
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3-0*
José Iglesias (NYM) 3-1,3B,RBI
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 4-2,R*
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 3-0
Carlos Rodón (NYY) 7.0IP,2H,ER,10K,2BB*
Aroldis Chapman (PIT) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-0*
Adolis García (TEX) 4-0
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 5-1
Romy González (BOS) 4-2,2B,R*
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 3-1,2B
Aledmys Díaz (HOU) 3-0
Zach Neto (LAA) 3-0,R
Jorge Soler (SF) 3-0
Miguel Vargas (LAD) 2-1
Andy Pagés (LAD) 4-0
*Cuban-American