Aroldis Chapman notched his 18th hold of the season after tossing a scoreless eighth inning in which he struck out a batter during Pittsburgh’s 7-6 loss to the Padres. The Cuban left-hander has 1.29 ERA and 11 strikeouts over his past seven outings.
J.D. Martínez and José Iglesias combined for three hits, the runs batted in and two runs scored to do their part in New York’s 9-1 win over the Rockies. The power-hitting outfielder is now batting .259, while Iglesias saw his average rise to .333.
Zach Neto collected three hits in four trips to the plate, while also driving in a run and scoring a run in the Angels” thrashing of the Yankees 9-4. The Cuban-American shortstop is hitting a blistering .417 over his last seven games and is four homeruns from a 20-20 season.
Cuban action on the night:
Yosver Zulueta (CIN) 1.0IP,H,0ER
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Aroldis Chapman (PIT) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 4-1,2B,RBI,R*
José Iglesias (NYM) 3-1,2B,RBI,R
Néstor Cortés (NYY) 4.2IP,9H,6ER,K,BB
Zach Neto (LAA) 4-3,2B,RBI,R*
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-1,RBI,R
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3-3,RBI *
Randy Arozarena (TAM) 4-1,RBI,R
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 4-2
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 3-1,R*
*Cuban-American