Randy Arozarena swatted a ninth inning single to centerfield, his only hit on the night to leave Texas on the field and secure a 5-4 Seattle Mariners victory. The speedster from Pinar del Río, Cuba has now driven in 56 runs on the campaign and is only a homerun away from his fourth straight 20-20 season.
Yordan Álvarez went yard for the 34th time on the campaign, a two-run shot in the fifth inning of Houston’s 5-3 win over the Angels. The slugger has also knocked in 84 runs and is hitting a robust .310 on the season. Álvarez is also hitting. 300 over his last 15 games.
Nick Martínez tossed six innings of three-hit, one-run ball in Cincinnati’s 11-1 drubbing of Minnesota. The Cuban- American righty also fanned six hitters and saw his ERA descended 3.37 on the season. Over his last seven starts the hurler has a 3-1 record and 3.86 earned run average.
Cuban action on the day:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 2-0*
Yasmani Grandal (PIT) 3-1
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-1*
Romy González (BOS) 1-0*
José Iglesias (NYM) 5-2,R
J.D. Martínez (NYM) 3-0*
Andy Ibáñez (DET) 1-0
Nolan Arenado (STL) 2-0*
Ryan Fernández (STL) 0.2IP,2H,0ER*
Cionel Pérez (BAL) 1.0IP,2H,0ER
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-1,R*
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-1
Nick Martínez (CIN) 6.0IP,3H,ER,6K*
Luis Robert (CHW) 5-3,R
Bryan Ramos (CHW) 4-0
Andy Pagés (LAD) 1-1
Jorge Soler (ATL) 4-2,2(2B),R
Adrián Del Castillo (ARI) 4-2,2B,RBI*
Adrián Morejón (SD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Zach Neto (LAA) 3-0*
Randy Arozarena (SEA) 5-1,RBI,R
Adolis García (TEX) 4-0
*Cuban-American