Aroldis Chapman tossed an inning in which he fanned all three batters he faced to secure his second hold of the spring in a Red Sox’s 6-4 win over the Tigers. The flamethrowing left-hander now sports a 2.84 ERA and has struck out 14 batters in a 7⅓ innings pitched on the preseason.
Cuban-American slugger Tristón Casas also helped the cause with a hit and RBI in two trips to the plate. The infielder saw his average rise to .188 and has now knocked in five runs on the spring for Boston.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr drove in the only run of the game via a third inning single during Arizona’s 1-0 blanking of the Rockies. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba is now hitting a solid .273 heading into the campaign and will be a key piece to A
Cuban action on the day:
-José Barrero (Cardinals): 1-0 (.216)
-Nolan Arenado (Cardinals) 3-1,RBI (.184)
-Andy Pagés (Dodgers) 3-1 (.333)
-Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-1 (.250)
-Coco Montes (Rays) 2-0 (.257)*
-Andy Ibáñez (Tigers): 2-1, 2B (.278)
–Roberto Campos (Tigers): 0-0, R (.300)
-Jorge Soler (Angels): 3-2, R, BB (.350)
-Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 3-2, RBI (.273)
-Adolis García (Rangers): 3-1, R, SB, K (.306)
-Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 3-1 (.327)
–Oscar Colás (White Sox): 1-0, BB (.250)
-Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 4-0, K (.243)
-Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-1, R, K (.343)
-Kenni Gómez (Houston): 2-0, K (.333)
-Yordan Álvarez (Houston): 3-0, 2K (.161)
-Dairon Blanco (Royals) : 2-0, K (.273)
-Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0 IP, 0H, 0ER, 3K (2.84)
-Tristón Casas (Red Sox) 2-1,RBI (.188)
-Nick Castellanos (Phillies) 3-0 (.152)*