Aroldis Chapman notched his first save of the season and the first in a Red Sox uniform. The left-hander tossed a scoreless ninth inning in which he fanned a batter to secure Boston’s 3-0 shutout of Baltimore. The Cuban flamethrower now has 336 saves for his career.
Yordan Álvarez collected two hits in four trips to the plate, while also driving in two runs to pace Houston to a 6-3 win over San Francisco. For the giant from Las Tunas, Cuba knocked in his first two runs of the season and watched his average rise to .150 on the season.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr went yard for the second time on the season this time off Carlos Rodón in the first inning to open up the scoring in Arizona’s 4-3 victory over the Yankees. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus , Cuba has driven five runs and watched his average rise to .217 on the campaign.
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Fortes (MIA) 1-1,RBI*
Adolis García (TEX) 4-0
Yandy Díaz (TAM) 4-1
Jorge Soler (LAA) 3-1,R
Yoán Moncada (LAA) 3-1,R
Nolan Arenado (STL) 3-2,2RBI,2R*
Luis Robert (CHW) 4-1
Miguel Vargas (CHW) 4-1
José Iglesias (SD) 4-1
Adrián Morejón (SD) 1.0IP,3H,ER
Cionel Pérez (BAL) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,3BB
Aroldis Chapman (BOS) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K,BB
Tristón Casas (BOS) 4-1*
Yordan Álvarez (HOU) 4-2,2RBI
Nick Castellanos (PHI) 4-1,R*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (ARI) 3-1,HR,2RBI,R
Carlos Rodón (NYY) 6.0IP,3H,4ER,4BB,5K*
Andy Pagés (LAD) 3-0
Daysbel Hernández (ATL) 1.0IP,H,2ER,BB
Raisel Iglesias (ATL) 1.0IP,2H,ER,2K
*Cuban-American