Yordan Álvarez went yard for the second time on the season, drove in a run and scored on an occasion to pace Houston’s 2-0 blanking of the Cardinals. The Cuban slugger has a team leading 10 runs batted in and hits .222 on this season.
Aroldis Chapman tossed ⅓ of an inning in which he fanned the only batter he faced to notch his fourth save of the season and secure Boston’s 7-4 win over the Rays. The flamethrowing lefty saw his ERA descend to 1.23 on the campaign and now has 339 saves for his career.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr knocked in a run in five trips to the and also scored a run to do his part in Arizona’s 10-4 thrashing of the Marlins. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba is now hitting a miniscule .150 on the campaign.
Cuban action on the night:
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 5-1,RBI,R (.150)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-1 (.169)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 4-1,R (.306)*
Cionel Pérez (Orioles): 1.1IP,3H,ER (14.21)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-1,RBI (.225)
Aroldis Chapman: (Red Sox): 0.1IP,0H,0ER,K (1.23)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-1,2B,R (.155)
Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 3-0 (.154)
Andy Ibáñez (Detroit): 2-0 (.172)
Nolan Arenado (Cardinals): 4-1 (.311)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.224)
Jorge Soler (Angels): 3-2,2B (.298)
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-0 (.200)
Yuli Gurriel (Padres): 3-0 (.115)
José Iglesias (Padres): 4-1,2B (.273)
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.0IP,H,0ER (0.96)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 2-1 (.151)
*Cuban-American