Miguel Vargas swatted his first longball of the season, a solo-shot in the sixth inning to help seal a White Sox 3-0 blanking of the Twins. The Cuban infielder also scored twice on the day and is now hitting a paltry .163 on the season.
Yennier Cano tossed a ⅓ of a scoreless inning to notch his fifth hold of the season and help preserve an Orioles’ 2-1 win over the Nationals. The flamethrowing right-hander has now opened the season with 8 ⅔ scoreless innings in relief and has 70 holds over the last four seasons.
Zach Neto blasted his second homerun of the season, a solo-shot in the eighth inning to make the difference in the Angels 4-3 triumph over the Pirates. The Cuban-American shortstop also scored on an occasion has now driven in four runs on the campaign.
Cuban action on the night:
Luis Robert (White Sox): 4-0 (.138)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 3-1,HR,RBI,2R (.163)
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 3-1 (.333)
Tristón Casas (Red Sox): 2-0 (.167)*
Romy González (Red Sox): 0-0,PR (.333)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 2-0 (.200)
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 0.1IP,0H,0ER (0.00)
Jorge Soler (Angels): 4-0 (.250)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-3,2B,HR,RBI,R (.238)*
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-1 (.218)
*Cuban-American