Raisel Iglesias tossed a scoreless ninth inning in which he only gave up a hit and fanned a batter to secure his fifth save of the season and a Braves’ 6-3 triumph over the Rockies. His teammate and countrymen Daysbel Hernández also a scoreless inning in relief to notch his fourth hold and watch his ERA descend to 2.03 on the season.
Nick Martínez tossed six innings of five-hit, one-run ball to notch his first victory of the season during Cincinnati’s 3-1 win over St. Louis. The Cuban-American righty also fanned three and saw his ERA descend to 4.68 on the campaign. After a rough first start the hurler has only allowed three earned runs in his last 11⅔ innings.
Yordan Álvarez collected a hit in three trips to the plate, a seventh inning run-scoring single to put the exclamation point on the Astros’ 8-5 victory over Detroit. The Cuban slugger has driven in 17 runs on the season and has a .345 OBP over his last seven games.
Cuban action on the night:
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 4-1,2R (.276)
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 0.1IP,2H,0ER (0.00)
Nolan Arenado (Cardinals): 4-1,RBI (.255)
Nick Martínez (Reds): 6.0IP,5H,ER,3K,2BB (4.68)
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-0 (.202)
Andy Ibáñez (Tigers): 2-0 (.195)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 3-1,RBI (.217)
Raisel Iglesias (Braves): 1.0IP,H,0ER,K (5.73)
Daysbel Hernández (Braves): 1.0IP,H,0ER, BB,K (2.03)