Lourdes Gurriel Jr swatted his fifth homerun of the season, a seventh inning two-run shot in Arizona’s 7-2 loss to the Phillies. The outfielder scored once on the day and is hitting a whopping .360 over his last seven games.
Raisel Iglesias tossed a scoreless inning in relief during the Braves’ 10-3 defeat at the hands of the Dodgers. The Cuban reliever fanned two of three batters he faced and watched his ERA descend to 5.25 on the campaign.
Yosver Zulueta made his season debut yesterday with the Cincinnati Reds in which he tossed 1⅓ in which he allowed a run and walked a batter during the team’s 11-6 loss to the Washington Nationals. He left an ERA of 9.00 to start the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-0 (.242)
Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 4-0 (.182)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 3-1,R (.219)
Yariel Rodríguez (Bluejays): 0.1IP,0H,0ER,K (5.54)
José Iglesias (Padres): 4-0 (.253)
Romy González (Red Sox): 4-3 (.319)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-2,2B,HR, 2RBI (.214)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 4-1(.270)
Yosver Zulueta (Reds): 1.1IP,0H,0ER,BB (9.00)
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-0 (.207)
Randy Arozarena (Seattle): 4-2 (.221)
Cionel Pérez (Orioles): 1.1IP,H,0ER,BB,K
Raisel Iglesias (Braves): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (5.25)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers: 5-0 (.269)
Andy Ibáñez (Tigers):1-1,R (.245)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-1 (.278)
*Cuban-American