Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless ninth inning in relief to notch his ninth save of the season during Atlanta’s 3-1 win over the Red Sox. The flamethrowing left-hander saw his ERA fall to miniscule 1.88 on the season and now has 344 saves for his career leaving him 15th on the all-time saves list.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr swatted a first inning run-scoring double, his only hit in four trips to the plate to do his part during Arizona’s 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba is hitting a robust .393 in his last seven games.
Randy Arozarena laced a single in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off during Seattle’s 2-1 triumph over the Minnesota Twins. The outfielder has now knocked in 24 runs and sports a solid .729 OPS on the campaign.
Andy Pagés went yard for the 11th time on the season, drove in a run and scored on an occasion, but the Dodgers fell to the Yankees 7-3. The slugger now leads all Cubans in MLB in homeruns and RBIs.
Cuban action on the night:
Nolan Arenado (Cardinals): 4-0 (.228)*
Raisel Iglesias (Braves): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (5.64)
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,0H,0ER, K,BB (1.88)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-0 (.236)
Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 2-0 (.180)
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 4-0 (.248)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 3-0 (.281)*
Zach Neto (Angels): 3-1 (.270)*
Jorge Soler (Angels): 4-0 (.221)
Yoán Moncada (Angels): 1-0 (.237)
Dairon Blanco (Royals): 0-0,PR
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-0 (.237)
Nick Martínez (Reds): 4.1IP,7H,5ER,2K,2BB (3.89)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-1,2B,RBI,R (.251)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-1,RBI,R (.221)
José Iglesias (Padres): 3-0,R (.245)
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 0.1IP,0H,0ER (3.07)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 4-2,2B,HR,RBI,R
*Cuban-American