Nolan Arenado slugged his eighth longball of the season, knocked in three runs and also scored twice, but St. Louis fell to the Bluejays 10-9. The third baseman hits .360 in his last seven games and is now one homer shy of 350 for his career.
Adolis García collected two hits in four trips to the and drove in two runs via a fourth inning double and an eighth sacrifice fly to pace the Rangers’ 16-4 thrashing of the Twins. The slugger is hitting .292 over his last seven games.
Yennier Cano fanned three of the four batters he faced during the Orioles 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander from Ciego de Ávila, Cuba has now struck out 25 batters on the campaign and sports a 4.09 earned run average over that span.
Nick Fortes swatted his second homerun of the season, a third inning two-run shot to make the difference in Miami’s 3-2 over the Pirates. The Cuban-American catcher is now hitting. 192 and has driven in six runs on the season.
Luis Robert Jr launched his seventh homer of the season, drove in two runs and scored on an occasion to do his part in Chicago’s 4-2 victory over Houston. The “Black Panther ” as he is noun by the Cuban faithful has now driven in 26 runs on the campaign.
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Fortes (Marlins): 4-1,HR,2RBI,R (.192)*
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 1.0IP,H,0ER,3K (4.09)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 4-1 (.287)*
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-1,RBI (.252)
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-2,2(2B),SF,2RBI, 2R (.220)
Nolan Arenado (Cardinals): 4-3,HR,3RBI,2R (.242)*
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 4-1,2RBI (.262)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-0 (.233)
Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 4-2,2B,HR, 2RBI,R (.184)
Lance McCullers Jr (Astros): 5.0IP,4H,4ER, 4BB,6K (4.91)*
Jorge Soler (Angels): 4-0 (.213)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-2,2B (.282)*
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 4-0 (.285)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.232)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks) 4-2,HR,RBI,2R (.258)
*Cuban-American