Yariel Rodríguez tossed a scoreless inning in relief to do his part in the Bluejays 8-4 win the New York Yankees. The Cuban right-hander has not allowed a run in his last 9⅓ innings of work and now sports a 2.29 earned run average on the campaign. The Jays now hold a four-game lead over the Yankees in the American League East division.
Romy González launched a fifth inning grand slam to pace the Red Sox’s in their 9-8 extra-inning victory over the Phillies. For the utilityman from Miami it was his sixth longball of the season to go along with 32 runs batted in, while also sporting a .877 OPS.
Nick Castellanos swatted his 13th homerun of the season in five trips to the plate, a third inning solo-shot in Philadelphia’s 9-8 loss to the Red Sox in extra-innings. The Cuban-American outfielder saw his average descend to .269 and has driven in 55 runs on the season.
Yandy Díaz went yard for the 17th time on the season, a two-run homer in first inning of the Rays’ 11-9 loss at the hands of the Chicago White Sox. The infielder is now hitting a robust .385 over his last seven games and has driven in 60 runs on the season. The slugger is now eight homeruns short of 100.
Cuban action on the night:
José Iglesias (Padres): 1-1,RBI (.239)
Nick Fortes (Marlins): 3-1,2B (.250)*
Raisel Iglesias (Braves): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (4.99)
Zach Neto (Angels): 5-0 (.270)*
Jorge Soler (Angels): 1-0 (.215)
Nolan Arenado (Cardinals): 4-0 (.241)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 3-0 (.245)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-0 (.248)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 2-0 (.284)
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 1.0IP,0H,0ER (4.54)
Yariel Rodríguez (Bluejays): 1.0IP,0H,0ER (2.29)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 5-1,HR,RBI,R (.269)*
Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 4-1,RBI,2R,SB (.206)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 5-2,2R (.223)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-1,HR,2RBI,R (.290)
Romy González (Red Sox) : 4-1,HR,4RBI,R (.297)*
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,H,ER,K (1.34)
Adolis García (Rangers): 3-0 (.228)
*Cuban-American