Yandy Díaz swatted three hits in four trips to the plate, two of the them being homeruns and also drove in three runs to pace the Rays in their 4-0 blanking of the Dodgers. The Cuban slugger now has 20 homers on the campaign and 61 for his career hit from the leadoff spot.
Nick Castellanos went yard for the 15th time, a two-run seventh inning during the Phillies 7-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The Cuban-American has driven 19 runs over the last 30 games.
Aroldis Chapman notched his 20th save of the season after retiring the last two batters of the game, one via the strikeout to preserve the Red Sox’s 7-3 win over the Astros. The left-hander saw his ERA descend to a miniscule 1.24 on the campaign and notched 355th save of his illustrious career.
Randy Arozarena launched his 22nd homerun of the season and knocked in two runs, while also scoring twice, but the Mariners still fell to the Rangers 6-4. The power-hitting outfielder homered 14 times in his last 30 contests.
Cuban action on the night:
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-3,2HR,3RBI,2 (.285)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 3-0 (.276)
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (5.26)
Yanquiel Fernández (Rockies): 3-0 (.212)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 4-1,HR,2RBI,R (.268)*
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 0.2IP,0H,0ER,K (1.24)
Romy González (Red Sox): 5-2,HR,2B,RBI, 2R (.297)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 5-2,HR,2RBI, 2R (.249)
Adolis García (Rangers): 5-0,R (.222)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 5-1,2RBI (.247)
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 4-0,RBI (.222)
Orlando Ribalta (Nationals): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (5.19)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-1 (.271)
Yoán Moncada (Angels): 2-0 (.214)
Luis Robert (White Sox): 4-1,R (.214)
José Iglesias (Padres): 0-0,R (.232)
*Cuban-American