Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless ninth inning in which he fanned a batter to notch he 21st save of the season and help secure the Red Sox’s 8-5 win over the Kansas City Royals. The flamethrowing left-hander saw his earned run average descend to 1.21 on the season and now has 356 saves for his career.
Zach Neto collected a hit in four trips to the plate and drove in a run via sixth inning run-scoring double to do his part in the Angels’ 5-1 victory over the Rays. The Cuban-American shortstop has knocked in 11 runs over his last 16 games and hits .273 on the season.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr swatted two hits in four at-bats and drove in two runs with a first inning single to get the scoring started and another single in the fourth inning during Arizona’s 6-2 triumph over San Diego. The outfielder from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba saw his average rise to .247 and has knocked in 52 runs on the season.
Cuban action on the:
Johan Oviedo (Pirates): 1.0IP,2H,2ER,3K, 3BB (18.00)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 3-1,R (.269)*
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (1.21)
Romy González (Red Sox): 4-2,2B,2R (.296)*
Daysbel Hernández (Braves): 1.0IP,0H,0ER, K 2BB (2.25)
Nick Martínez (Reds): 2.1IP,2H,2ER (4.66)*
Adolis García (Rangers): 5-0 (.228)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-1,R (.282)
Nick Fortes (Rays): 3-0 (.221)*
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-1,2B,RBI (.273)*
Yoán Moncada (Angels): 3-1,R (.221)
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-2,2RBI (.247)
José Iglesias (Padres): 1-0 (.231)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 3-0,RBI (.275)
*Cuban-American