Luis Danys Morales made his first start in MLB by tossing 2⅔ innings of scoreless baseball in which he fanned four batters in spite of issuing five walks during the Athletics 3-2 win over Baltimore. The right-hander from Sancti Spíritus, Cuba now sports 1.93 earned run average on the campaign.
Adrián Del Castillo went yard for the first time on the season, a three-run first inning shot to help pace the DBacks in their 13-6 thrashing of the Rockies. The Cuban-American catcher also saw his average rise .255 to along with seven RBIs on the campaign.
Adrián Morejón notched his 18th hold of the season after tossing ⅔ of a scoreless inning during San Diego’s 6-2 win over Boston. The left-hander also fanned a batter and now sports a miniscule 2.00 earned run average on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Daysbel Hernández (Braves): 0.2IP,0H,0ER (2.38)
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 1.1IP,0H,0ER,2K,BB (5.18)
Luis Danys Morales (Athletics): 2.2IP,0H, 0ER,4K,5BB (1.93)
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-1 (.226)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 4-0 (.261)*
Luis Robert Jr (White Sox): 4-1,R
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-2,2B (.266)*
Yanquiel Fernández (Rockies): 3-2,RBI
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-1,2R (.249)
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 5-3,2B,HR, 3RBI,3R (.255)*
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 0.2IP,0H,0ER,K, BB (2.00)
Romy González (Red Sox): 4-1,RBI *
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-1,RBI (.277)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-1,R (.250)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 3-1 (.278)
Yariel Rodríguez (Bluejays): 0.2IP,0H,ER, 2BB,K (3.21)