Luis Danys Morales secured his third victory of the season after another dominant outing. Morales tossed 5⅔ innings of five-hit, two run ball and also retired eight via the strikeout to lead the Athletics in their 11-3 thrashing of the Cardinals.
Yosver Zulueta tossed a scoreless ⅔ of an inning to earn his first MLB victory during Cincinnati’s 5-4 win over the Bluejays. The right-hander saw his ERA descend to 4.50 on the campaign. Opponents now hit a miniscule .150 against the right-hander on the year.
Aroldis Chapman notched a save for the second day in a row securing Boston’s 6-4 win over Cleveland. The flamethrowing left-hander tossed a scoreless ninth inning in which he fanned a batter to watch his ERA descend to 1.00 on the season. Chapman is now two saves from a ninth 30 save season.
Although the Angels fell to the Astros 8-3, Zach Neto swatted his 25 homerun in four trips to the plate and also scored on an occasion. The Cuban-American shortstop now hits a solid .264 on the season. Neto is five homers and four stolen bases from a 30-30 season.
Cuban action on the night:
Víctor Mesa Jr (Marlins): 2-1 (.222)
Andy Ibáñez (Tigers): 3-1 (.245)
Yosver Zulueta (Reds): 0.2IP,0H,0ER (4.50)
Sal Stewart Jr (Reds): 3-1,R (.333)*
Yariel Rodríguez (Bluejays): 2.0IP,2H,0ER, 2K (3.20)
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (1.00)
Romy González (Red Sox): 5-2,RBI (.296)*
César Prieto (Cardinals): 1-0 (.167)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.264)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 4-2,RBI,R (.229)
Luis Danys Morales (Athletics): 5.2IP,5H, 2ER,8K,BB (1.59)
Yanquiel Fernández (Rockies): 4-2,RBI (.271)
José Iglesias (Padres): 4-0 (.221)
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.1IP,2H,ER,K (1.85)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-2 (.244)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-2,2B,2RBI,2R (.286)
Nick Fortes (Rays): 4-2,HR,3RBI,3R (.218)*
Lourdes Gurriel (DBacks): 2-0 (.248)
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 1-0 (.256)*
Adolis García (Rangers): 4-0 (.235)
*Cuban-American