Victor Mesa Jr celebratesd his birthday by knocking in three runs via a homerun in the eighth inning of the Marlins’ 15-7 loss to the Nationals. For the outfielder it was the first homer of his career and he now also sports a .238 average on the campaign.
Raisel Iglesias notched his 25th save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth inning in which he fanned a batter to secure a Braves’ 4-1 victory over the Cubs. The right-hander from the Isle of Youth is now one save shy of 250 for his career in MLB.
Randy Arozarena collected two hits in three trips to the and also scored a run to do his part in the Mariners 4-2 victory over the Cardinals. The speedy slugger has now swatted 30 doubles on the season and saw his average rise to .243 on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Víctor Mesa Jr (Marlins): 4-2,2B,3RBI,R (.238)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 3-1,RBI (.253)*
Raisel Iglesias (Braves): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (3.62)
José Iglesias (Padres): 3-0 (.224)
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 0.1IP,0H,0ER (1.78)
Nick Martínez (Reds): 0.1IP,0H,0ER,(4.65)*
Yoán Moncada (Angels): 3-0 (.239)
Zach Neto (Angels): 3-1 (.257)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-2,2B,R (.243)
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 4-0 (.250)
Luis Danys Morales (Athletics): 4.2IP,7H, 5ER,BB,K (2.73)
Romy González (Red Sox): 4-1,RBI (.306)*
Yanquiel Fernández (Rockies): 3-0 (.255)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 2-0,R (.269)
*Cuban-American