Sal Stewart Jr homered for the second day in a row, his fourth longball of the campaign and also drove in another run via a ninth inning single to do his part in Cincinnati’s 11-6 win over the Cardinals. The Cuban-American infielder is now hitting .320 over his last seven games.
Andy Pagés collected three hits in four trips to the plate, drove in a run via his 25th homerun of the season and also scored twice, but the Dodgers still fell 6-5 to the Phillies. The outfielder now leads all Cubans in MLB with 81 runs batted, while also now hitting .276 on the season.
Yandy Díaz had three hits in as many at-bats including a run-scoring first inning double during the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 extra-inning loss to Bluejays. The slugger is now second amongst Cubans in MLB with 80 runs batted in and now hits a solid .295 on the campaign.
Cuban action on the night:
Orlando Ribalta (Nationals): 1.0IP,3H,3ER, 3K (6.45)
Sal Stewart Jr (Reds): 5-3,HR,3RBI,2R* (.297)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-3,2B,RBI
Nick Fortes (Rays): 4-0 (.222)*
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 3-0 (.279)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 1-0 (.231)
Carlos Rodón (Yankees): 5.0IP,5H,2ER,4K, BB (3.11)*
Adolis García(Rangers): 4-0 (.231)
Ryan Fernández (Cardinals): 0.1IP,H,ER,BB (9.00)*
Nolan Arenado (Cardinals): 4-2,RBI,R (.238)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 0-0,BB (.273)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 4-3,2(2B),RBI,2R (.276)
Nick Castellanos (Phillies): 2-0 (.252)*
*Cuban-American