Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless inning and a third in which he fanned two batters to secure a Red Sox’s 3-1 win in Game 1 of their playoff win over their arch rival Yankees. The Cuban left-hander now has 2.31 earned run average in the postseason and has also saved 11 games over that span.
In 50⅔ innings pitched in playoffs the flamethrowing southpaw has also struck out 70 batters and also sports a 1.16 WHIP, while batter also hit a miniscule .208 against the native of Holguín, Cuba. The Red Sox will send Bryan Bello to the hill tonight looking to sweep the series.
Adrián Morejón tossed a scoreless inning in relief in a Padres’ 3-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The lefty from Mayabeque, Cuba saw his postseason earned run average to 7.71. Morejón has been a key piece to the Padres bullpen the season and figures to be in the hunt for the Trevor Hoffman award.
Although the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Dodgers 10-5, Sal Stewart Jr drew a based loaded walk in his first postseason at-bat as a pinch-hitter. The Cuban-American slugger has been a spark for the Reds’ offense and one of the key reasons the team is in the playoffs.
Cuban action on the night:
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.1IP,3H,0ER, 2K (0.00)
Romy González (Red Sox): 3-0 (.000)*
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.0IP,0H,0ER (0.00)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 5-0 (.000)
Sal Stewart Jr (Reds): 0-0,BB (.000)*
*Cuban-American