Although Yordan Álvarez swatted his league leading eighth homerun of the season the Houston Astros still fell to the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4. The Cuban slugger saw his average rise to .333 and has now driven in 19 runs on the season placing him first in the American League in that statistical category.
Nolan Arenado homered for the 356th time on his career tying him with Joey Votto on the All-time list and also drove in another run with a single helping propel the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Bluejays. The third baseman saw his average rise to .224 and has now knocked in 11 runs on the campaign.
Yoán Moncada went yard for the third time on the season in his five at-bats on the evening, a solo-shot to do his part during the Angels 8-0 blanking of the Padres. Although the infielder is hitting a lowly .172 on the season has also driven in eight runs over that span.
Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless inning in which he gave up two hits, walked a batter and fanned a batter to see his earned run average descend to 1.29 during the Red Sox’s 1-0 extra-inning win over the Detroit Tigers. The flamethrowing left-hander now has 1,338 strikeouts over his storied career.
Cuban action on the night:
Luis Robert Jr (Mets): 4-1,2B (.242)
Anthony Núñez (Orioles): 0.2IP,H,ER,K (1.93)*
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 0.2IP,H,0ER,K,BB (1.42)
Adolis García (Phillies): 2-0 (.224)
Nick Fortes (Rays): 3-1 (.321)*
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-1,2B (.365)
Nick Martínez (Rays): 5.1IP,8H,2ER,3K,3BB (2.45)*
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,2H,0ER,BB, K (1.29)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 5-2,HR, RBI,R (.333)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 4-1,R (.300)*
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 2-1,RBI,R (.412)
Nick Castellanos (Padres): 4-0 (.163)*
Yoán Moncada (Angels): 5-1,HR,RBI,R (.172)
Zach Neto (Angels): 5-2,RBI (.247)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-0 (.284)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 4-2,HR,2RBI, R (.224)
Andy Ibáñez (Athletics): 1-0,RBI (.143)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 5-1,R (.162)
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 5-2,RBI (.184)