Miguel Vargas went yard for the second game in a row and for the fourth time on the season during the second inning of the White Sox’s 11-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The infielder also scored twice on the evening and has driven in 11 runs on the campaign.
Adrián Morejón tossed a scoreless ninth inning in which he fanned two of three batters he faced to help secure the San Diego Padres 1-0 blanking of the Colorado Rockies. The left-hander notched his first save of the season and now sports a 6.17 earned run average.
Yordan Álvarez knocked in three runs via a fifth inning single and a ninth double during the Astros’ 8-5 loss to Cleveland. The native of Las Tunas, Cuba with those three runs batted in is now tied for the league lead in the statistical category with 24.
Sal Stewart collected two hits in four trips to the plate and drove in three runs via a single in the sixth inning and a sacrifice fly during the Cincinnati Reds 12-6 thrashing of the Tampa Bay Rays. The Cuban-American slugger now hits .299 on the season and now leads MLB in runs batted in with 24.
Cuban action on the night:
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 1-0 (.366)
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 5-0 (.263)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 3-0,RBI (.091)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 3-2,2B,R (.224)*
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.177)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-1 (.278)
Jorge Soler (Angels): 3-0 (.224)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-0 (.237)
Yoán Moncada (Angels): 1-1,RBI (.176)
Nick Castellanos (Padres): 1-0 (.159)*
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (6.17)
Adolis García (Phillies): 4-1,R (.210)
Luis Robert Jr (Mets): 4-0 (.243)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 4-2,2RBI,SF,R
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-1 (.322)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 5-2,2B,3RBI (.330)