Yordan Álvarez collected three hits in four at-bats and swatted a solo-homerun in the second game of a doubleheader and also scored three times to lead Houston to a 11-5 victory over the Orioles. The slugger from Las Tunas, Cuba is now tied for the league lead in longballs and is third in runs batted in with 27 on the year.
Cuban-American hurler Lance McCullers Jr was the victor on the evening for the Houston Astros after tossing six innings of two-hit, three-run ball and fanned nine batters to see his ERA descend to 6.32 on the campaign. Baltimore was victorious in the first game of the twin billing 10-3.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr laced two hits in four trips to the plate, including a fourth inning run-scoring single to account for Arizona’s only run in their 13-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. The outfielder is starting to find his way with the bat after a slow start and saw his average to .194 on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Sal Stewart (Reds): 3-0,R (.281)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 8-3,HR,RBI,3R (3.56)
Lance McCullers (Astros): 6.0IP,2H,3ER,9K,4BB (6.32)*
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (1.69)
Anthony Núñez (Orioles): 1.0IP,3H,0ER (2.35)*
Adolis García (Phillies): 8-3,2RBI,2R (.243)**
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 4-0 (.207)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks):4-2,RBI (.194)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 3-0 (.276)*
*Cuban-American
**Doubleheader