Yordan Álvarez swatted his 14th homerun of the season, drove in a run and scored twice to go along with a perfect day at the plate during the Houston Astros’ 8-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners. The Cuban slugger has now driven in 30 runs on the season leaving him first on his team in that statistical category.
Álvarez also so his average rise to .321 on the , while also sporting a .429/.642/1.071 on the campaign. After an injury plagued year in 2025, the native of Las Tunas, Cuba has established himself as one of the premier hitters in the game.
Kendry Rojas made his third appearance of the year and tossed two innings in which he gave up a run, two hits, while also striking out three and walking two in the Twins 9-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Although his earned run average rose to 2.45, the Cuban left-hander has fanned eight batters in 7⅓ innings of work on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Kendry Rojas (Twins): 2.0IP,H,ER,3K,2BB (2.45)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 4-0 (.244)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 3-0,R (.301)
Nick Castellanos (Padres): 4-2,2B,R (.200)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 3-3,2B,HR,RBI,2R (.321)
Adolis García (Phillies): 4-0 (.222)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-1,R (.240)
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 4-0 (.151)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 3-0 (.306)
*Cuban-American