Yordan Álvarez swatted his 15th homerun of the season, a solo-shot in first inning off Jacob deGrom in three at-bats during the Astros’ 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Cuban slugger saw his average rise to .322 and leads the team from Space City with 31 runs batted in.
Nick Castellanos slugged his third roundtripper of the season, a three-run homerun during the San Diego Padres’ 7-4 triumph over Seattle Mariners. The Cuban-American outfielder saw his average rise to .205 and has now driven in 18 runs on the campaign.
Aroldis Chapman notched his 10th save of the season and 377th of his career after tossing a scoreless inning in which he walked two batters to help secure the Boston Red Sox’s 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The flamethrowing left-hander saw his earned run average descend to 0.57 on the year.
Miguel Vargas launched his 11th longball of season, a three-run shot and his only hit in his four trips to the plate during the White Sox’s 8-3 win over their cross-town rival Chicago Cubs. The infielder from Havana is hitting a torrid .400 over his last seven games.
Cuban action on the night:
Nick Martínez (Rays): 6.0IP,5H,0ER,4K,BB (1.51)*
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 5-1 (.294)
Nick Fortes (Rays) 2-1,RBI (.283)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-1,2B,R (.216)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 3-0 (.273)*
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 1-0 (.195)*
Orlando Ribalta (Nationals): 1.0IP,H,0ER,2K (2.25)
Adolis García (Phillies): 5-1 (.220)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 2-0,RBI (.236)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 3-1,HR,RBI,R (.321)
Nick Castellanos (Padres): 3-1,HR,3RBI,R (.205)*
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K (5.09)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 3-1,RBI (.306)
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2BB (0.57)
Carlos Rodón (Yankees): 3.2IP,3H,2ER,6K,3BB (5.63)*
Jorge Soler (Angels): 3-2,2(2B),R (.224)
Zach Neto (Angels): 5-1,R (.228)*
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 4-1,RBI,2R (.304)