Victor Mesa swatted a run-scoring in the bottom of the third to do his part in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 win over the Angels. The outfielder from Villa Clara, Cuba is now hitting .250 and has driven in three runs in his short time with the Floridian squad.
Orlando Ribalta tossed two scoreless innings in which he fanned two batters and walked another to notch his second hold on the season in the Washington Nationals’ 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres The Cuban right-hander saw his ERA descend to 1.72 on the campaign.
Andy Pagés laced a triple, and scored a run in four at-bats during the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 9-1 thrashing of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cuban slugger saw his average descend to .294 and now sports a .881 OPS on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Yariel Rodríguez (Bluejays): 1.0IP,2H,0ER (6.14)
Adrián (Padres): 0.2IP,H,0ER (3.90)
Orlando Ribalta (Nationals): 2.0IP,0H,0ER,2K, BB (1.72)
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,H,0ER,2K (0.48)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-0 (.231)*
Jorge Soler (Angels): 4-1 (.212)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-0,RBI (.310)
Nick Fortes (Rays): 0-0,DR (.248)*
Victor Mesa Jr (Rays): 4-1,RBI (.250)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 3-1 (.261)*
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-0 (.232)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 3-0 (.301)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 5-1,R (.290)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 4-0 (.269)k
Aramis García (DBacks): 2-0 (.154)*
Adolis García (Phillies): 3-0 (.191)
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 4-1,3B,R (.294)
*Cuban-American