Raynel Delgado swatted his first homerun in the MLB, a two-run shot during the seventh inning of the Houston Astros’ 7-5 victory over the the Detroit Tigres. The infielder saw his average rise to .280 and has now driven in four runs on the season.
Miguel Vargas had a perfect day at the plate, including a two-run homerun in the first inning during the Chicago White Sox’s 5-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The native of Havana has now gone yard 19 times on the campaign and hits a torrid .417 over his last seven games.
Cionel Pérez made the first start of his career for the Mets tossing a scoreless inning during which he fanned two of the batters he faced in New York’s 5-4 loss at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies. The left-hander a solid 3.45 earned run average with the squad from Gotham and has struck 16 batters over that same span.
Cuban action on the day:
Sal Stewart (Reds): 5-2,2B,R (.252)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 3-0,R (.312)
Raynel Delgado (Astros): 4-1,HR,2RBI,R (.280)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 5-0 (.283)
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 3-1 (.188)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 3-1 (.219)
Victor Mesa Jr (Rays): 4-1,SB (.197)
Nick Fortes (Rays): 3-1 (.253)*
Cionel Pérez (Mets): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (4.83)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 2-2,HR,2RBI,2R (.252)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-0 (.222)*
Andy Pagés (Dodgers): 3-0,R (.267)
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,H,ER,2K,BB (2.19)
Carlos Rodón (Yankees): 5.1IPH,0ER,6K,4BB (3.30)
*Cuban-American