Randy Arozarena swatted a homerun, a solo-shot in the fifth which was his only hit in three trips to the plate in Seattle’s 8-4 defeat to the Marlins. The Cuban outfielder has now gone yard 10 times and is having his most complete season offensively of his career in the majors.
Víctor Mesa Jr collected a hit in two trips and drove in a run via a double in the third inning of the Tampa Bay Rays 12-4 loss to the New York Yankees. The native of Villa Clara, Cuba has knocked in two runs in the last three games and now hits .196 on the season.
Aroldis Chapman notched his 19th save of the season after tossing a scoreless inning during the Boston Red Sox’s 2-1 win over the Chicago White Sox. The flamethrowing left-hander saw his earned run average descend to 2.28 on the season and now has 386 saves in his storied career.
Nolan Arenado homered for the 11th time on the season, his only hit in four at-bats and his 38 run batted in on the campaign to lead the Diamondbacks in their 3-1 victory over the San Diego Padres. The Cuban-American third baseman raised his average to .243 on the year.
Cuban action on the night:
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 3-1,2B,RBI,2R (.287)
Víctor Mederos (Braves): 1.0IP,H,0ER,2K (0.00)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-1,R (.326)
Víctor Mesa Jr (Rays): 2-1,2B (.196)
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 1.0IP,H,0ER (2.40)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 4-0 (.239)
Romy González (Red Sox): 3-1,R (..310)*
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,0H,0ER (2.28)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 4-0 (.254)*
Jorge Soler (Angels):5-1,RBI (.215)
Zach Neto (Angels): 5-1 (.234)*
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (3.45)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.234)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-1 (.222)
*Cuban-American