Luis Robert Jr launched his fourth homerun of the season, a second inning solo-shot during the New York Mets 4-2 loss to the Dodgers. The outfielder from Ciego de Ávila, Cuba has homered twice since his return from the injured list.
Adrián Morejón notched his eighth win of the season after tossing 1⅓ innings of shutout ball to help secure the San Diego Padres 4-2 win over the Marlins. The Cuban left-hander saw his earned run average descend to 3.25 and is third amongst all relievers in the majors in wins.
Nick Fortes had a perfect evening at tge plate and drove two runs via a fourth inning single and a seventh inning double in four at-bats to pace the Tampa Bay Rays in the 11-3 thrashing of the Cleveland Guardians. The Cuban-American catcher is now hitting a scorching .500 over his last seven games.
Aroldis Chapman tossed a scoreless ninth inning to secure the Red Sox’s 6-4 victory of the Toronto Bluejays. For the “Cuban Missle” it was his 23rd save on the campaign and the 391st of his illustrious career. The flamethrowing left-hander also lowered his earned run average to 1.87 on the season.
Cuban action on the night:
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.1IP,0H,0ER,2K,BB (3.25)
Orlando Ribalta (Nationals): 1.1IP,H,0ER,3K,BB (3.64)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 3-0 (.248)*
Adrián Del Castillo (DBacks): 3-0 (.204)*
Luis Robert (Mets): 3-1,HR,RBI,R (.214)
Cionel Pérez (Mets): 1.0IP,H,0ER,2K (5.35)
Franco Alemán (Guardians): 0.2IP,H,0ER,3K, BB (1.54)
Nick Fortes (Rays): 4-4,2B,2RBI,2R (.281)*
Aroldis Chapman (Red Sox): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K, BB (1.87)
Romy González (Red Sox): 1-1,RBI (.204)*
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 4-1,R (.327)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 3-0,R (.243)
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 5-1,R (.280)
Sal Stewart (Reds): 5-2,RBI,R (.251)*
Jorge Soler (Angels): 5-1,R (.205)
Zach Neto (Angels): 4-1,3B,R (.238)*
*Cuban-American