Yordan Álvarez went yard for the 37th time on the season, a two-run bomb during the eighth inning of the Houston Astros’ 6-2 loss at the hands of the New York Mets. The slugger from Las Tunas, Cuba. Álvarez, who is the favorite for the American League Most Valuable Player also sports a league leading 1.048 OPS.
Sal Stewart launched his 30th longball of the season during the third inning of the Cincinnati Reds’ 17-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. The Cuban-American slugger also leads all of MLB with 104 runs batted in and is the frontrunner for the Rookie of the Year in the National League.
Yandy Díaz laced a run-scoring single in the seventh inning of the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres. Diaz saw his average rise to .303 and now driven 75 runs on the season. Diaz is also hitting .311 over the last 15 games.
Zach Neto swatted his 23rd homerun of the season, a solo-homerun in the eighth inning of the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The native of Miami saw his average rise .236 and is only two stolen bases short of his third straight 20-20 season.
Cuban action on the night:
George Lombard Jr (Yankees): 6-1 (.253)* (**)
Carlos Rodón (Yankees): 4.2IP,3H,2ER,5K,BB (3.20)*
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 3-0,BB (.249)
Ryan Fernández (Cardinals): 1.0IP,2H,ER,BB (3.98)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-0 (.271)
Sal Stewart (Reds):4-2,HR,2RBI,R (.265)*
Luis Robert Jr (Mets): 1-0 (.228)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 3-2,HR,2RBI,R
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 8-1,R (.237)* (**)
Adrián Morejón (Padres): 1.0IP,H,0ER,2K,BB (2.59)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-2,2B,RBI,R (.304)
Nick Martínez (Rays): 6.0IP,7H,3ER,4K (2.99)*
Yennier Cano (Orioles): 0.2IP,0H,0ER,2K (3.14)
Zach Neto (Angels): 5-1,HR,RBI,R (.236)*
*Cuban-American
**Doubleheader