Víctor Mesa Jr belted his 11th roundtripper of the season amongst his two hits during yesterday’s game and also scored twice to lead the Tampa Bay Rays in their 7-2 win over the Atlanta Braves. The outfielder has come into his own in his first full MLB season and is hitting .308 in his last seven games.
Zach Neto went yard for the 25th time on the season, a three-run third inning shot a to lead the Los Angeles Angels in their 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Cuban-American shortstop saw his average rise to .244 and is one stolen base for his third straight 20-20 season.
Yordan Álvarez collected two hits in five trips to the plate, including a run-scoring third inning double during the Houston Astros 11-7 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cuban slugger upped his American League leading average to .312 and is second in the junior circuit with 96 runs batted in.
George Lombard Jr belted a third inning grand slam, his only hit on the evening and the third homerun on the season during the Yankees 6-1 triumph over the Colorado Rockies. The Cuban-American shortstop saw his average rise to .240 and has now knocked in 11 runs in his short time in the major leagues.
Cuban action on the night:
Yohandy Morales (Nationals): 3-0 (.316)*
Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 4-1,2B (.273)
Lázaro Montes (Mariners): 1-1,2B (.263)
Franco Alemán (Guardians): 2.1IP,H,0ER,3K (2.91)
George Lombard Jr (Yankees): 4-1,HR,4RBI,R (.240)*
Victor Mederos (Braves): 1.0IP,2H,ER (3.03)
Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 5-2,2B,RBI,R (.312)
Zach Neto (Angels): 3-2,HR,3RBI,R (.244)*
Víctor Mesa Jr (Rays): 3-2,HR,RBI,2R (.238)
Yandy Díaz (Rays): 4-1,RBI (.305)
Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 3-2,HR, RBI,R (.236)*
Lourdes Gurriel Jr (DBacks): 4-1 (.207)
Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 3-0 (.249)
Edgar Quero (White Sox): 1-0 (.207)
Sal Stewart Jr (Reds): 3-2 (.267)*
*Cuban-American