The Cuban Baseball Digest

Víctor Mesa went yard for the 14th time on the season, a fourth inning solo-shot and his only hit in two trips to the plate during the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Cuban outfielder is hitting a robust .354 over his last 15 games.

Nolan Arenado swatted his ninth career grand slam, his only hit in four at-bats to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks in their 8-4 victory over the New York Yankees. The Cuban-American slugger has now homered 26 times and has also driven in 78 runs on the campaign.

Víctor Mederos notched his fifth triumph of the season after tossing ⅔ of a scoreless inning during which he fanned one of the two batters he faced to help secure the Atlanta Braves 4-2 win over the Houston Astros. The Cuban hurler has now struck out 31 in 32 innings of work on the year.

Cuban action on the night:

Sal Stewart (Reds): 4-0 (.268)*

Yandy Díaz (Rays): 3-0,R (.292)

Nick Fortes (Rays): 3-0 (.264)*

Víctor Mesa Jr (Rays): 2-1,HR,RBI,R (.251)

Yordan Álvarez (Astros): 4-2 (.313)

Víctor Mederos (Braves): 0.2IP,0H,0ER,K

Miguel Vargas (White Sox): 2-1 (.251)

Zach Neto (Angels): 3-0 (.237)*

Randy Arozarena (Mariners): 3-0,R (.279)

Lázaro Montes (Mariners): 2-0 (.211)

Nolan Arenado (DBacks): 4-1,HR,4RBI,R (.247)*

*Cuban-American