MLB 2024 | Adolis smashes a three-run home run in win; Chapman secures his sixth save; Grandal continues his hitting streak; Yandy has another game with multiple hits

Cuban Players News for the 2024 Major League Baseball season. A compilation of several sources

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Adolis García hit a three-run home run while going 1-for-3 against the Angels on Thursday.

In Thursday's victory over the Angels, Adolis García went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk. He smashed a three-run homer off Jack Kochanowicz in the first inning and drew a walk in his next at-bat, extending his streak of games with at least one hit, one walk, and three RBI. This marked his 22nd home run of the season and his first since August 18 against the Twins. In September, he holds a .263 batting average (5-for-19) with four extra-base hits, eight RBI, and a run scored. Despite a tough season hitting .222 with a high strikeout rate of 26.8%, Adolis continues to shine in terms of power, boasting 22 homers and 72 RBI in 135 games.

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Aroldis Chapman secured his sixth save of the season by getting two outs in the ninth inning against the Nationals on Thursday.

On Thursday, Aroldis Chapman earned the save by striking out one batter in 2/3 innings against the Nationals. He came into the game in the ninth inning with a five-run lead and the tying run at the plate. Chapman efficiently closed out the game in just six pitches without allowing any additional runs. This marked his second successful save opportunity since taking over the closer role for the Pirates from the struggling David Bednar. Apart from a rough outing against the Cubs last week where he gave up three runs, Chapman has been solid in his last 13 appearances, recording 21 strikeouts with a 2.08 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, one win, two saves, and seven holds over 13 innings. While Chapman's performance this season has been a mix of positives and negatives, highlighted by a respectable 3.38 ERA, 22 holds, and a high strikeout rate of 14.3 K/9, his WHIP of 1.31 and four blown saves may have led to some frustration among fans and analysts.

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Yasmani Grandal extends hitting streak to eight games.

Yasmani Grandal had a 1-for-2 performance with two walks, an RBI, and a run in Thursday's game against the Nationals. Since Joey Bart's injury, Grandal has been the starting catcher in seven out of 12 games and has been performing well for the past two weeks. He is currently on an eight-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 9-for-24 with two home runs, four RBIs, and six runs scored.

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Yandy had another game with multiple hits.

Despite the Rays losing 4-3 to the Twins on Thursday, Yandy Díaz stood out with another multi-hit performance. He went 2-for-4 with a RBI and two strikeouts in the game. This marked his second consecutive game with two hits and his 40th multi-hit game of the season as a seasoned infielder. Furthermore, he notched his 27th double of the year. Although this year has posed challenges for the 33-year-old player, he has been in excellent form over his last 30 games, hitting .300 (33-for-110) with four home runs, 13 RBIs, and 12 runs. On the season, his slash line stands at .278/.335/.411 with 13 home runs and 62 RBIs.

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Randy Arozarena got a breather Thursday.

Randy Arozarena was absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Oakland. It was the second day off for Arozarena since he was acquired by the Mariners via trade in late July. On Wednesday, Arozarena broke out of a 1-for-14 slump by going 2-for-4 in the game. This slump started after he had five hits in two games on August 28 and August 30. Despite this recent dip in form, Arozarena has been more productive overall since joining the Seattle Mariners than he was with the Rays. In his time with the Mariners, he has achieved a .238 batting average, a .753 OPS, 11 extra-base hits, 12 RBIs, 18 walks, and 24 runs. Additionally, he has reached base nine more times through hit-by-pitches in 34 games with the Mariners.

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