Santo Domingo – Dominican Nasim Núñez had a historic night at Nationals Park, hitting the first two home runs of his career in Major League Baseball during the Washington Nationals‘ 10-5 victory over the Miami Marlins.
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Nunez’s first home run came in the bottom of the second inning, a solo shot that extended Washington’s lead to 4-0. In the eighth, he hit it again, this time with a two-run homer that sealed the final score.
The also Dominican Luis García Jr. contributed two RBIs, while the Colombian Jorge Alfaro drove in another for the Nationals. For the Marlins, Heriberto Hernández produced two runs and Agustín Ramírez scored one, but starter Eury Pérez took the loss after allowing seven runs in four innings.Machado and Tatis Jr. homer, but the Padres fall to the Orioles
In Baltimore, Manny Machado (22) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (19) hit home runs for the San Diego Padres, but their effort was not enough and they ended up falling 7-5 to the Orioles.- Tatis Jr.: 5-1, with a run scored and one RBI.
- Machado: 4-1, with two RBIs and a run scored.
- Ramón Laureano stood out with two hits, two walks and a run scored.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. remains hot with the Blue Jays
In Cincinnati, Dominican Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a home run, drove in two runs and scored twice in the Toronto Blue Jays‘ 13-9 victory over the Reds. Mexican Alejandro Kirk also hit a home run, leading a demolishing attack of five home runs and 18 hits that sealed the series for Toronto.Other MLB highlights of the day
- Brewers 6-3 Phillies: Colombian José Quintana (11-5) pitched 6.1 innings allowing three runs, and Isaac Collins hit a three-run home run.
- Rays 9-4 Mariners: Dominican Junior Caminero drove in two, and Cuban Yandy Díaz went perfect 5-5; Julio Rodríguez hit a three-run home run for Seattle.
- Guardians 8-1 Red Sox: Venezuelan Gabriel Arias hit a two-run home run and Dominican José Ramírez added two RBIs.
- Pirates 3-0 Dodgers: Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen hit home runs; Dominican Dennis Santana earned the save with a perfect inning.
