Núñez SHINES with 2 HR in MLB; Machado and Tatis Jr. also hit it out

Home Run Night for Nasim Núñez and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Santo Domingo – Dominican player Nasim Núñez had a memorable night at Nationals Park, hitting the first two home runs of his career in the Major Leagues. This happened during the Washington Nationals’ 10-5 victory over the Miami Marlins. The first home run by Nuñez occurred in the second inning, a solo shot that extended Washington’s lead to 4-0. In the eighth inning, he connected again, this time a two-run homer that sealed the final score. Luis García Jr., also Dominican, contributed with two RBIs, while 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.

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In Baltimore, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. hit home runs for the San Diego Padres, but it wasn’t enough and they fell 7-5 to the Orioles.

Tatis Jr.: 5-1, with one run scored and one RBI.
Machado: 4-1, with two RBIs and one run scored.

For the Orioles, Ramón Laureano stood out with two hits, two walks, and a run scored. Dominican Samuel Basallo did not see action in the game. In Cincinnati, 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. Alejandro Kirk also hit a home run, leading a five-homer and 18-hit attack that clinched the series for Toronto.

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Brewers 6-3 Phillies: José Quintana (11-5) pitched 6.1 innings allowing three runs, and Isaac Collins hit a three-run home run.
Rays 9-4 Mariners: Junior Caminero drove in two, and Yandy Díaz went perfect 5-5; Julio Rodríguez hit a three-run home run for Seattle.
Guardians 8-1 Red Sox: Gabriel Arias hit a two-run home run and José Ramírez added two RBIs.
Pirates 3-0 Dodgers: Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen homered; Dennis Santana earned the save with a perfect inning.