Venezuelan MLB Stars Andrés Chaparro, Jesús Luzardo Excel

Outfielder Andrés Chaparro hit his fifth home run of the season, a solo shot in the Washington Nationals' 3‑2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. The blast came off right‑hander Adam Macko in the fifth inning, giving Chaparro four homers in his last eight games and raising his season totals to a .224 average with a .824 OPS and 19 RBIs in 76 plate appearances.

Pitcher Jesús Luzardo has been dominant on the mound, compiling a 1.08 ERA over his most recent four starts (25 innings) while allowing just five walks and striking out 36 batters, a WHIP of .64. He is third in the National League with 152 strikeouts, five behind the leader, and his season numbers include a 3.31 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP and a strikeout rate of 11.18 per nine innings across 122.1 innings pitched.