Ariel Martínez went yard the first time season and a single in four at-bats, all while driving in two runs to contribute to a Nippon-Ham the 6-3 victory over the Orix Buffaloes at Es Con Field in Hokkaido. Martinez’s home run breaks a slump that had seen him collecting one hit in his last three games. The native of Matanzas, Cuba raised his average to .217 and his total RBIs to five.
Raidel Martínez notched his seventh save of the year after allowing a hit without a run in an inning of relief in the 6-3 victory of the Chunichi Dragons over the Hiroshima Carpas at the Mazda Stadium. The right-hander from Pinar del Río, also added three strikeouts to his season tally, left his ERA at 0.00 and is now tied for the Central League lead in saves.
Qué este sea el despertar para Ariel Martinez! Su primer jonrón de la temporada! pic.twitter.com/eFCGSVcmTg
— Renier González (@renier_glez) April 26, 2023
Liván Moinelo pitched a perfect inning of relief to improve his ERA to 1.80 in SoftBank’s win over Rakuten 4-2. The lefty who is also from Pinar del Río. In 7.2 innings pitched this season Moinelo has struck out five batters.
In Korea Guillermo Heredia connected on a hit in five at-bats , drove in a run and also scored a run in SSG’s 5-3 victory over the LG Twins. Although the outfielder’s average dropped to .354, he upped his RBI total to 15 on the campaign.
Cuban action on the night:
NPB:
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-2,HR,2RBI,R
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,3K’s
Liván Moinelo (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 5-1,2RBI,R