Raidel Martínez notched his 15th save of the year this Wednesday after retiring in a row the three batters he faced in a perfect inning of relief in the Chunichi Dragons’ 5-2 win over the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Mobile Park from Sendai.
The right-hander from Pinar del Río, Cuba who had not taken the mound since June 15, kept his ERA at 0.00 and is second in the Nippon Central League in that statistical category.
¡ATENCIÓN! 🇨🇺Raidel Martínez cosechó hoy (21/06/2023) su 15to salvado del año en la #npb y se colocó a sólo uno del liderato de esa categoría en la Liga Central.
👇👇👇👇👇https://t.co/nfCTohKOgd pic.twitter.com/8bSKZdVLyF— Béisbol Japonés.com (@beisboljapones) June 21, 2023
Guillermo Heredia banged out three hits in four trips to the plate and drove in a run in an SSG 3-1 win over the Doosan Bear. Heredia who is hitting .341 on the campaign is leading the KBO in batting average.
The Cuban outfielder who was brought in to augment the defending Korean League defending champions offense is also second in the league in RBIs and sixth in OPS.
There was no Cuban action on the evening in the Chinese Professional Baseball League where Elían Leyva will be pitching in the league’s All-star Game.