Odrisamer Despaigne tossed seven innings of four-hit ball in which he didn’t allow an earned run and fanned four en route to a Mazatlán 3-0 shutout of Culiacán. The Cuban righty notched his first win of the postseason and the Venados took game 1 of their semifinal playoff series. Despaigne’s ERA dropped to 3.27 in the second phase of the Mexican tournament.
In Nicaragua Yosmany Guerra continues to swing a hot lumber in the playoffs. In the the Tren del Norte’s 9-2 thrashing of Gigantes de Rivas. On the evening the infielder collected two hits in five trips to the plate and knocked in a run all while also scoring on an occasion.
In the postseason the native of Havana is hitting a robust .349 and Esteli tied its playoff series with Rivas at one. For the Tren Yoanner Negrín pitched well giving up one earned run over six innings of work and struck out six over that span, but will still saddled with the loss on the evening. His postseason ERA is a sparkling 3.60.
🔥ODRISAMER DESPAIGNE🔥
7.0 IP | 4 H | 0 C | 3 K 🍫🍫🍫#YoSoyVenados 🦌❤️ pic.twitter.com/bXAYytlCNN
— venadosbase (@venadosbase) January 12, 2024
Cuban action on the evening:
Liga ARCO:
Peter O’Brien (CUL) 3-0
Odrisamer Despaigne (MAZ) 7.0IP,4H, 0ER,3K,BB
LVBP:
Yasiel Puig (LAG) 4-2,2R
LIDOM:
No action on the night
LBPRC:
No action on the night
LBPN:
Alay Lago (TRE) 4-0
Yoanner Negrín (TRE) 6.0IP,5H,ER,6K, 2BB