Raidel Martínez notched his second save of the season after retiring all three batters he faced in a perfect ninth inning of relief to secure a Chunichi Dragons’ 1-0 shutout victory over the Hiroshima Carps.
His earned run average remained at 0.00 and he has now fanned two hitters in four innings of labor this year. Christian Rodríguez went 0-for-2 on the evening to watch his average fall to .167 on the season.
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Ariel Martínez hitless in five trips to the plate, but drove in the game-winning run with a sacrifice fly in the Nippon Ham Fighters’ 3-2 victory in extra innings of the over the Seibu Lions at Es Con Field in Hokkaido. The first baseman is now hitting .045 and has now knocked in two runs on the campaign.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 2-0
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER
Ariel Martínez (NH) 5-0,RBI
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 3-1
CPBL:
No action on the day