Liván Moinelo left a no-decision after not allowing any hits or runs for six full innings in the SoftBank Hawks’ 5-4 victory over the Rakuten Eagles at Rakuten Mobile Park in Sendai.
The left-hander from Pinar del Río, struck out 6 opponents and walked 3 in the game, watched his ERA descend to 1.29 , placing him amongst the leaders in in the Pacific League in that department.
Ariel Martínez went 0-for-2, with one run scored, one strikeout and 2 walks in Nippon Ham’s 5-2 loss to the Seibu Lions. The first baseman saw his average decrease to .042 on the young season. The 2023 All-Star has gotten off to a very slow start with the lumber.
🇨🇺Livan Moinelo (28) 2nd career start:
6 IP l 0 H l 0 ER l 3 BB l 6 SO
Moinelo has pitched a total of 14 innings in his first two career starts.
Before transitioning to a starter, his longest outing as a relief pitcher was 3 innings back in 2018pic.twitter.com/CB7QuDbUMO
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Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Livan Moinelo (SB) 6.0IP,0H,0ER,6K
Ariel Martínez (NH) 2-0,R
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 3-1
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 2-1
CPBL:
Río Gómez (WC) 1.2IP,0H,0ER,2K*
*Cuban-American