Raidel Martínez retired the three batters he faced, including one via the strikeout in an a scoreless ninth inning to notch his third save of the year and keep his ERA at 0.00. The Chunichi Dragons shutout of Hiroshima 1-0.
Martínez has fanned three batters in five innings of work and also sports a WHIP of 1.00 on the campaign. Christian Rodríguez on the other hand went 0-for-3 on the to watch his average fall to .167 on the season.
Ariel Martínez swatted a double in 4 at-bats to increase his to .071 in Nippon Ham’s 11-1 loss to the Seibu Lions. For Martínez it was his first extra-base hit of the campaign and the infielder had struck out six times in 34 ABs.
Raidel Martínez's numbers in 2024:
IP: 5
SO: 3
ERA: 0.00
SV: 3*
WHIP: 1.00*Central League Co-leader in saves pic.twitter.com/Y5FgYRe8Jy
— Cuban Baseball Digest (@CBaseballDigest) April 8, 2024
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Raidel Martínez z (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 3-0
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-1,2B
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 4-2
CPBL:
No Cuban action on the day