Guillermo Heredia collected three hits in four at-bats, knocked in a run and scored a run, but SSG fell to Lotte 6-3. The outfielder from Matanzas, Cuba saw his average rise to .410 on the campaign. Heredia leads the KBO in hitting and augmented his RBI total to 20 on the season.
Ariel Martínez hit three singles in four trips to the plate in the Nippon Ham Fighters’ 5-1 loss to the Rakuten Eagles. His average rose to .216 on the campaign. The Cuban slugger is starting to find his stroke after a slow start.
Frank Abel Álvarez tossed three scoreless innings in relief where he gave up a hit and fanned three in Chunichi’s 6-1 loss to Hanshin. The right-hander’s ERA fell to 6.00 on the season. Dayán Viciedo also helped the cause for the Dragons with a hit and RBI in four at-bats.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-3
Dayán Viciedo (CD) 4-1,RBI*
Frank Abel Álvarez (CD) 3.0IP,H,0ER, 3K*
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 4-3,RBI
CPBL:
No action on the day