Roenis Elías tossed four innings in which he struck out seven batters, but didn’t have his best stuff, yielding an uncharacteristic four walks. The left-hander during his out also gave up five hits and three earned runs in SSG’s 8-6 loss to NG. The hurler saw his ERA rise to 4.89 on the season.
Guillermo Heredia tried to helped the cause with three hits in four at-bats, one of them being a homerun and drove in three runs. The outfielder is first in the circuit in hitting with a batting average of .416 and seventh in the KBO in RBI’s with 25.
Liván Moinelo left without a decision after allowing four runs (one earned) and 8 hits in 7 innings of work during the SoftBank Hawks 5-4 loss to the Seibu Lions in extra-innings. The left-hander from Pinar del Río, Cuba has worked at least seven innings in four of the six starts he has made this season.
His record on the season stands at 1-1 and and his ERA dropped to a miniscule 1.58, a figure that places him among the top 10 in the Pacific League in that statistical category. It is definitely now safe to say that the hurler has made a successful conversation from reliever to starter.
☑️ Guillermo Heredia logró su noveno juego con al menos tres imparables este año en la KBO 🇰🇷 al ligar este sábado de 4-3 con su 5to HR y tres remolcadas.
➡️ Es líder de los bateadores .406 (128 AB; 52 H) y co-líder en imparables.
✨ Modo MVPpic.twitter.com/CySeS2TgJq
— Miguel Rodríguez Hernández (@MiguelRH98) May 4, 2024
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-1
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER
Dayán Viciedo (CD) 3-2,2RBI**
Carlos Moiner (CD) 3-0**
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 1-0**
Liván Moinelo (SB) 7.0IP,8H,ER,6K, 2BB
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 4-3,HR,3RBI, R
Roenis Elías (SSG) 4.0IP,5H,3ER,7K,4B
CPBL:
Río Gómez (WC) 1.1IP,0H,0ER,2K*
*Cuban-American
**Minor leagues