Raidel Martinez allowed three runs, two of them earned in the 10th inning of Chunichi’s 5-2 loss to Yakult in the Nippon League. The righty allowed just two earned runs all last season season last year and allowed runs for the first time in 20.1 innings of the campaign. entered the game with a 0.00 ERA across 20.1 innings this season. Martínez allowed two earned runs in a game for the first time since September 7, 2021.
Although Liván Moinelo had a quality start in his duel with Roki Sasaki, the left-hander suffered his second defeat of the season in SoftBank’s 3-1 loss to Chiba Lotte. The hurler tossed seven innings of five-hit, three-run ball and fanned five to watch his ERA rise to 1.83 on the season. The southpaw is now second in earned run average in the Pacific League.
Andy Martín made his debut in Japan’s Independent Baseball Challenge League with the Ibaraki Astro Planets in the team’s 6-4 win over the Saitama Bears. The outfielder swatted a three-run homer in the third inning, the native of Villa Clara, Cuba also drew a walk in three official at-bats on the day. Martín opens his season with a .333 batting average.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Raidel Martínez (CD) 0.2IP,2H,2ER
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 3-0**
Liván Moinelo (SB) 7.0IP,5H,3ER,5K,3BB
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-0
BCL:
Andy Martín (IB) 3-1,HR,3RBI,BB
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 5-1
CPBL:
Río Gómez (WC) 2.0IP,0H,0ER,2K*
*Cuban-American
*Minor leagues