Raidel Martínez struck out 2 of the 3 batters he faced in a perfect inning of relief in the Chunichi Dragons’ 1-0 victory over the Yakult Swallows at the Vantelin Dome in Nagoya. The hard-throwing righty lowered his ERA to 0.82 and regained sole possession saves lead in the Central League of the NPB with 14.
Ariel Martínez went 2-for-4, with 2 singles and one run scored, in the Nippon Ham Fighters’ 5-0 blanking of the Rakuten Eagles. His average rose to .248 and the infielder looks in prime position to return to the league’s All-Star Game once again this season.
In the KBO Guillermo Heredia swatted a hit in three trips to the plate, while also scoring a run in SSG’s 4-2 los to the Hanwha Eagles. The outfielder is second in the circuit with a robust .381 batting average.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP.0H,0ER,2K
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 2-0**
Carlos Moiner (CD) 1-0**
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-2,R
BCL:
Andy Martín (IB) 4-0
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 3-1,R
CPBL:
No Cuban action on the day
**Minor leagues