Dayán Viciedo swatted a double and a single in four plate appearances, while also driving in a run in the Chunichi Dragons’ 5-0 victory over the Yakult Swallows at the Vantelin Dome in Nagoya. The native Villa Clara, Cuba who had not seen action since May 22, increased his average to .240 and knocked his first run of the campaign in the NPB.
Andy Martín went 2-for-4 with a stolen base during Ibaraki’s 6-4 loss to the Gunma Diamond Pegasus in Japan’s Baseball Challenge League. The toolsy outfielder is hitting a solid .273 in his short time with the nippon squad. Sources tell me that the Chiba Lotte Marines might be interested in signing the young Cuban.
In the CPBL left-hander Río Gómez tossed a scoreless ninth in Wei-Chaun’s 5-4 loss to Rakuten. The Cuban-American hurler saw his ERA descend to 1.19 on the season and is second in the circuit with 10 holds.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Dayán Viciedo (CD) 4-2,2B,RBI
Carlos Moiner (CD) 1-1**
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 4-2**
Ariel Martínez (NH) 2-0
Darío Sarduy (SB) 5.0IP,5H,4ER,K,BB*
BCL:
Andy Martín (IB) 4-2,R
KBO:
No Cuban action on the day
CPBL:
Río Gómez (WC) 1.0IP,0H 0ER K*
*Cuban-American
** Minor leagues