Liván Moinelo notched his fourth victory of the year after allowing six hits and no run in seven innings during the SoftBank Hawks’ 2-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers at the Pay Pay Dome in Fukuoka. The left-hander from Pinar del Río, Cuba struck out 12 batters and walked one to improve his record to 4-2 and his ERA to 1.54, a figure that keeps him the second best in that category in the Pacific League.
Raidel Martínez recorded his 20th save of the season after tossing a scoreless frame in a relief inning during the Chunichi Dragons’ 4-3, 10-inning victory over the Lotte Marines. The Cuban right-hander notched his seventh save in eight outings, reduced his ERA to 0.93 and expanded his lead in saves in the NPB’s Central League.
In the KBO collected a hit in five trips to the plate and drove in two runs to do his part in SSG’s 11-4 thrashing of Hanwha. The outfielder from Matanzas, Cuba who has be mired in a slump saw his average descend to .360 on the campaign. The outfielder is tied for the league lead in that statistical category.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Ariel Martínez (NH) 2-0
Liván Moinelo (SB) 7.0IP,6H,0ER,12K,BB
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
BCL:
No Cuban action on the day
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 5-1,2RBI
CPBL:
No Cuban action on the day