Raidel Martínez earned his twenty-seventh save of the campaign this after retiring the three rivals he faced in a scoreless inning of relief in the Chunichi Dragons’ 3-0 shutout the Hanshin Tigers at the Vantelin Dome in Nagoya.
The right-hander from Pinar del Río, Cuba reached 150 saves in his NPB career on the evening and lowered his ERA to 0.92 on the season, while also adding on to his Central League lead in saves. It can easily be said that Martínez in the most dominant closer in the Asian circuit.
In the KBO Guillermo Heredia swatted three hits in four trips to the plate and knocked in three runs to do hip part in SSG’s walloping of Kia by a 14-6 score. “The Count” as he is known by the island’s faithful leads the Korean circuit with a .365 average and also scored two runs on the day for the Landers.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Christian Rodríguez (CD) 2-0
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K
Ariel Martínez (NH) 4-1
KBO:
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 4-3,2B,3RBI,2R
CPBL:
Río Gómez (WC) 3.0IP,H,0ER,3K,BB