Roenis Elías earned his fifth victory on the season after throwing six strong innings in which he gave up two runs via nine hits and fanned six in SSG’s 11-6 win over the Lotte Giants. The lefty saw his ERA descend to 4.41 on the season and has now notched eight quality starts on the campaign.
Guillermo Heredia helped his countrymen’s cause with three hits in four trips to the plate and a key eighth inning three-run blast to seal the deal. In total the outfielder drove in fours runs and now hits a robust. 357 on the season, this leaves him first in the KBO in this statistical category.
Raidel Martínez notched his 37th save after pitching a perfect inning of relief in the Chunichi Dragons’ 4-3 victory over the Hiroshima Carps. The right-hander from Pinar del Río, Cuba added 2 strikeouts to his personal tally, reduced his ERA to 1.06 on the season and is tied for the Central League lead in saves.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Ariel Martínez (NH) 3-0
Coco Montes (YOM) 3-1*
Raidel Martínez (CD) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K
Andy Martín (CM) 0-0,PR
KBO:
Roenis Elías (SSG) 6.0IP,9H,2ER,6K
Guillermo Heredia (SSG) 4-3,2B,HR,4RBI,2R
CPBL:
Río Gómez (WC) 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K*