Odrisamer Despaigne tossed seven innings in which he allowed two runs via five hits and fanned six to notch his fourth victory of the season during Ciudad Obregón’s 8-5 triumph over Culiacán. The right-hander from Havana now sports a solid 3.28 earned run average on the year.
In the LIDOM JC Escarra collected a hit in two trips to the plate, knocked in two runs and scored a run to do his part in the Águilas Cibaeñas’ 7-3 win over the Leones del Escogido. The Cuban-American catcher saw his average rise to .282 on the campaign.
Maikel Serrano went yard and drove in two runs to lead the Tren del Norte to a 9-5 victory over Chinandega in the first game of a doubleheader between the two clubs. The slugger from Pinar del Río, Cuba is now hitting .387 and his knocked in 16 runs on the season for the team from Esteli.
Cuban action on the night:
LIDOM:
JC Escarra (AC) 2-1,2RBI,R*
Leonys Martín (TL) 4-0
Raúl Valdés (TL) 3.0IP,3H,2ER,K,BB
José Barrero (EO) 3-1,RBI,R
Jorge Martínez (EO) 3.2IP,3H,0ER,2K,2BB
Liga ARCO:
Víctor Labrada (MTY) 4-1
Diosbel Arias (MTY) 3-0
Luis Avilés Jr (MAZ) 4-2,2B,RBI,R
Odrisamer Despaigne (CO) 7.0IP,5H,2ER, 6K,BB
Roel Santos (LM) 5-1,RBI
Yasmany Tomás (LM) 4-1,RBI
Yadir Drake (GUA) 4-1
Yadiel Hernández (MXC) 3-0,RBI
LBPRC:
Carlos Espinosa (MAY) 4.0IP,5H,5ER,K,BB
Yoán Moncada (SJU) 3-1,R
José Abreu (SJU) 3-0
Yanquiel Fernández (PON) 5-1,2B
Lázaro Armenteros (PON) 3-0
Adeiny Hechavarría (CAR) 1-0
LVBP:
Darién Núñez (ANZ) 0.2IP,2H,2ER,K
Lázaro Blanco (ARA) 0.2IP,0H,0ER
Yoanner Negrín (ARA) 4.0IP,4H,5ER,2K,2BB
LBPN:
Alay Lago (TRE) 8-4,2B,2RBI,4R**
Maikel Serrano (TRE) 6-2,HR,2RBI,4R**
Maykel Taylor (TRE) 7.0IP,4H,2ER,4K,2BB
Yosmany Guerra (GIG) 2-0
Lázaro Alonso (GIG) 4-0
Rusney Castillo (GIG) 2-1
Luis Medina (BOE) 1-0
LCBP:
Yassel Pino (TRS) 1-1,RBI,R
Luis Rojas (TIG) 1-0
*Cuban-American
**Doubleheader