Liván Moinelo extended his extraordinary dominance, extending his scoreless streak to 29 consecutive innings. Despite leaving with a no-decision after pitching eight scoreless innings against Nippon Ham in SoftBank’s 1-0 im extra-innings at Es Con Field Hokkaido.
The Cuban hurler only allowed five hits on the day, fanned six and reduced his ERA to an impressive 1.07 (17 ER/143.5 IP). The left-hander is approaching a historic mark not seen in NPB since 1970, when the legendary Minoru Murayama posted a 0.98 ERA, a record that remains untouched in the land of the rising sun.
Rubén Cárdenas collected three hits in four trips to the plate and also scored a run in Kiwoom’s 7-4 loss to Samsung. The Cuban-American outfielder is now hitting a solid .268 on the campaign and has now scored 33 times on the campaign in the Korean capital.
Cuban action on the day:
NPB:
Liván Moinelo (SH): 8.0IP,5H,0ER,6K (1.07)
Andy Martín (CL): 3-1 (.171)**
KBO:
Rubén Cárdenas (KH): 4-3,2B,R (.268)*
Guillermo Heredia (SSG): 2-0 (.331)
CPBL:
No Cuban action on the day.