Orlando Martínez swatted three hits in as many trips to the plate, while also driving in three runs via a third inning triple and a seventh inning bases loaded walk, scoring on two occasions and also scoring two runs in Culiacán’s 14-7 thrashing of Los Mochis in the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico. The outfielder has now driven in 26 runs on the season.
JP Martínez joined in on the act for the Tomateros by also homering in the first inning, a solo-shot and also scoring four times on the evening. The outfielder has now gone yard seven times on the season and saw his average rise to .269 on the campaign.
Leonys Martín homered during the ninth inning for Los Mochis in a loss, his league leading 10th longball of the season to close the scoring for the Cañeros. The native of Villa Clara, Cuba has also driven in 27 runs on the year.
In the LBPRC Sandy Gastón made his winter debut by tossing two scoreless innings during Carolina’s 1-0 loss to the Cangrejeros de Santurce. The flamethrowing right-hander leaves his first outing in the Puerto Rican circuit with a 0.00 earned run average.
Cuban action on the night:
LBPRC:
Pedro Santos (CAR): 0.1IP,H,0ER (3.38)
Sandy Gastón (CAR): 2.0IP,H,0ER,2K,BB (0.00)
Liga ARCO:
Orlando Martínez (CUL): 3-3,2B,3B,3RBI,2R,SB (.314)
JP Martínez (CUL): 2-2,HR,RBI,4R (.269)
Diosbel Arias (CUL): 4-1,2B,2RBI,R (.083)
Leonys Martín (LM): 5-2,HR,RBI,2R (.261)
Yurisbel Gracial (LM): 3-1,R (.333)
LIDOM:
Armando Álvarez (TL): 4-0 (.258)*
Andrew Pérez (TL): 0.2IP,0H,0ER,K (3.18)*
*Cuban-American