Odrisamer Despaigne tossed five scoreless innings during which he fanned five batters to secure a Ciudad Obregón 4-1 win over Mayos de Navojoa. The right-hander won his 18th career in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico and sports a 0.00 earned run average after his first start of the campaign.
Victor Labrada launched a solo-homerun to right field during the seventh inning that gave Guasave a 4-3 lead that they would eventually hold on to during their 5-4 win over los Cañeros de Los Mochis. The leftfielder from Havana upped his average to .250 in the Liga ARCO on the early season.
Yurisbel Gracial also homered during the fourth inning in a losing cause for the Los Mochis. For the infielder it was his first longball of the early campaign and his second run batted as well. Gracial also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning now hits .167 on the season.
Yadir Drake went yard for the first time on the campaign, a solo-shot in the first inning of Mexicali’s 6-2 loss to Hermosillo. The Cuban slugger now hits .375 on the young season and is seven homeruns short of 50 for his career in the Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico.
Cuban action on the night:
Liga Mexicana del Pacífico:
Yadir Drake (MXC): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.376)
Miguel Romero (LM): 5.0IP,3H,2ER,7K (3.60)
Yurisbel Gracial (LM): 4-1,HR,SF,2RBI,R
Victor Labrada (GSV): 4-1,HR,RBI,R (.250)
Odrisamer Despaigne (CO): 5.0IP,3H, 0ER,5K,BB
Julio Pablo Martínez (CUL): 2-0 (.353)
Orlando Martínez (CUL): 5-0 (.111)
LVBP:
Rangel Ravelo (LAR): 3-0 (.429)
Diosbel Arias (MAR): 4-2 (.629)
Darién Núñez (MAR): 1.0IP,0H,0ER (0.00)
Sandy Gastón (CAR): 1.0IP,H,ER,2K (9.00)