Julio Pablo Martínez homered for the second straight day during the first inning of Culiacán’s 7-5 win over Los Mochis in the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico, his only hit in four at-bats. Martínez has also now driven in three runs on the season and sports a .611 slugging percentage.
Víctor Labrada went yard for the third time on the season, a two-run first inning blast and his only hit in three trips to the dish. Labrada did his part Guasave’s 10-4 thrashing of Mazatlán, for the Cuban it was his second longball in as many days. The power-hitting outfielder has now driven seven runs on the year.
In the LVBP Diosbel Arias collected a hit in four trips to the plate, that hit being a run-scoring first inning single to do his part in Isla Margarita’s 8-2 win over the Águilas de Zulia. The Cuban slugger has knocked in five runs on the season and is now second in the Venezuelan League with a .455 batting average.
Cuban action on the night:
LIDOM:
César Prieto (EO): 4-0 (.231)
Richard Guasch (EO): 0.1IP,0H,0ER,K,BB (0.00)
JC Escarra (AC): 4-0 (.000)*
Raynel Delgado (AC): 3-2,R (.200)
Andy Ibáñez (LE): 3-0 (.000)
José Barrero (LE) 1-1,2B (.167)
Andrew Pérez (LE): 0.2IP,H,0ER,2K (0.00)*
LMP:
Elían Leyva (NAV): 6.0IP,8H,4ER,4K,BB (6.00)
Julio Pablo Martínez (CUL): 4-1,HR,2RBI,R (.278)
Orlando Martínez (CUL): 5-0 (.091)
Yurisbel Gracial (LM): 5-2,2B (.211)
Yoán López (LM): 1.0IP,H,2ER,2K,BB (13.50)
Yadir Drake (MXC): 4-1 (.300)
Albert Lara (GSV): 5-1 (.238)
Víctor Labrada (GSV): 3-1,HR,2RBI,2R (.235)
Leam Méndez (NAY) 3.2IP,6H,6ER,5K,BB (16.20)
LVBP:
Sandy Gastón (CAR): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K,BB (4.50)
José Ramón Rodríguez (ANZ): 5.0IP,5H,2ER,3K, BB (5.87)
Diosbel Arias (MAR): 4-1,RBI,R (.455)
Alejandro Hernández (MAR): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,K, BB (7.71)
*Cuban-American