Sandy Gastón tossed 1⅔ innings of scoreless baseball in which he struck out two batters to secure a Leones del Caracas 10-7 win over the Tiburones de La Guaira. For the right-hander it was his first save of the season and saw his earned run average descend to 3.72 on the year.
In the LIDOM Bryan Lavastida knocked two runs via a seventh inning double to break open a Tigres del Licey 9-5 win over the Toros del Este. The Cuban-American catcher also scored a run on the evening and is now hitting .455 on the season.
In Puerto Rico Carlos Espinosa tossed a scoreless ninth inning during which he fanned two of the three batters he faced and helped secure a Cangrejeros de Santurce 4-1 win over the Leones de Ponce. The right-hander made an impressive debut in his second season in the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente.
In the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico Yadir Drake laced a run-scoring fifth inning double to account for the only in the Águilas de Mexicali’s 5-1 loss to Venados de Mazatlán. The Cuban slugger is now hitting .316 on the season and is now eight hits of 500 for his career in the LMP.
Cuban action on the night:
LMP:
Víctor Labrada (GSV): 5-1,RBI (.270)
Albert Lara (GSV): 5-1,2RBI (.294)
Julio Pablo Martínez (CUL): 3-0 (.283)
Orlando Martínez (CUL): 2-2,R (.288)
Yurisbel Gracial (LM): 2-1,R (.257)
Yadir Drake (MXC): 4-2,2B,RBI,R (.316)
LBPRC:
Lisbel Díaz (GC): 4-2,3RBI,R,SB (.500)
Carlos Espinosa (SAN): 1.0IP,0H,0ER,2K (0.00)
LIDOM:
Andy Ibáñez (LE): 3-0 (.273)
César Prieto (EO): 5-2 (.315)
Edgar Quero (EO): 4-1 (.214)
JC Escarra (AC): 4-0 (.114)*
Raynel Delgado (AC): 2-0 (.231)
Bryan Lavastida (TL): 4-3,2(2B),2RBI,2 (.455)*
José Barrero (TL): 2-0 (.120)
LVBP:
Josimar Cousin (ANZ): 0.2IP,2H,2ER,K (5.79)
Diosbel Arias (MAR): 5-1,R (.309)
Darién Núñez (MAR): 1.0IP,0H,0ER (7.04)
Sandy Gastón (CAR): 1.2IP,0H,0ER,2K,BB (3.72)
Rangel Ravelo (LAR): 2-1 (.328)
*Cuban-American