By Juan Páez
On Tuesday’s day, Ariel Miranda and Odrisamer Despaigne collided for the first time in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO). Although the two went undecided in the KT Wiz 4 × 3 victory over the Doosan Bears, it was Miranda who came out with the better singles.
The Cuban left-hander threw 6.0 innings and allowed four hits in addition to three runs, of which only two were earned. He walked two and retired eight opponents via the third strike. With his 16th quality start in 22 total starts, he dropped his 2.36 ERA to remain the solo championship leader in that department.
In Odrisamer’s case, he worked for 5.1 innings. He tolerated eight hits and three well-deserved lines, walked and guillotined five rivals. His ERA rose to 3.30 as he allowed seven earned runs in 7.0 innings pitched in his last two starts.
In that same challenge, José Miguel Fernández (Doosan Bears) was retired on the five official occasions that he stood at home plate. Following that performance, he lowered his offensive average to .310.
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In Nippon Professional Baseball, Rusney Castillo helped the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4 × 1 win over the Buffaloes Orix. The Cuban slugger, who was seventh in the order and designated hitter, went 4-2 with a run scored, a performance that left his offensive averages at .261 / .306 / .348.
For Castillo, it has been a discreet 24-game internship on the Japanese circuit. In 46 legal at-bats, he has 12 hits, with a double and a home run, plus just two RBIs. He has 11 strikeouts, two walks and three runs scored.
In the Chiba Lotte Marines 3 × 1 victory over the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Adeiny Hechavarría went 2-0 (.191), while his compatriot and rival Alfredo Despaigne failed in three valid chances, with a pair of fans and a walk. .
Finally, Dayán Viciedo also went blank in three trips to the plate, although he took two walks, in the Chunichi Dragons 10 × 1 lauro against Hiroshima Toyo Carps (.284).
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