Cubans continue shining in Japanese Professional Baseball

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 19 (acn) Cuban Livan Moinelo managed to pitch a scoreless ninth frame and earned the win when his team, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, beat 4-3 the Orix Buffalos, in the Pacific League of the Japanese professional baseball (NPB).

Thus, the Cuban lefty reliever has balance of three wins and one loss, with four games saved, and his ERA dropped to 1.48.
His compatriot and teammate OF Yurisbel Gracial batted 2 for 3, with a double, a single and a run scored, to increase his batting average (BA) to .323.
On the other hand, DH Alfredo Despaigne had an unfortunate day, as he hit 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, to lower his BA to .262.
After this outcome, the Hawks, current NPB champions, remain second in the Pacific League, 2 games behind the Saitama Seibu Lions and and six ahead of the Chiba Lotte Marines.