Livan Moinelo
Havana, Apr 8 (JIT) - On Tuesday, Cuba's Liván Moinelo picked up his second victory of the season in the 5x2 victory of the SoftBank Falcons over the Orix Buffaloes in the Japanese Professional Baseball League.
At the Kyocera Dome in Osaka and for the Pacific League, the left-hander from Pinar del Río allowed six scoreless hits in five complete innings.
Moinelo struck out four opponents and again showed excellent control in his fast deliveries, as he did not give out any tickets in the game. With this performance, he has a record of two wins with no losses and his effectiveness at 0.75.
The Falcons' pitching staff was right when, since last season, they converted him from a reliever to a starter. In 2024, his digits placed him among the best pitchers in the circuit, and now he has also started with solid performances.
SoftBank is in fifth and penultimate place in the Pacific League, with only three wins—two of which belong to Moinelo—and six losses.
In another game of the day, the Yomiuri Giants and the DeNA All-Stars played to a three-run tie in 12 innings at the Yokohama Stadium in the Central League.
For the Giants, the lanky Cuban right-hander and also from Pinar del Río, Raidel Martínez, retired in a row the three batters he faced in an episode of relief, to keep his effectiveness at 0.00.
