{"id":789730,"date":"2026-08-27T11:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/789730\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T11:57:15","slug":"raidel-and-moinelo-shine-in-japanese-baseball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/789730\/","title":{"rendered":"Raidel and Moinelo Shine in Japanese Baseball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cubans Raidel Mart\u00ednez and Liv\u00e1n Moinelo once again made their mark in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioangulo.cu\/en\/2026\/08\/17\/yasiel-gonzalez-makes-his-debut-in-chinese-baseball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Japanese baseball<\/a>. With dominant performances that combined precision in the closing game and the authority of a pitcher who gives no quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Mart\u00ednez closed out the Yomiuri Giants\u2019 8-6 victory over the Yakult Seagulls at Meiji Jingu Stadium.\u00a0Recording the final three outs, two of them by strikeout, although he allowed one hit.<\/p>\n<p>The right-hander from Pinar del Rio thus reached 35 saves on the season.\u00a0A\u00a0figure that keeps him as the leader in that category in the Central League and brings his career total to 247 saves in Japanese professional baseball.<\/p>\n<p>His record also boasts three wins and three losses, just seven earned runs allowed in 41 innings, and a 1.54 ERA.\u00a0Along with 47 strikeouts that explain his dominance from the mound.<\/p>\n<p>Several miles away in Chiba, Moinelo turned the mound at ZOZO Marine Stadium into an impregnable fortress.\u00a0Completing all nine innings and leading the SoftBank Hawks to a 9-0 shutout victory over the Lotte Marines.<\/p>\n<p>The Cuban left-hander allowed only three hits, struck out nine, and walked two to achieve his first shutout of the season.\u00a0Also to maintain his perfect record of three wins in as many starts since returning to the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>Moinelo now has 21 innings pitched in three starts.\u00a0Allowing only one earned run and striking out 21.\u00a0Numbers that illustrate the strength of an arm that has returned to the rotation ready to reclaim its prominence.<\/p>\n<p>Tokyo and Chiba were the stages for the same story.\u00a0As Mart\u00ednez closed out the game to preserve a victory and Moinelo shut out the lights with a complete game.\u00a0Two ways of writing in Japanese\u00a0a new chapter of\u00a0Cuban talent .<\/p>\n<p>With information from CNA<\/p>\n<p>                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioangulo.cu\/en\/author\/radio-angulo\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Radio Angulo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Radio Angulo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1ad2838726e906cfa87a553f689a7f32e0ee0de75868be503d8e250a6af0a3b4.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-250 photo\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\"\/><\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioangulo.cu\/en\/author\/radio-angulo\/\" class=\"url\" title=\"Radio Angulo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Radio Angulo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1ad2838726e906cfa87a553f689a7f32e0ee0de75868be503d8e250a6af0a3b4.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-250 photo\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\"\/><\/a>Latest posts by Radio Angulo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioangulo.cu\/en\/author\/radio-angulo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see all<\/a>)  \t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cubans Raidel Mart\u00ednez and Liv\u00e1n Moinelo once again made their mark in Japanese baseball. 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