Alfredo Despaigne on a hot streak in the Japanese baseball series

May 12, 2019

Cuban Alfredo Despaigne hit his seventh home run of the campaign this Saturday to contribute to the 4-2 victory of the SoftBank Hawks over the Lotte Marines at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka.

The Caribbean player finished the game 3-1, with one run scored, one RBI, one strikeout and one walk, raising his average to .248 and his total RBIs to 19.

His compatriot and teammate Yurisbel Gracial went 3-2, with 2 singles, one run scored and one walk, raising his average to .370, while fellow Cuban Liván Moinelo struck out 2 rivals and allowed one walk, but did not allow hits or runs in a relief inning to lower his ERA to 0.60.