In a Sunday day marked by some relevant brands, right-hander Yadián Martínez led the Hurricanes of Mayabeque from the box to a 3-0 victory over the Pirates of the Island of Youth, in addition to signing the first duel without a hit or run in the 64th National Baseball Series (SNB).
At the close of the private subseries, Martínez completed the nine innings, in which he struck out five rivals, according to the report of the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
Zero jit, zero career for Yadián Martínez in 64 SNB
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His performance was close to perfection, as only one Filibuster batter managed to reach the first base thanks to a walk, the information adds.
According to the compilation by statistician Benigno Daquinta, cited by the media, it was the 67th game with these characteristics in the history of baseball tournaments on the island.
In turn, it became the second with a stage at the Nelson Fernández stadium, in the municipality of San José de las Lajas, succeeding the one that occurred on January 20, 2001, when the Santiago right-hander Norge Luis Vera achieved it against the old team from Havana.
Of the victories recorded without allowing hits and runs, Yadián put in his locker number 64 achieved by a single pitcher, and number 52 that was completed in a nine-inning duel.
A total of 59 of these challenges occurred during the celebration of the baseball classic in Cuba, as another seven occurred in the now defunct Selective Series and one in the Super League.
As for other significant data linked to games of this type, the publication highlights that the pitcher with the most wins in this way appears as Juan Pérez Pérez, who achieved it three times, two of them defending the colors of Camagüey and one representing Ganaderos.
Havana’s Latinoamericano stadium tops the list of venues that have witnessed this feat, with 14 occasions, and the other one that has exceeded ten is the Augusto César Sandino, in the city of Santa Clara, with 11.
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Three Yankee home runs
On the same day, Yoel Yanqui from Santiago de Cuba confirmed himself as the hitter in the best form of the tournament, by hitting three home runs that could not prevent the defeat of the Avispas de Santiago de Cuba against the visiting Toros de Camagüey with a score of 12-14.
The third bat of the indomitable round starred in the 154th occasion that occurs in Cuban baseball, and consolidated himself as the leader in the current tournament with 13 hits, which together with an offensive average of .463 places him as the leader of those three important offensive departments.
According to reports, Yanqui will not finish the tournament in the ranks of the Wasps, since in the next few days he will leave for Nicaragua to fulfill a contract with the Boer Indians, of the Professional League of that nation.
