Havana, October 26 (RHC) – Today, the SoftBank Hawks tied the Japanese Baseball League Final Series title at one, defeating the Hanshin Tigers 10-1 in Game 2.
According to the website beisboljapones.com, Venezuelan reliever Darwinzon Hernández helped lead the Hawks to a victory by striking out all three batters in one inning at the Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka.
The South American left-hander, who had a poor showing last Sunday in the Pacific League playoffs, regained his best form, leaving his ERA unblemished.
For the defeated team, Dominican Ramón Hernández went 1-for-2 with one hit and one strikeout, raising his opening average to .500, and his compatriot Rafael Dolis allowed a scoreless single in one inning, leaving his ERA at 0.00.
Starter Naoyuki Uwasawa achieved success by allowing one run and five hits in six complete innings, while the loss fell to American Jon Duplantier, who allowed seven runs and six hits in one and two-thirds innings from the mound.
