Cuban Pedro Pablo Revilla had a triumphant debut this Saturday in the 2022 Japanese Professional Baseball League. Photo: JIT

Cuban Pedro Pablo Revilla had a triumphant debut this Saturday in the 2022 Japanese Professional Baseball League, hitting a home run and a single in four at-bats and driving in two runs.

Thus he supported the victory of his team, the

, with a 3-0 scoreline over the Hiroshima Carps at the Mazda Stadium in that city.

The West Indian outfielder, who drove in the game-winning run, dropped his starting average to .500 and his home run and RBI totals to one and two, respectively.

His teammate Dayán Viciedo went 1-for-4 with a single, a run scored and a strikeout, to maintain his average at .279.

Camagüeyan right-hander Yariel Rodríguez allowed a hit without runs in an inning of relief to improve his ERA to 2.08, and his compatriot Raidel Martínez scored his 22nd save of the year, after conceding a scoreless hit in an episode of relief.

His ERA dropped to 0.55.

On this day itself, Yurisbel Gracial singled three times and struck out once in the SoftBank Falcons' 6-0 loss to the Seibu Lions at the Fukuoka Pay Pay Dome.

Her average was .287.

His compatriot and teammate Alfredo Despaigne failed on four trips to the rubber to lower his average to 231.