Yokosuka " Rainy " Johnny

NPB Central League : Giants 5 vs 0 Carp

Raidel Martínez demonstrated why he is one of the premier closers in Japanese baseball on August 22nd, pulling off an ice-cold fire-fighting job for the Yomiuri Giants against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Summoned out of the bullpen in the top of the 9th inning with two outs and the bases loaded, the hard-throwing right-hander faced the ultimate high-leverage scenario. Showing supreme composure under intense pressure, Martínez needed just three pitches to induce a frame-ending out, extinguishing the Carp’s threat in an instant. With the clean 0.1-inning effort, Martínez maintained his brilliant 1.58 season ERA while holding his overall line at 3 wins, 3 losses, and 34 saves.