MarioRight-hander Orlandi Martínez tied up the local offensiveCiego de Ávila played poorly on defense, with two errors, and on offense he only managed six hits, so his fourth failure against Guantánamo (1×6) and the discouragement of his partials this Sunday at the José Ramón Cepero stadium were logical, which They already see the intention of qualifying for the playoffs of the 63 National Baseball Series.
Right-hander Orlandi Martínez, who only had one win in the season before this game, went the distance in the six innings of work, allowing only five hits and striking out four batters.
On the mound from Avila, Luis Alberto Marrero from Violet allowed two runs in the same first inning thanks to two hits and an error by shortstop Rubén Valdés. Then in the fourth the duel went one way with the four runs of the winners.
The only score by the locals was in the second chapter, in which, after the ticket to Jonathan Bridón, there were two errors by the oriental team. From that moment on, the Tigers’ attack was almost non-existent.
Now Ciego de Ávila has a balance of 34 wins and 28 failures, and appears in sixth place, separated by seven lines of difference from the leader Pinar del Río; but at this point in the tournament, the important thing is the four games that separate them from the ninth place occupants, Guantánamo and Camagüey, who have accumulated 30 smiles and 32 losses.
The Avilanians have 13 games left and need at least five successes to force their pursuers to play almost perfect to reach 39 wins at the end of the calendar, the same number with which they qualified in the previous series.
Dany Miranda’s men will play Cienfuegos starting Tuesday at the 5 de Septiembre stadium. The Elephants appear second to last in the table, but in the last 10 games (5-5) they have played better than Ciego de Ávila (3-7)
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