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With the subseries tied on two sides, the Tigers went out to the field this Sunday on September 5 with the aim of winning the particular match and to do so they would send their main pitcher to the mound of martyrdom: Dachel Duquesne.
And not only was success at stake for the people of Avila, so important in achieving classification, but also the “Duke” aspired to his 100th victory in the national baseball classics. In the four previous presentations he had been elusive, the last of them last Tuesday against the southerners where he fell 8 × 2.
On this occasion he would have as his rival the left-handed Cruzan player Islay Sotolongo who has gone from strength to strength this season. But the sinister pitcher did not appear on his best afternoon and in five and a third he allowed five runs for the cats, they hit eight hits and walked four.
For its part, Duquesne was impassable for 8×2 thirds of work, they hit eight hits, they only scored one run, they struck out five and, most importantly, they did not walk.
With the goal for the visitors, Rubén Valdés stood out with a three-run home run and Alexander Jiménez went 2 for 3 with a RBI. For the elephants, Jorge Zúñiga and Xian Vega hit a pair of hits four times at bat.
After these results, Ciego de Ávila consolidated itself in sixth position in the table with 37 victories and 30 losses, while Cienfuegos with 24 successes reached 43 losses to remain in 14th place.
The next subseries of the troops from central southern Cuba will be against Villa Clara at the Augusto César Sandino stadium in Santa Clara, from June 11 to 16.
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