The team led by Armando Ferrer visits the home of the Alazanes willing to change the history in postseason matches and eliminate the spell of the easterners on their team.
In the four previous play-offs, Granma has the same number of successes against Matanzas to add a total of 16 wins with nine losses and snatch the crown from the 60th (2020-2021) and 61st (2021-2022) editions with global smiles of 4-2 and 4-3 respectively.
Previously, in seasons 56 (2016-2017) and 57 (2017-2018), they also won with the help of strategist Carlos Martí in semi-final matches with a balance of 4-3 and 4-1.
After a year full of injuries and significant absences of star players, the Saurios qualified for this instance in seventh place with a record of 40-35 while the Alazanes with 47-27 occupied second place as one of the most stable teams in the entire tournament.
The incorporation of Yoennis Yera after fulfilling his contract in the Mexican League, today’s starter and top reference from the box, and the recoveries of Yamichel Pérez and Renner Rivero give the Matanzas team greater possibilities against a rival with favoritism in the match , according to analysts of the sport of balls and strikes.
On the opposite side, a battery with figures such as Alfredo Despaigne, Raico Santos, Guillermo Avilés, Alexquemer Sánchez and Guillermo García exhibit sufficient credentials to destroy the most efficient of the pitching staffs.
Today and tomorrow the two initial games of the play-off will be played at the Mártires de Barbados and then embark on a trip to the Yumurino colossus of Victoria de Girón, venue of the third, fourth and fifth match during the days of the first to the third of July to come. It will be necessary to conclude the confrontation on days five and six in the house of those in eastern Cuba.
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