Havana. — The Santiago de Cuba Wasps left the Industriales Lions lying on the grass of the Guillermón Moncada stadium with a final score of 6-4 in the first game between the two teams in the postseason of the LXIII National Baseball Series, reported ACN.
This past Thursday, a home run by Harold Vázquez with a teammate on base off a pitch from reliever Leodan Reyes put an end to a close fight marked by the packed stands of the famous eastern venue.
The capital team scored four runs against Santiago starter Danny Betancourt, three of them in the fourth inning on home runs by Ángel Alfredo Hechavarria and Yasmani Tomás, the latter with two bases loaded.
Andy Vargas did a good job during six innings where he accepted a couple of runs, one of them driven in by a double by Alexander Llanes in the second inning, but he hit an opponent before going to the cave in the seventh, inning where the troop of Eddy Cajigal called the shares.
With a double from Luis Veranes and a booster rocket from Adriel Labrada that was combined with an error on the field, all before the deliveries of reliever Leodan Reyes, the hosts got a hug before giving the final blow.
Reyes allowed a two-base hit by Eduardo García and a home run by Vázquez that drove the stands crazy and defined the so-called Classic of Cuban baseball.
This Friday, at the same venue and at the same time slot (6:30 pm), both teams will face each other again in a best-of-seven series that will award a ticket to the semi-finals.
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