Vegueros was one of the five teams that decided the weekly matchup on Sunday, for which they had the duo of pitchers made up of the winner Branlis Rodríguez (7.2IP, 7H, 7K, 4BB) and Orisbel Borges, savior of his sixth game.
At bat, Yaser Julio González drove in a couple of runs with his thirteenth home run of the season, which also helped him tie with Alfredo Despaigne at the top of the ranking of the top producers of full-round hits.
The victory left the people from Pinar del Río with two and a half games ahead of Las Tunas, who beat Villa Clara 18-2, a match concluded by super KO in five innings covered by pitcher Alejandro Meneses (2CL, 6H).
Leñadores produced 16 hits and their attack was led by Roberto Baldoquín (3-3, a triple and four RBIs) and Denis Peña (2-2, double and three RBIs), while the only home run of the match was in a losing cause. by Leandro Turiño.
In a match decided with a controversial play at home plate that caused both benches to be emptied, Camagüey left Cienfuegos on the field 7-6 to move up to third place shared with Granma, victim of Artemisa (7-5).
Industriales said goodbye to Guantánamo with an 8-4 victory, while La Isla and Holguín, who had lost their respective series, had Sunday successes 10-9 and 12-3 against Matanzas and Mayabeque, respectively.
In a game delayed by rain, Santiago de Cuba and Ciego de Ávila sealed a no-decision when the Tigres were ahead (5-3), but the Wasps sought to complete the only possible sweep this week.
Tomorrow is transfer day and on Tuesday the tournament resumes, which will begin to cover the second half of the regular calendar with the incentive that there are still no teams left behind in the standings.
Pinar del Río maintains the lead with a balance of 26-11, followed by Las Tunas (21-11), Granma and Camagüey (21-16), Ciego de Ávila and Santiago de Cuba (20-16), Industriales (20-17 ).
Next are Artemisa (19-18), Sancti Spíritus and Matanzas (17-20), Villa Clara (16-21), La Isla (13-19), Mayabeque and Guantánamo and Holguín (15-22) and Cienfuegos (14 -22).
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