The current champions defeated Avisas orientales 7-3 and are one of the three teams with options to complete the sweep in the matchup that began last Tuesday.
At bat Rafael Viñales went 3 for 4, including a home run, drove in two runs and provided the saving relief of Rodolfo Díaz, impeccable in the final third of the game.
Although Pinar del Río also won and is half a line ahead of Leñadores, it is 11 points below the average of wins and losses, a determining indicator in the ordering of the standings.
Vegueros achieved its first success against La Isla 5-1, supported by two home runs from Roberto Matanzas and Lázaro Benítez, in a perfect 3-3 afternoon, who drove four rounds.
Controlling the islanders was the tandem of pitchers made up of Randy Martínez and Yancarlos García, winner and rescuer, respectively.
The one who benefited the most this Friday was Ciego de Ávila, a double victim of Villa Clara (4-1 and 3-2) and threatens to pass the broom to a rival that has seven defeats in a row, very far from the years of splendor during which he won five championships.
Both victories allowed Tigres to move up to third place, swapped with Camagüey, blanked by Holguín (4-0), which featured Yordan Manduley, author of a home run with two bases occupied, and starting pitcher Wilson Paredes, responsible for six zeros.
Curiously, the three clashes between both teams ended in a loss, after Camagüey’s double victory on Thursday (2-0 and 3-0).
Granma left Guantánamo on the field 4-3 with three rounds in the ninth inning, a game where Alfredo Despaigne shook his bat for the 14th full round of the season and resumed his sole lead among the top producers of four-base hits.
In the other games, Mayabeque beat Cienfuegos 11-1, Matanzas did the same with Sancti Spíritus (12-0) and Industriales defeated Artemisa for the second day in a row (3-1) with the sixth success of Andy Vargas, co-leader in won alongside Alberto Pablo Civil, Dachel Duquesne and Albert Valladares.
After Las Tunas (24-11) and Pinar del Río (27-13) appear Ciego de Ávila (24-16), Granma and Camagüey (23-17), Industriales (22-18), Artemisa and Santiago de Cuba (20 -twenty).
Outside the classification zone are Matanzas (19-21), Sancti Spíritus and Mayabeque (18-22), La Isla (15-20), Villa Clara, Guantánamo and Holguín (16-24) and Cienfuegos (14-26) .
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