Santiago de Cuba defeated Industriales 10-7 this Thursday and became the third place in the postseason of the 63rd National Baseball Series.
The indomitable Wasps had three home runs from their third hitter and designated hitter Yoelkis Guibert – he reached 15 in the tournament – who drove in seven runs. There was also a home run by Francisco Martínez.
Wilber Reyna’s fourth victory, despite allowing nine hits in 5.2 innings. The capital Lions hit 17 hits, but they were unproductive with wood at the ready.
Meanwhile, in a duel of teams qualified for the play offs, the host and leader Pinar del Río left the field 3×2 in the tenth inning to Granma, which made three errors.
Seventh win for reliever Yancarlos García, who pitched a couple of immaculate innings, to the tune of three strikeouts. For the Vegueros from Pinar del Río, William Saavedra went 3-for-4, including a double.
And Guantánamo won the double game against Isla de la Juventud and was half a game away from the coveted eighth place occupied by Sancti Spíritus.
First thing in the morning, the Indios del Guaso won 9×7 with five hits from Leonelkis Escalante. Then they came out victorious 8×5, supported by five RBIs from Robert Luis Delgado, to underpin Enyer Fernández’s eighth victory.
This equaled the leadership in that department enjoyed by Osdenis Rodríguez (VCL) and Dachel Duquesne (CAV). In other results, Ciego de Ávila won 11×4 against Mayabeque, Villa Clara 5×4 against Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus 10×0 against Holguín.
In addition, Camagüey led Matanzas 13×8, despite the 18th home run by José Amaury Noroña from Yumur that allowed him to reach Alfredo Despaigne (GRA) at the top of that section. The Artemisa-Las Tunas game was not played due to the rain, according to Jit.cu.
