In a date of comebacks, the Mayabeque team beat Sancti Spíritus 8-2 and remained alone and undefeated at the top of the standings in the LXI National Baseball Series, which today began its second individual subseries.
The Hurricanes trailed 0-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, in which they scored three and finished off with a five-run rally in the eighth. On offense, his fourth batter Yasniel González stood out, who went 2-3, with a solo home run.
Mayabeque had excellent relief from Yulian Quintana, who in 4.1 innings barely allowed two hits to earn the victory. There was a save for young Marlon Vega.
Thus, the students of mentor Michael González reach three consecutive victories and have a suspended game against Villa Clara.
Meanwhile, Ciego de Ávila came back and, with a 5-3 scoreline, took the undefeated away from the national runner-up Matanzas, as visitors at the Victoria de Girón stadium.
Mentor Yorelvis Charles’ troupe, who hit 11 hits, lost 1-3 at the height of the eighth inning, in which they scored three decisive runs to reach their third win of the tournament.
For the Tigers, shortstop Yorbis Borroto stood out at bat, who went 3-4 with a double and an RBI. Kevin Soto won and Yosvany Ávalos earned the second save, pitching two innings with just one hit allowed.
In addition, in the capital’s Latin American stadium, Industriales lost 2-4 at the height of the eighth act, in which they scored a whopping six runs, thanks to six hits and one error, to finally beat the exponent monarch Granma 8-4, who He had three hits online.
Oscar Valdés was the best striker at the ready for the Havana Lions, who hit 12 hits, going 4-2 in the game, with two hits to the plate. Once again, Granma suffered from offensive unproductiveness as it left 12 runners on base.
The pitching of the Blues gave away seven walks and committed three wild pitches; but he knew how to get out of the bad times by giving nine strikeouts. The third reliever Raymond Figueredo won, who barely assimilated a hit in 1.1 innings of action.
And Santiago de Cuba took the undefeated away from Pinar del Río with its 5-0 victory. The Wasps’ five runs came in the fifth inning, in which they had four hits including one by Yoelkis Guibert, who drove in two runs.
Veteran Danny Betancourt won, pitching six innings at a rate of four hits, while Yoandri Montero got a point per game saved, pitching three innings with just two hits allowed.
In the remaining results, Guantánamo beat Artemisa (5-3), Isla de la Juventud beat Holguín (9-6), Villa Clara beat Camagüey (10-2) and Cienfuegos beat Las Tunas (11-7).
