The third baseman and fourth bat from Santiago, Labrada, hit his third home run in the campaign and the first with the congested angles before the shipments of the defeated Cienfuegos starter Luis Serpa, to prop up the seventh smile of the group in nine appearances.
From the box, right-hander Danny Betancourt added his second success of the campaign and his 148th lifetime, working six and two-thirds innings without allowing runs, allowing just three hits, giving away four walks and striking out two opponents.
In addition to homer Labrada, left fielder Ariel Benavides (3-2), right fielder Yaicel Pérez (5-2) and shortstop Marcos Fonseca (4-2) stood out at bat for the Santiago team, authors of two hits each one.
The victory of the Wasps of Santiago de Cuba in their Guillermón Moncada estate was combined with the setback of Mayabaque (6-2) in their visit to Holguín (3-6), to lead the championship for the moment and present three wins in a row .
Precisely, at the Calixto García stadium in Holguín, the pitching duo of Luis Ángel Gómez (7-INN, 3-H, 1-BB, 3-K) and Yusmel Velázquez (2-INN, 0-H, 0-BB , 3-K) blanked Mayabeque 3-0, who could only connect three hits.
The Tigres de Ciego de Ávila (6-3) broke the streak of five consecutive wins of the Isla de la Juventud (5-4) and won 7-3, supported from home plate by Osvaldo Vázquez (3-3, 1- 2B, 1-HR, 2-CI, 1-CA) and pitching work by right-hander Yander Guevarra (7.1-INN, 6-H, 2-CL, 1-BB, 1-K).
On the grass of Julio Antonio Mella, the locals (4-5) added the second successive victory, this time by beating Artemisa (3-5) seven runs by three thanks to an offensive of 12 indisputable, including the home runs of starter Yosvani Alarcón and catcher Rafael Viñales.
The Saturday program was completed by the triumph of Camagüey (2-7) seven runs to five against Pinar del Río (5-4) and Guantánamo (3-6) nine runs to five against Villa Clara (4-4).
Tomorrow these same matches will continue in addition to the clash between Matanzas and Granma in the Martyrs of Barbados, who did not play today because the inaugural challenge was taken as the corresponding one for this date.
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