Thanks to a home run from Judier Rondon in the eighth inning with a runner in circulation, Las Tunas defeated Cienfuegos 2-0 this Saturday and settled at the top of the National Baseball Series, which is in its fourth sub-series.

No mistakes were made in this match at the South Stadium on 5 September. It was the third win for right-handed Jobabense pitcher Rodolfo Silva, who went 2.2 innings with just one hit and three strikeouts.

Now Legnadores de Las Tunas is 10-6 and half a game ahead of Pinar del Rio and Sancti Spiritus (10-7), who lost their obligations as hosts today.

At Captain San Luis Park, Pinar del Río’s Vegueros made a whopping five errors and was knocked out by Camagüey (11-0) in seven innings; a great serve from left-hander Dariel Gongora, who barely allowed three hits and scored six throughout the route.

The Camaguey Bulls scored for the decider group of seven runs in the second episode with only three hits, but they got four tickets and three ivory circles. At-bat, Misael Thompson stood out, going 2-of-4 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs.

Meanwhile at the José Antonio Huelga Stadium in Sancti Spiritus, the Santiago de Cuba team left the Spiritus Roosters 3-2 with a single from José Luis Gutiérrez; The victory went to Jorge Luis Bravo, who took effective relief from two unsuccessful innings and two strikeouts.

Also, in a game of 40 hits, 31 runs, 22 runners left on base and four errors between both teams, Mayabeque beat Guantanamo 18–13.

In other results, Isla de la Juventud defeated the exemplary Monarch Granma 6-1, Ciego de Avila 7-3 against Holguín and Artemis 12-2 against Industriales. The match between Villa Clara and Matanzas ended in an eight-round draw.

Source: Juventud Rebelde