Alberto P. Civil – Bullpen ace of Legnadores. Author: Abel Rojas Barallobre
Vegueros de Pinar del Río couldn’t complete their fifth game of the sub-series against Cienfuegos, but that didn’t affect their position as the leader of the standings, just their closest pursuer now is Artemisa, who beat Spiritus Petukhov.
The Caçadores moved up to second place, a polyunit behind the boys of Urquiola Jr., after defeating Sancti Spiritus by knockout (12-2). Juniesky Garcia has established himself as one of the best rookies of the season and at full work (7.0 INN, 2CL, 10 H, 8K) has achieved five wins with six decisions. Ronmi Proenza (4-2, HR, 5CI) was the happiest batsman.
Holguin did not allow Santiago de Cuba to regain the lead and suffered a fourth defeat in a row, this time with a score of 4-3. Jorge Luis Peña’s shot in the ninth broke the three-round hug.
This result kept the Cubs in the qualifying area with the best record in their last ten games, in which they have won eight.
Las Tunas also successfully solved their problem this Thursday against Industriales, 4-2. Alberto Pablo Civil signed the seventh lifeline, while Danel Castro and Yordanis Alarcón completed two heats each. In the case of the first, they were shifted from 24 to 25 and amounted to 1346, which is three more than Frederick Sepeda, with whom he is in close competition for a historic third place.
Matanzas runners-up defeated Mayabeque 11-3, helped by offense from Anibal Medina (5-3, 4CI) and Yariel Duque (5-3, 3CI).
For his part, Leopardos de Villa Clara came back 0-6 in the last third and ended up beating Granma 12-6. Yeniet Perez (5-4, HR and 5CI) was a key offensive player and pitcher Yasmani Hernandez Rojas entered his name in the treasury of victories. As for Alazan, Guillermo Aviles has fully voiced his ninth suit.
La Isla was another player to end the sub-series with a victory over Ciego de Ávila. Luis Felipe Rivera and Eliseo Rojas hit home runs to 10-5.
Finally, a six-run package in the ninth secured Camagüey an 11-5 victory over Guantanamo Bay. Luis Gonzalez and Leonel Moas each scored three goals.
Position table: PRI (20-13), ART (20-14), SKU (20-15), IYaV (19-15), LTU (18-15), MTZ (19-16), KAV (17-15), HOL (18-16), MAY (18-17), SSP and VCL (17-17), GTM (15-19), CMG (15-20), IND (14-21), CFG (13-21) and GR (13-22).
Source: Juventud Rebelde