HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 9 (acn) Ciego de Ávila appears on top of the Cuban baseball championship today after beating 2-0 Cienfuegos, to become the first team with 10 wins on the season.
The starting pitcher Dachel Duquesne won for the second time in the campaign for the cause of the Tigers by allowing five hits in six and two-thirds innings, with the third save for Yadir Rabbi, while Yasiel Morales took the loss.
Raúl González and José A. García drove in one run per capita to lead Ciego de Avila's attack , team struggling to qualify for the second round of the National Series, after being left out of that elite phase in the previous edition of the local baseball tourney.
Industriales continues following the leaders´ steps by beating 9-6 Granma, with the first win of the season to Frank Monthiet and Yohandri Portal's fourth save, while Alain Tamayo was the loser.
The versatile Lourdes Y. Gourriel again led the attack of the Havana Blues by hitting 3 for 5 with two runs and three RBIs, stat in which he is now the top leader with 14.
In the highlight of the evening hours, the surprising squad of Artemisa defeated 5-4 Villa Clara to be ratified in the third seat of the standings, two and one games below Ciego de Ávila and Industriales respectively.
The promising relief pitcher Yunieski García achieved his four win of the season -leader-, while adding three saves, so he has decisively been involved in seven of the eight wins of the Artemisa Hunters.
Yesterday's other results were: Isla de la Juventud beat 7-1 Matanzas, Holguin defeated 4-1 Sancti Spiritus, Camagüey surpassed 5-0 Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo won 10-6 over Mayabeque.
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