HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 14 (acn) Matanzas appeared today in the second seat of the Cuban baseball championship, just a game below leader Ciego de Avila, after beating 10-5 Las Tunas on Monday, achieving thus its fourth win in a row.
The Crocodiles supported their win by totaling 12 hits, attack led by DH Norel Gonzalez, 3 for 5 with four RBIs, while the winner was the relief pitcher Adrian Sosa, who allowed two hits and no runs in four innings.
Meanwhile, the Ciego de Avila Tigers saw their lead decreased after losing 5-1 to the Granma Alazanes, with offensive highlight by catcher Alexander Guerra, who hit a homer and three RBIs, and Alain Tamayo won the match.
Industriales defeated 5-4 Guantánamo thanks to decisive four-runs scored in the ninth inning, which included a timely homer by pinch hitter Lisbán Correa, while first baseman Alexander Malleta also hit a home run for the winners.
Guided by strong performance by lefty Julio Alfredo Martinez and outfielder Julio Alberto Leon's offensive -a homer and two RBIs-, the current monarch Pinar del Río returned to winning ways by defeating 8-1 Sancti Spiritus.
In turn, Leorisbel Sanchez pitched for nine inning s and allowed just five hits with six strikeouts to lead Cienfuegos to a 2-0 win over Santiago de Cuba, with offensive highlights by outfielder Yusniel Ibáñez, 3 for 4 and a homer.
In evening hours, Villa Clara took revenge by winning 10-2 in Isla de la Juventud, Artemisa was beaten 11-4 by Holguin and fell to third seat in the standings, and Camagüey battled for 12 innings to win 5-4 over Mayabeque.
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