HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 13 (acn) After the euphoria of the recent victory in the Caribbean Series, fans of baseball in Cuba focus their interest on the national championship, which resumes hostilities today in the final stretch towards the postseason.
The most important subseries of this weekend, a priori, is the clash between Industriales -third of the standings with 35 wins and 25 losses- vs. Granma, sub leader of the domestic classic (38 -22).
The Granma Alazanes appear j ust one game below the current national runners up Matanzas (39-21), squad seeking to consolidate itself at the top of the standings when receiving the visit of the Artemisa Hunters (31-29).
The reigning monarchs of Pinar del Río (33-27) will rival on the road against the Ciego de Ávila Tigers (32-28) in another attractive match starring two teams directly involved in the telluric contest for tickets to the postseason.
In its efforts to escape from the bottom of the standings, the battered squad of Holguin (27-33) shall seek to exploit its host condition to negotiate a positive balance against Isla de la Juventud (33-27), side that appears fifth with options to access the playoffs.
The second round of the National Baseball Series now enters a defining stage when only 27 days remaining for the definition of the four protagonists of the decisive stage of the championship.
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