HAVANA, Cuba, Feb 17 (acn) With 24 games left in the second phase of Cuban baseball championship the fight for getting to the postseason is full of drama with three teams tied in the fourth seat of the standings.
The reigning monarch Pinar del Río, along with Ciego de Ávila and Isla de la Juventud, occupy the epicenter in the telluric battle for the last ticket to the decisive stage, all with equal balance of 34 wins and 29 losses.
Perhaps the current champions will have their biggest options to qualify to the "play offs" when facing today as hosts Artemisa (32-31), located next to last in the standings.
Inspired by their two recent wins over Pinar del Río, the Ciego de Avila Tigers will assume the demanding challenge of venturing into the grounds of Matanzas (41-22), absolute leader that has continued increasing its performance despite suffering several losses of important players all along the season.
Also, the Isla de la Juventud Pirates shall try to take advantage of their local status to negotiate a positive balance against Industriales (37-26), which appears third and is the team that plays better in the second round with 12 wins and only six defeats.
Finally, Granma (39-24) will try to consolidate itself second in the standings and intensify its siege to the top, when facing Holguin (29-34), only squad with negative balance of wins and losses.
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