HAVANA , Cuba, Mar 20 (acn) Pinar del Río completed the sweep over Artemisa by beating them 6-5 to feed their chances of qualifying for the postseason of Cuban baseball, result they could not finally achieve due to Isla de la Juventud beat Industriales by the same score.
The current national monarchs lost by one run in the top of the ninth inning when they scored two runs driven in by third baseman Donal Duarte and DH Ramón Lunar off the defeated José Ángel García.
Lunar hit 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs as the highlight on the offensive for the cause of the winners, while the win went to reliever Frank Luis Medina, who allowed just one hit and struck out three rivals in one and two thirds inning.
But, during evening hours, Isla de la Juventud also defeated Industriales 6-5 with the tenth win of the season for reliever Danny Aguilera and offensive highlight by first baseman Luis Rivera and catcher Luis Castro with two RBIs per capita.
Thus, the Pirates achieved balance of 49 wins and 38 losses, one game ahead of Pinar del Rio (48-39) and won the last ticket to the playoffs.
In other results from the last day of the regular season, Ciego de Avila (50-37) beat 5-0 the leader Matanzas (55-32), while Holguin said goodbye with a 6-3 win over Granma (53-34).
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