Granma climbs to second position in Cuban baseball tournament

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 22 (acn) Granma appears second in the standings of the Cuban baseball championship after completing the sweep on Matanzas with a 9-4 victory.

Shortstop Adrian Moreno led the offense of the winners to hit a double, a triple and a home run with four RBIs and three runs scored, assisted by first baseman Yordanis Samon -three RBIs- and outfielder Urmani Guerra, who both homered.
Those coached by the veteran Carlos Marti took full advantage of the debacle of Industriales, which suffered its second defeat against Cienfuegos, this time 13-6 in one of the big surprises of the day.
The Cienfuegos Elephants totaled 15 hits, highlighting the third baseman Luis Vicente Mateo, who hit two doubles with three runs scored and two RBIs.
The rookie Lazaro Najarro achieved the first victory of his career by allowing three hits and two earned runs in six innings, while the loss corresponded to the also newcomer Yoel David Paula.
Isla de la Juventud completed the sweep on the modest Mayabeque with a 3-1 win in match marked by the offensive of outfielder Jorge Tartabull, 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs for the cause of the current national runners up .
Villa Clara also completed the sweep over Artemisa by defeating it 2-1 thanks to two RBIs by second baseman Sandy Fernandez and solid pitching performance by starting pitcher Yasmany Hernandez, while Edyabel Garcia took the save.
In another striking result, Camagüey reached its second win of the season when beating 2-1 Sancti Spiritus with José Ramón Rodríguez achieving the victory.
However , Sancti Spiritus won 6-1 in the second match of the double program led by DH Eriel Sanchez and shortstop Orlando Acebey with two RBIs per capita.
Also, Pinar del Rio walked off 3-2 Santiago de Cuba in the tenth inning thanks to a hit by rookie Irandi Hernandez, while Guantanamo and Las Tunas suspended their mat ch by rain with a 3-2 lead for the first.
Now the standings of the Cuban baseball championship shows Ciego de Avila in the first place with 15 wins and three losses, followed by Granma (13-4), Industriales (13-5), Sancti Spiritus (11-7), Pinar del Rio (10-7) and Villa Clara (10-8).