Industriales seeks tickets to post-season in Cuban baseball

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 1 (acn) Industriales faces Pinar del Rio today in search of a victory that earns them the last ticket available towards postseason of Cuban baseball championship in its 55th edition.

The squad from Havana is really close of accessing the decisive stage of the domestic baseball classic when combining its 10-9 win over Pinar del Rio, with the loss of Holguin to Ciego de Avila with a score of 5 -1.
Holguin 's costly loss also favored Pinar del Rio, which despite the defeat became the third team qualified to the semifinals, behind Matanzas and Ciego de Avila.
The Matanzas Crocodiles were consolidated in the first seat of the standings with balance of 52 wins and 29 losses after beating 12-5 Isla de la Juventud, escorted by the defending champion Ciego de Avila (52-31), which climbed to second seat thanks to its victory over Holguin.
Pinar del Río (50-31) appears in third place in the standings, while Industriales ranks fourth with balance of 49-35, with three games over the almost eliminated side of Holguin (46-38).
With just two official games to play and another pending match, Industriales only needs a win to enter the playoffs, but it would also achieve that goal if Holguin losses one of its three remaining matches.
In the other Monday result, Granma defeat ed Las Tunas 8-2 in a purely procedural match, with no interest for the standings.
The regular calendar of the Cuban baseball championship finishes on Wednesday, and the suspended matches during the second phase of the tournament, vital to define the definitive ordering of the teams qualified to postseason, will start to be held next Friday.