Matanzas and Pinar del Rio to break tie in playoff

HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 29 (acn) With a victory for each side, Matanzas today visits the premises of Pinar del Rio in the resumption of the semifinal series to qualify to the final of the Cuban baseball championship in its 55th edition.

This playoff is tied after Pinar del Rio won 12-2 on Saturday with win to the record of Yosvany Torres, while Matanzas took revenge the next day with a 10-3 win backed up in the also right-hander Jonder Martínez.
For the third game, the head coach of Matanzas, Victor Mesa, could send to the mound lefty Yoanni Yera, who in the regular season achieved 11 wins against six losses, with an ERA of 2.85 and his opponents only averaged .226 against him.
Meanwhile, Jorge Ricardo Gallardo, Pinar del Rio´s head coach, has on young Yaifredo Dominguez a solid choice to serve as starting pitcher due to his consistent work throughout the season, during which he had a positive balance of 9-3, 2.43 ERA, and his rivals only hit for .229.
Pinar del Rio will try to take advantage of the support of their fans gathered at Capitan San Luis Stadium to take the lead in the fight for accessing the title discussion, while Matanzas will seek to reach at least one win between Tuesday and Thursday to assure the return to their grounds of Victoria de Giron ballpark.