Matanzas expands gap at top of Cuban baseball series

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 1 (acn) Matanzas ratified its hegemony in the Cuban baseball championship in its 56th edition when beating its nearest escort Camagüey with score of 10-5.

Third baseman Jefferson Delgado hit 3 for 3 with three runs scored and a solo homer to lead the offensive of the winners and was seconded by pair of RBIs per capita by second baseman Anibal Medina and outfielder William Luis.
Jonder Martinez earned his fourth win of the season by allowing seven hits in six innings, while the loss went to Carlos Alfredo Perez, who in just two innings and a third allowed seven hits and four earned runs.
Matanzas now leads the national baseball classic with 17 wins and just two defeats, while Camagüey (12-6) shares the second seat with Villa Clara (10-5), team that suspended its game with Pinar del Rio because of rain, and the same happened to the match Holguin-Isla de la Juventud.
The current monarch Ciego de Avila lost 0-5 to Guantanamo, with solid opening by Yudelkis Chivás and save to the registration of Orlandis Martínez, who were offensively supported by outfielder Julio Pablo Martinez, who hit 2 for 4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs.
Industriales defeated Las Tunas 4-2 with a homer and three RBIs by outfielder Ariel Hechavarría by the side of the winners, while Granma lost 4-5 to Mayabeque, with a solo homer by Dennis Laza for the cause of the victors.
In other matches of the day, Artemisa beat 2-1 Santiago de Cuba, team that has meager balance of 1-9 at home this season, while Cienfuegos overcame 8-2 Sancti Spiritus.