Excellent Games on Sunday in Cuban National Baseball Series

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 19 (acn) The teams of Matanzas, Ciego de Avila, Villa Clara and Guantánamo completed their sweeps over their respective rivals in the continuation of the Cuban baseball championship in its 56 th edition.

First to achieve 30 wins in the current season of the national baseball classic, with only three losses, the Matanzas Crocodiles beat Santiago de Cuba twice on Sunday, 8-6 and 14-4; the last of these matches was marked by the offensive of Anibal Medina, who hit 5 for 6 with two home runs and six RBIs.
With only 12 games left to close the first round of the tournament, Matanzas has a nine-game lead over its closest pursuer, the Ciego de Avila Tigers, current monarch, which on Sunday defeated Pinar del Rio for the third consecutive time, on this occasion by a closed margin of 5-4.
The Tigers achieved the win in the end of the ninth inning thanks to a decisive RBI by Luis Roberto Moirán, with the fourth win of the season for reliever Liomil Gonzalez and offensive highlight of Yoelvis Fiss, author of two RBIs.
Holguin fell to position number three after suffering its third defeat in line versus a surprising Guantanamo squad, winner yesterday with a score of 4-3, with two RBIs by Leonelquis Escalante and a solo homer by Daikel Manso, while Geydi Soler and Yeison Pacheco also scored home runs for the losing side.
Winner for the fifth time this season, lefty Robelio Carrillo allowed only three hits with five strikeouts in six innings and two thirds, and Villa Clara beat Sancti Spiritus 5-0 to complete the sweep in the sub-series, supported by a home run and two RBIs by Yurien Vizcaino.
In other results of the day, Industriales defeated Cienfuegos 3-2, Camagüey won against Isla de la Juventud 4-1, and Granma beat Artemisa 8-1, while Mayabeque and Las Tunas sealed their match.
Matanzas (30-3) leads the Cuban baseball championship, followed by Ciego de Avila (21-12), Holguin (19-11), Villa Clara (17-11), Guantanamo (19-14), Camagüey (18-14), Granma (17-15), Las Tunas (16-15), Industriales (16-16), Isla de la Juventud (14-16), Cienfuegos (14-19), Pinar del Río (10-17), Artemisa (12-21), Santiago de Cuba (11-21), Mayabeque (8-21) and Sancti Spiritus (8-24).