Cuban defending baseball champs beat Industriales 15-6

HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 27 (acn) Granma, current monarch, defeated away 15-6 Industriales in the continuation of the 57th Cuban National Baseball Series.

The highlight went to RF Darien Garcia, who hit 4 for 5, including a grand slam in the very first inning, with 7 RBIs.
Yanier Gonzalez earned the win while Frank Monthieth took the loss.
Now Granma appears 4th in the standings, one game behind its victim.
Meanwhile, the leader Las Tunas beat 7-4 Matanzas with an attack of 11 hits, including three doubles and two triples, led by OF Yuniesky Larduet, who hit 2 for 3.
The win went to reliever Diego Granado, while lefty Yoanni Yera was the loser.
Thus, Las Tunas reaffirm themselves as leader with 2.5 games of advantage over Matanzas.
Finally, Pinar del Río won 8-3 over Artemisa, with the first win of right-hander Vladimir Baños in this second stage.
1B Donald Duarte led the offensive of the winners when hitting 2 for 3, including a solo homer, while the ace Vladimir Garcia earned his fifth loss of the season.