A walk off hit by pinch hitter Pedro Almeida in the bottom of the ninth inning for the reigning champions, Alazanes de Granma, provided Matanzas (3×2) its first defeat of the season, in a duel that officially inaugurated the 62nd National Baseball Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the M\u00e1rtires de Barbados stadium in Bayamo, Almeida’s decisive hit was against a delivery by Noelvis Entenza. The triumph was guaranteed by reliever Carlos Santana, who barely got one out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This game was historic for several reasons: for the first time, the umpiring crew was made up of four women led by the experienced Yanet Moreno; the official retirement of the seasoned mentor Carlos Mart\u00ed took place: and the stands were thrilled with the presence of slugger Alfredo Despaigne in the batter’s box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The so-called Horse of the Horses played until last season with the SoftBank Hawks, in the Japanese professional league, and to prove his real worth, today he was the most important hitter of the Alazanes, hitting 2-3 and driving in a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, at the Latinoamericano Park, Industriales gave Ciego de Avila its first knockout of the season (13×3 in seven innings), with a five-run cluster in the seventh act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the Leones, right fielder Yosvany Pe\u00f1alver (2-3, pair of doubles and three runs batted in) and first-baseman and clean-up batter Yasiel Santoya (3-4, two homers and two runs batted in) stood out. Right-hander Pavel Hern\u00e1ndez won the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only shutout of the day was by Mayabeque against Holgu\u00edn (4×0), away at the Calixto Garc\u00eda stadium. Yadi\u00e1n Mart\u00ednez won despite allowing five hits and giving away an equal number of tickets in 6.0 innings. First save for Adri\u00e1n Sosa, who pitched three unblemished chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Juan Manuel Mart\u00ednez (2-3) was the best hitter for the Hurricanes. There was a home run by Rangel Ramos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the other results, Santiago de Cuba defeated Artemisa 6×5, Villa Clara 5×4 to Cienfuegos and Sancti Sp\u00edritus 10×3 to Camag\u00fcey, with a 4-RBI game by Rodolexis Moreno; La Isla defeated Las Tunas 6×3 and Pinar del R\u00edo 10×2 to Guant\u00e1namo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This Thursday all the sub-series will consist of a double-header starting at 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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