Industriales swept Cienfuegos this weekend

Industriales swept Cienfuegos Elephants on Sunday 5x4. The Blues were the only team that won three straight games in Cuban baseball this weekend and they are now 2 games back the leader Matanzas.

Yuniesky Gurriel and Alexander Malleta led the Blue’s offense with 2 RBIs each. The winning pitcher was LHP Pavel Pino, who worked five innings and allowed only one run and three hits. The saved was to the stats of Alexander Rodriguez.

Matanzas’ Crocodiles are still in first place despite losing before Santiago de Cuba. On Sunday, RF Alexei Bell homered twice and drove in 5 to help Santiago win 5x4.

Artemisa escaped the sweep and defeated 6x4 Granma. LHP Yuliesky Gonzalez got the Win and only allowed 1 hit. Closer Jose A. Garcia got the save while rookie Lazaro Perez excelled (2-2, a triple, RBI).

Pinar del Rio won for the first time 5x2 versus Ciego de Avila. Reliever Isbel Hernandez won the game and its 3B Donal Duarte homered.

In other results, Sancti Spiritus was better than Villa Clara 7x2, Camaguey defeated La Isla 6x5, and Las Tunas rolled over Mayabeque 9x4. The game Holguin-Guantanamo was postponed due to rain.

Cubasi Translation Staff