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Cachorros (Puppies) will defend their leadership against Alazanes

The Holguin team (4-2) will defend the leadership of Group D when they face Granma (3-3) at the Calixto Garcia stadium this Saturday in a doubleheader, and on Sunday in the third matchups of the VIII National Under-23 Baseball Series.

The Holguin team, after debuting as visitors with a 1-2 loss against Santiago de Cuba, managed to sweep Guantanamo at home without allowing any runs (2-0, 9-0, and 2-0).

Meanwhile, the Granma team fell 1-2 against Guantanamo but won 2-1 against Santiago de Cuba. Currently, Group D has the following standings: Holguin (4-2); Granma and Santiago (3-3) and Guantanamo (2-4).

For the subseries against Granma, the Holguin management led by Yoneivis Velázquez might use Yadir Bornot, Estiven Rodríguez, and left-handed pitcher Norge Luis Cobas as starters.

After six matches played, in the first third of the championship, the Under 23 Cubs show the following collective numbers; batting (315), defense (952), and pitching works for an earned run average (ERA) of 2.45.

Meanwhile, Granma bats for an average of 272, defends for 972, and their pitching effectiveness is 4.03. From Holguin, the standout hitters are Andrys Agüero (BA 444, 1 2B, 1HR, and 5 RBIs); Geosvelys Poll (BA 438), Raúl Pupo (BA 368, 3 2B, 1 HR, and 3 RBIs) and Jorlis Bravo (BA 364; 1 2B and 4 RBIs).

Notable pitchers include Yadir Bornot (W 1, OPP AVG 143, ERA 0.00, and WHIP 1.00), Norge Luis Cobas (W 1, OPP AVG 100, ERA 0.00, and WHIP 0.75); Ramiro Rodríguez (W 1, L 1, OPP AVG 226, ERA 1.91 and WHIP 1.23) and Orleydis Cubas (W 1, L 1, OPP AVG 292, ERA 3.50, and WHIP 2.00).

The Holguin pitching staff will need to be very careful against the stallions Yulieski Remón (BA 714, 3 2B, 1 HR, and 7 RBIs) and Ernesto Pérez (BA 409, 2 2B, 2 HR, and 5 RBIs). The Swing Magazine of Radio Angulo will broadcast all the matches through Amplitude Modulation (AM) and real audio on the Internet.

Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez

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