Cachorros suffer fifth consecutive loss in the U-23 baseball season

With a score of 8-7 in eight innings against Granma at Mártires de Barbados Stadium. The Holguin Cachorros extended their losing streak to five consecutive runs in the final stretch of the VIII U-23 National Baseball Series on Tuesday.

The Holguin Cachorros scored three runs in the seventh inning to tie the game at seven. But in the eighth, in a tiebreaker rule, they were unable to drive in at least one when Andriw Valido, Raúl Pupo, and Andrys Agüero. Who went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, failed to score consecutive fly balls.

The Alazanes, meanwhile, decided the game without a hit against Juan Luis Matos (0-4). When after Leonardo Alarcón grounded out to shortstop. Yulieski Remón was hit by a pitch, and Ernesto Pérez drove in the win with a ground ball to the shortstop. The smile went to Ángel Altunaga (2-0).

Holguin starter Orleidis Cuba allowed seven hits and seven runs, four of them earned, in just 2 1/3 innings of play. While in an unrewarded effort, Estiven Rodríguez didn’t allow a run in 4 1/3 innings, allowing only three hits.

The Cachorros committed three errors and hit twelve hits, with Arnoldis Poll (3-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI). Dagoberto Agüero (4-3, 3 RBI), and Christian Onofre (4-3, 1 3B) standing out.

At Nguyen Van Troi Park, the Santiago de Cuba Wasps blanked the Guantanamo Indians 4-0 with a solo home run by Cristian Infante (1-1) and a loss by Jonny Téllez (1-3), both of whom pitched a complete game.

With only two games remaining in the qualifying stage, Alazanes and Wasps, both at 9-7, continue their battle for the single ticket granted by each group to the semifinals. Guantanamo and Holguin have a 7-9 lead.

Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez

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