Cubs host Indios starting this Tuesday in the National Series

After debuting at home with a favorable 3-2 victory against the Granma Alazanes, the Holguin Cubs will host the Guantanamo Indios from this Tuesday through next Sunday, after a 2-3 loss on the road to the Camagüey Bulls.

Holguin’s victories over the Granma Cubs came in the first game, 6-0, with a home run split by Wilson Paredes and Michel Cabrera, and a home run by Lázaro Cedeño. Then, in the third game, a 4-2 victory came with a solo home run by Carlos Santiesteban, Cabrera’s second save, and Cedeño’s second home run.

The Cubs’ third win came in the fourth game, 9-7, in ten innings, with a game-winning relief appearance by José Antonio Sánchez, a three-run home run by Cristian Onofre, and a decisive hit by pinch-hitter Carlos Barrabí. In this game, Alfredo Despaigne hit a pair of home runs.

The Alazanes won the second game 6-2, with Yunier Castillo scoring a solo home run over Jesús Enrique Pérez, despite a home run by Luis Miguel Santiesteban. They also won the farewell game 9-5, with a solo win by Alexei Ricardo, a save by Leandro David Bellas, Despaigne’s third home run, and Osvaldo Abreu’s first. The game was lost by left-hander Uberleydis Estévez.

In these first matches, Lugdis Pineda’s pupils batted .268 (44 H in 164 VB) with 8 doubles, four home runs, and 23 RBIs, while their pitchers allowed a .256 batting average (42 in 164), their ERA was 3.89 ERA (19 ERA in 44.0 ERA), they struck out 30 batters, and issued 21 walks.

The Guantanamo team had a .290 batting average against the Camagüeyans (40 H in 138 VB) with 5 doubles, two home runs, and 21 RBIs, while their pitchers endured a .376 batting average (56 H in 149 VB) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, and 6 home runs, their ERA was 6.44 (26 ERA in 36.1 ERA).

For Tuesday’s game, the home team will have experienced pitcher Wilson Paredes (1-0) in the box, while Yoandro Daudinot (0-1) will pitch for Guantanamo.

Incidentally, the Artemisa Hunters blanked the Mayabeque Hurricanes 3-0 this Monday at 26 de Julio Stadium, earning their third win in the fledgling National Baseball Series.
The rest and travel scheduled for this Monday allowed both teams to recover one of the games suspended due to rain, before beginning new sub-series against other rivals this Tuesday.

Moreover with this result, Artemisa remains in fifth place in the standings (3-1), behind leader Santiago de Cuba (5-0) and the trio of Industriales, Matanzas, and Sancti Spíritus (4-1); behind them are Camagüey, Holguin, and Las Tunas (3-2), followed by Pinar del Rio, Granma, and Guantanamo (2-3).

The Hurricanes, with a record of one win and three losses, lead Ciego de Avila, Villa Clara, and Cienfuegos (1-4), as well as Isla de la Juventud, the only team without a win in five outings.

Translated by Aliani Rojas Fernandez

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