Mayabeque, Cuba: The Huracanes team, from Mayabeque, ended the winning streak of the Cazadores, from Artemisa, and beat them three runs to zero, playing as a visitor at the 26 de Julio stadium in that territory, in the continuation of the baseball classic .
Lovers of the sport of balls and strikes expected a close clash, and so it was, between two teams that know each other very well and intend on moving up the position table. Artemisa with 8 victories and 20 losses is in the fifteenth place and Mayabeque with 11 and 17 in the twelfth.
Yadián Martínez Pérez, as a starter, and second baseman, Jeison Martínez Rodríguez, excelled. The first pitched all 9 innings, allowed 8 hits, gave away a walk and struck out 8 hunters, while the second base player hit 3 hits in 5 times at bat, one of them double and drove in 2 runs.
Mayabeque’s technical director, Michael González Ventura, told the Cuban News Agency that the team is focused on accumulating victories. He also highlighted the work of Yadián Martínez and the possibilities of the Artemisa team by having a quality pitching staff and an experienced leadership.
The manager of the Cazadores, Manuel Vigoa Amores, acknowledged that in the game he did not hit with a chance, but the team continues to be very motivated.
For today’s match, Miguel Lahera Betancourt will open for Artemisa, with four games lost without victories, and for Mayabeque, the player from Güines Alyanser Álvarez del Sol will open, with 12 performances, all as a reliever, without victories or defeats.