Agricultores to complete the sweep in Cuban baseball

Havana, December 15 (RHC)-- The Agricultores team will try today to complete the sweep against Ganaderos in the continuation of the qualifying phase of the first Elite League of Cuban Baseball.

On the last day, the representatives of the provinces of Granma and Las Tunas maintained their winning inspiration, defeating Ganaderos 8-7 in 10 innings.

The championship leaders hit 12 hits, including three doubles, to support four pitchers, starter Yoel Mogena and relievers Carlos Santana, Keniel Ferraz and Alberto Pablo Civil.

For Agricultores, right fielder Darian Palma batted 4-3, with one run scored, right fielder Yordanys Alarcón 5-3, one run scored and one run batted in, left fielder Dailier Peña 4-2, two runs scored, one run batted in and two runs batted in, and catcher Yosvani Alarcón 5-3, one run scored, one double and three runs batted in.

Civil got his fifth win of the tournament against one loss, working two innings, with only one hit and one strikeout.

The loss belonged to sophomore Leomil González (0-1), who in two and a third innings accepted one run and three hits, with two tickets given out.

Agricultores now has 26 wins and 15 losses, and is 4.5 games ahead of Centrales, a 6-4 winner over Cafetaleros on Wednesday, with a hit by reliever Noelvis Entenza (2-3) and a home run by designated hitter Danel Castro.

The loss went to veteran Alberto Bisset (2-6) as the closer and designated hitter Michel Gorguet knocked it out of the park for the losers.

In addition, Tabacaleros knocked out Portuarios 16-5 in eight episodes, with a win by Geonel Gutiérrez (2-5), the sixth save by Frank Luis Medina and home runs by the leadoff man Dayán García and the mask Andy Cosme.

Starter Marcos Ortega (2-4) suffered the setback and starter Yasiel Santoya hit a home run for Portuarios.