César García was the author of another excellent pitching work on the mound of the Alazanes de Granma, from which he, like a colossus, defended his team’s second straight win against Industriales in the play-off of the quarter-finals of the 60 National Series .
Only four batters were able to get into circulation, two with a walk and a few more with singles, as Estayle Hernández was able to hit him twice in seven full innings. The starter would have been enough with the first run scored by his teammates, when in the third act, a sacrifice fly to the right entered the field from third base to Yulián Milan, who led off that inning with a double. The second of the winners came from the transfer to Carlos Benítez with overloaded corners. The impeccable work of César García made those two records a huge weight, so the other two that Iván Prieto pushed down the left wing with a homerun were a blow to the blue entourage.
After the loss, the Lions played 18 consecutive innings without being able to step onto the plate, scoring barely eight hits. Now they need the awakening of their bats to support their main pitcher, Brian Chi, who is sure to rival lefthanded Leandro Martínez. If that game takes place, it would be the third between the two, but strangely enough, they haven’t made any decisions about matches in the previous two, including the first of the quarter-finals.
When we analyzed this comparison we found in support of Granma’s favorite condition that it was the selection of the most even and high indicators of this season and, then we confirmed, that this means that it is the one who has played the best. in the current fight. In this phase it was no different, his offense surpasses that of his opponents; his pitching doesn’t make the difference, and in three games he has made two errors, although one of them, shortstop Milan in the opening game, is responsible for Blauw-Zwart’s lone win. Industriales cannot be said to have failed its weak point, the effectiveness of its pitching staff; neither is his defense. However, its most powerful weapon, the attack, has been wet for two days, with its central core of third, fourth and fifth bats, taking just two hits in his last 20 at-bats.
If the blue bars are reloaded and contain Chi de Alazanes, a fifth and decisive encounter could be forced, perhaps a remake of the second challenge, with the same leading roles at the throwing table of Lázaro Blanco and Maykel Taylor. But the truth is, like in the pre-game forecasts, Granmenses will continue to tag favorites in five games.
And today the Gallos are going to all or nothing for Pinar del Río, because it serves him nothing but winning to avoid the sweep. In view of this, Spiritus’ mentor, Eriel Sánchez, decided to entrust the mission to José Eduardo Santos, who will face Dariel Fernández, a left-handed man who, according to the director of the return base, decided to change his mission. role as reliever after a sabermetric phase before the opener, just as he faced the men of Yayabo, “and he did a great job,” said Pinar del Río’s helmsman.
If Sancti Spíritus could not pass de Vegueros, they would be the first to be classified in a semi-final that is not on the competitive horizon for the time being, due to the pandemic that is ravaging the world and the country, which the Nacional Commission decided, in the importance of the health of the players and of all those who participate in this great festival for the people, to adjust the schedule of the post season.
In its statement, the national baseball entity sets the following guidelines:
- Give continuity to the Granma-Industriales (José Antonio Huelga Stadium, Sancti Spíritus) and Sancti Spíritus-Pinar del Río (September 5, Cienfuegos Stadium) until both have made up their minds.
- Do not resume the already started Las Tunas-Santiago de Cuba (September 5, Cienfuegos Stadium) and do not start the Matanzas-Cienfuegos (José Antonio Huelga Stadium, Sancti Spíritus).
- Call for completion of the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final when the prospects are favorable, paying special attention to the health of players, technicians and others involved in this great show.
- To reiterate that this maxim has accompanied us from the early stages of a particularly demanding competition due to COVID-19 and has been a priority in the post-season concept that has demonstrated a high level of commitment and competitiveness of the advanced teams to this stage . .
- I would like to thank the Inder authorities, as well as those of the party and the government in the host provinces, for the efforts that have been made to meet the many demands of this part of this event.
The ball comes back, but we need it healthy and in turn it also requires the receivers, the fans, understand people, be healthy too to enjoy it. Here the weather forecast and the keys, as the clubs do, for that return are clear: hard pitching (over 90 miles), low and close so COVID-19 can’t lift the ball (infection curve) and the Let’s strike out (new normal or the return of the quarter-finals).
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