Andtimely double by Yordanis Samón crowned the work of starter Erlis Casanovafor the onesGranma sorrels will defeat3x1 to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, champions of the American Association in 2022 and representatives of the United States in the recently inaugurated promotional tournament of the Baseball Champions League.
Taking place in the Kukulcán Álamo Park in the Mexican city of Mérida, the meetingHe reached the eighth inning tied at one run apiece after the solid mountain performance of both teams.
For Cuba, Casanova had thrown seven clean innings with four hits, six strikeouts and one walk, and then his replacement Yanielquis Duardo did the job by hanging the zero in the eighth inning. On the other side, Christian Young and Grant Gavin had combined to hold off the island artillery.
The veteran Samón was in charge of breaking the hug in the score, who caught a delivery to Garret Alexander andHe drove in his teammate Raico Santos and soon - after a hit that took him to third - scored with a sacrifice fly by Guillermo Avilés.
The Cuban high command entrusted the closing of the match to Juan Xavier Peñalver, who became extremely complicated and left the box with bases loaded and a solitary out. He came to their aidAlberto Pablo Civil, who after countless pitches managed to force the ground ball for a double play of the emerging Dayson Croes.
Eventually,Samón justified his position as third in the line up by producing a third of the team's hits, which gave nine.
Tomorrow the Cubans will face the Colombian Caimanes de Barranquilla, champions of the 2022 Caribbean Series and favorites to win the competition.
Prior to the contest, in Cubaa controversy broke out due to the high number of reinforcements included in the team, to the detriment of players who helped the Alazanes win the 61st National Series. Well then,Of the 15 elements that took part in the duel today, only four wore the Granma uniform in the penultimate edition of the domestic classic.
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