With first place in both the Occidental and Oriental Divisions in firm control of La Habana and Villa Clara, respectively, attention in the Cuban National Series is turning to which teams will finish in second.
La Habana is 30-15, good enough for a seven-game lead over Pinar del Rio in the Occidental Division. Pinar is 23-22, and sit 1.5 games ahead of 22-24 Metropolitanos after Pinar got by Sancti Spiritus, 5-3, Tuesday night at home. Pinar starter Vlaidimir Banos won his fifth game of the season by pitching all nine innings and allowing two earned runs. Pinar catcher Yosvani Peraza cracked a two-run homer in the fourth, his 13th of the year.
Villa Clara’s 34-11 record is the best in Cuban baseball, and they lead 29-17 Ciego de Avila by 5.5 games in the Oriental Division. Santiago de Cuba is right behind in third at 28-17 following their 4-3 win over Villa Clara Tuesday night. Santiago’s Reutilio Hurtado whacked a two-run double in the sixth, then scored the game-winning run from third base in the ninth when Villa Clara first baseman Yuniet Flores dropped Ronnier Mustelier’s pop fly.
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