When Raúl González disappeared the ball in the first inning, one of the members of the Ciego de Ávila support commission at the Nelson Fernández stadium said: "This is how Raulito marches, the Ciego de Ávila team will go in these playoffs." In addition, he was right, at least until the game was sealed due to rain at the end of the seventh inning.
The truth is that the Tigers lead Mayabeque 7x0 in the second quarterfinal match between the two teams and almost everything suggests that when the venue moves to the José Ramón Cepero stadium to host three consecutive games, the cap will be equal to one win per side. Given this scenario, it does not seem like a utopia that the three-time national champions reach the semifinals in the 61st National Baseball Series.
First third
The Ciego de Ávila`s waiter fired a rocket with the bases clean against starter Yulian Quintana and in the third the visitors added two more for a walk to Michel Arteaga, a sacrifice by Liosvany Pérez and after Abdel Civil's out, Raulito received an intentional walk. The scene was ready for Vázquez's single, promoter of one; then back-to-back walks to Alfredo Fadraga and Yuddiel González completed the scoring.
Dachel Duquesne faced difficulties in the first inning due to his lack of control, but managed to score zero. He pitched the second and third innings without problems. Until that moment, they had not given him hits.
Second third
In the fifth Vázquez sent a home run of more than 400 feet through center field against reliever Adrián Sosa, and an inning later, Yuddiel González imitated him with another big shot, this one to left field. The first two hits were given to Dachel in the fifth, but again he put his arm in and got the escon.
Last third
While the persistent rain and the lack of lighting conspired against the show, the Tigers managed to increase the score in the seventh with another couple of runs. It was Alyanser Álvarez who ended up on the mound.
On the opposite side, Duquesne was substituted after the first man was base. Vladimir García managed to get Orlando Lavandera to hit for a double play that avoided the possibility of a run at the Ciego de Ávila starter's record count. After a hit that Dainier Hernández could not cut in the mud and became a tubey, the main referee ordered the suspension of the match.
If the field of the Nelson Fernández stadium is in good condition, tomorrow the game will resume at the stroke of 10:00 am.
Supersonic
Complete the sentence: Where there is revenge...
A great one said: "A victory or a defeat does not happen because of this or that, but because of many these and many others" (José Miguel Pineda),
Truth this Friday: Ciego de Ávila's 72 home runs in the qualifying stage did not fall from the sky.
