Cuba beat Hermanos CTBC 6-0.

Photo: Yuhki Ohboshi.

Cuba closed today with authority its competitive preparation for the V World Classic

, champion of the Chinese Taipei professional league, 6-0.

The duel took place in the same Taichung Intercontinental Stadium where the important contest will be played, and had among its protagonists Yoan Moncada, who connected for 2-2 and hit a home run with two runs in the third act.

“I have given continuity to the work that I have been doing, concentrating on the fact that the most important thing is to help the team,” said the third baseman, happy with the prevailing camaraderie in the group.

"We are united by the objective of advancing day by day," said the member of the Chicago White Sox, who asserted that despite the effects of the time difference (he arrived on the 3rd) he has responded well to these days, based on the adjustments for the fight to be played from Wednesday here.

His shot to right field opened the scoring, increased with another line in the sixth inning, based on unreachable bases by Lorenzo Quintana and Luis Mateo, and a connection through Yadir Drake's infield, which propelled the first of them.

The remaining three came in the ninth, two of them propelled by Alfredo Despaigne's unstoppable, as a coup de grace for an opposing team that used six pitchers.

Similar was the number of those used by Armando Johnson, in tune with the purpose of keeping the rotation conceived for the universal contest ready: Roenis Elías, Miguel Romero, José Ramón Rodríguez, Yeudis Reyes, Naykel Cruz and Frank Abel Álvarez.

This combined task limited home hits to eight, struck out seven and conceded four tickets, showing the stability of the area under the orders of Pedro Luis Lazo and José Elosegui.

"We are satisfied with the way in which these matches have been used," said helmsman Johnson when assessing the

"Work has been done well, with total dedication from the boys, and now all that remains is to face the competition," declared the coach, who, as he did on the previous date, once again assigned tasks to almost all of his troops, with good results. responses to calls from the bank.

Cuba will hold its last training session on Tuesday

, to see them a day later with the Netherlands on the home page of group A of the World Classic.

Totals

Cuba:

6 14 0

Siblings:

0 8 2

Won:

Yeudis Reyes

Lost:

C. W. Linwo

(Taken from