Santiago de Cuba beat Las Tunas 10-7 today. Photo: ACN

Santiago de Cuba beat Las Tunas 10-7 today and remained at the top of the LXII National Baseball Series, thus concluding the ninth individual subseries.

At Julio Antonio Mella Stadium, the Wasps leaned on the wood of their third bat Yoelkis Guibert, who went 4-3 with a double and three walks. Alberto Bisset's fourth win, despite allowing 11 jits in 6.1 innings; But he barely conceded a ticket. Fifth save by Luis Angel Torres (2.2, 5 jits).

Now Santiago presents a balance of 26-19 and separates to a game of the inspired Mayabeque, who signed today his fifth consecutive success by defeating Artemisa 2-1 in an excellent duel between Yadián Martínez and Yunieski García, who pitched the nine innings in the Nelson Fernández Park, in San José de las Lajas.

Yadian allowed nine jits and allowed six walks. At bat for the Hurricanes was Alexander Pozo (4-2).

And in the role of visitor, Sancti Spíritus defeated for the fourth successive time the national runner-up Matanzas (5-2), in the Victoria de Girón stadium, with victory for Fernando Betanzo and seventh save of the closer Yanielquis Duardo. Lázaro Fernández went 4-2, with a home run and four RBIs, to channel the success of the Roosters who took over the coveted eighth place.

In addition, Ciego de Ávila and Cienfuegos had to play double and there was division of honors. First the Tigers won 6-1 and then the Elephants (5-2).

In the remaining results, Industriales gave the third grout in this subseries to Villa Clara (7-0), La Isla won 10-3 to Pinar del Río, the exponent monarch Granma 5-3 to Guantánamo and Camagüey 1-0 to Holguín, with two-handed grout of starter Mario Marzo and his reliever Riquelme Odelín, both with participation in just one national series.

At the end of the ninth subseries (until game 45 and 30 remain), Santiago de Cuba leads (26-19), followed by Mayabeque (25-19), while La Isla, Matanzas and Holguín have a level of 23-20. Then appear Ciego de Avila (22-20), Las Tunas (22-21), Villa Clara (21-22), Industriales (20-24), Camagüey (20-25) and Granma (19-26), while Guantanamo and Cienfuegos share the cold basement (17-27).

(With information from ACN)