With emotions on edge until the last out, Agricultores completed the fourth consecutive success against Tabacaleros, with a score of 5-4, and got the ticket to the final of the 1st Elite League of Cuban Baseball.
Las Tunas, Cuba.- The local opener, Jhonatan Carbó, had problems with control in the second inning when the visitors scored two runs. Carbó's best moment, within his limited work, coincided with the fissures of his rival on duty, Yunier Castillo, who allowed the equality with the participation of an elusive dribble, which translated into an error for left fielder Rafael Viñales.
In the opening of the fifth chapter, Yordanis Alarcón adjusted the balance in favor of the lime green squad, with a double. A decision by centimeters, lime line, controversy, and a reckless running of the bases led to the fourth run for the eastern players, after the approval of the replay when decreeing the fall in the free zone of the hit by Viñales. Frank Luis Medina left enough runners on the pads to admit the weight of defeat.
Little by little, the hosts scored, but it was enough to increase tensions in the defining instances. Yaser Julio González, on an individual level, lived revenge by narrowing the advantage of the clash, because in his previous visit to the batting box, he suffered a strikeout at a critical offensive moment.
Both teams entered their closers' arms in the ninth “act.” José Ángel García, the historical leader in saves, climbed the Pinar del Río pitching hill to ensure the zero that kept the westerners alive but not before suffering the threat of the best artillery in the championship. For his part, Alberto Pablo Civil achieved the point for rescue and brought the joy of discussing the title to the faces of Las Tunas and Granma baseball players.
The victory of Centrales in the other part of the organization chart, where Portuarios advantages over its rival 3x2, guaranteed the return to Matanzas. On Wednesday, they will resume the semifinal, while those led by mentor Carlos Martí will wait to meet the opponents.