Who read who? Perhaps it was the Hunters, who wanted to reciprocate the message of confidence from this baseball lover. Or perhaps it was the journalist himself who knew how to appreciate that you don’t always win, but the will ends up bringing victories.
The truth is that, just a few hours after dedicating some lines of faith to them, of a “I’ll take the best of the Hunters, certain sparks that one day can ignite the great engine of the entire machinery, with the combativeness and confidence in how much can your manager achieve”, this Monday they basted a couple of wins against Villa Clara.
Of course, which ones but the accurate arms of Yunieski García and GeonelGutiérrez, would lead the hosts to lower their guests’ smoke?
At 10:00 in the morning the touch of silence began. After a Sunday clash in which the Leopardos fired 19 hits and scored 12 times, the right-hander from San Antonio de los Baños struck out seven, spaced five singles, did not give away walks… and hung one zero after another on the oranges, until complete your game.
Six hits were enough for our team to produce the only two runs of the game, two by Osbel Pacheco, while Carlos de la Tejera (with a double) drove José Antonio Jiménez.
In the second game, Artemisa’s left-handed man took the mound, allowing a score in the first inning and another in the second; already in the third, the troupe led by director Ramón Moré opened with their undisputed sixth, but, from then on, GeonelGutiérrez tamed the cats as if they were tame kittens.
At the rate of eight strikeouts and a single walk, the tamer did not let the Leopards pull out their nails again, except for a hit in the farewell inning; Meanwhile, the home team batted 16 and scored eight runs. This time the Hunters tied cortico to their prey.
Thanks to the profitable day, Yulieski González’s pupils improved their record to six wins and seven losses, and rose to tenth place!, one game away from the playoff qualifying spots.
That is why this team and its director deserve all the trust. Now they need the rest of the pitching staff to join the fray… and let the bats bang!