2023-05-21 01:20:11
Today there was no challenge between Artemisa and the Isla de la Juventud, at the 26 de Julio stadium. Or yes: to see how many zeros the left-handed Geonel Gutiérrez could hang on them. In the end the score closed 9-2, and the Hunters won the subseries against the Pirates.
One entry after another, the number 14 left the score at zero for the visitors; until the seventh, when a jit and a succession of errors brought the first buccaneer to the rubber… and loaded the bases.
After some remarkably effective work, he had lost his concentration. So, José Manuel Pedroso, the pitching coach, came out to talk to him. And what happens rarely happens: he struck out all three men in turn! Those who were on the pads… were left wanting to score.
It was a tremendous display of courage and effectiveness. But the effort was taking its toll. In the eighth, another man reached third, after two hits, although he didn’t score either. And the ninth inning was opened by right-hander Luis Enrique García, who endured a home run by César Vega, before getting the three outs and calling the game over.
Geonel screwed up 12 and gave up just one walk in eight full innings. He spaced seven hits, allowed just one unearned run and went on to six wins. He is the new championship strikeout leader, with 60 (at 8.53 per game and 1.05 per inning).
Shortstop Dainiel López (3-for-4) stood out at bat, while Carlos de la Tejera and José Antonio Jiménez each hit two runs to the plate and connected two singles. Dayán García and Brayan Mera also hit two hits. There were a total of 12, which confirm the tightness of the Artemisa offensive.
Add the Pirates to the other prey of the Hunters: Leopards, Lions, Elephants, Crocodiles and Tigers. Yulieski González’s boys have managed to prevail against six out of ten rivals, in addition to leaving the duel tied against the Roosters, with a game pending between them.
Already with 26 victories and 20 losses, they establish themselves in third place in the fight, just a game and a half from the top, preceded only by the Santiago Wasps and the Mayabeque Hurricanes.
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