Pinar del Rio team defeated Artemisa 5-2, and to its further delight, its rival from Matanzas fell to Villa Clara 15-7, while Havana’s Industriales secured two victories over the Piratas of La Isla.

In the first game—a continuation of a match suspended days earlier at the Cristobal Labra stadium—Industriales won 13-10 in ten innings. They then won the second game by the mercy-rule (15-1), scoring 12 runs in the opening inning alone.

Mayabeque also made quick work of their opponent, defeating Cienfuegos 15-2 at the 5 de Septiembre stadium.

Following Pinar and Matanzas in the standings are Industriales (9-7), Mayabeque (8-8), Villa Clara (8-9), Artemisa (8-10), Cienfuegos (7-10), and La Isla (3-13).

On the other side of the baseball map, Las Tunas unleashed an offense of 13 hits to beat Camaguey 12-2 at Julio Antonio Mella stadium, where rain brought an early end to the game after six innings.

Santiago de Cuba reached the same record after splitting a doubleheader with Granma at Martires de Barbados stadium.

Granma won the first game 13-8, but Santiago de Cuba responded in the second matchup with a 6-3 victory.

The respective victories of Holguin and Sancti Spiritus allowed these squads to catch up with Granma, each now holding a 10-8 record, after they held Guantanamo and Ciego de Avila scoreless, respectively.

Holguin defeated Guantanamo 7-0 at Calixto Garcia stadium, while Sancti Spiritus secured a narrow 1-0 win over Ciego de Avila.

The standings in the eastern division now show Las Tunas and Santiago in the lead (11-7), followed by Granma, Holguin, and Sancti Spiritus (10-8), Ciego de Avila (9-9), Camaguey (6-12), and Guantanamo (5-13).

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