Playing at home, Pinar del Rio defeated the squad of La Isla 7-3, while Sancti Spiritus prevailed 10-7 over the team of Las Tunas at Julio Antonio Mella stadium, taking sole top position in the Eastern Zone.

  In Holguin, the local squad staged a comeback against the Santiago de Cuba to defeating them 9-7 at Calixto Garcia Stadium—a result that knocked the Santiago team out of first place in the Eastern Zone.

  The offense also had a devastating day at Martires de Barbados stadium, where the team of Granma ousted the team of  Guantanamo 17-1 in five innings, by he mercy rule; the game featured two home runs by Roel Santos—including a grand slam—and another by Yuliesky Remon.

  Also winning by mercy rule, Cienfuegos Elephants beat the team of Villa Clara 12-2.

  In other matchups, Matanzas beat Mayabeque 9-5 at Victoria de Giron Stadium, with a home run from Hanyelo Videt, while Camaguey defeated Ciego de Avila 8-6, aided by a home run from Hubert Sanchez.

  The game between Havana’s Industriales and Artemisa was rained out.

  With these results, Pinar del Rio leads the Western Zone with a record of five wins and one loss, followed by Matanzas (4-2), Artemisa (3-2), Mayabeque and Cienfuegos (3-3), Industriales (2-3), Villa Clara (2-4), and La Isla (1-5).

  In the Eastern Zone, Sancti Spiritus holds first place with five wins and one loss, ahead of Santiago de Cuba and Holguin (4-2), Ciego de Avila and Granma (3-3), Las Tunas and Camaguey (2-4), and Guantanamo (1-5).

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