The team, managed by Idalberto Lamote, leveraged the support of their home crowd at Guillermon Moncada Stadium to break their tie with Granma, securing their eighth win and leveling their head-to-head series. The game had been rained out the previous day.

The visitors held the lead heading into the fifth inning, but the hosts shifted the momentum by scoring five runs vs starting thrower Sammy Benitez and the next relief pitchers.

On the Santiago de Cuba mound, relief pitcher Wilber Reyna stifled a comeback attempt by the “Alazanes” (Granma) and grabbed the win, in a matchup that served as the sole game of the day.

With a record of eight wins and four losses, Santiago de Cuba leads the Eastern Zone, followed by Granma, Sancti Spiritus, and Ciego de Avila—all of whom hold 7-5 records.

Holguin and Las Tunas share fifth place at 6-6, while Camaguey holds a 4-8 record, and Guantanamo sits at the bottom of the standings at 3-9.

In the Western Zone, Pinar del Rio remains in the lead with 10 wins and two losses, ahead of Matanzas (7-5), Cienfuegos, Industriales, and Mayabeque (5-5), Artemisa and Villa Clara (5-7), and La Isla (2-8).

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