The Alazan gallop is indecipherable for Lions ›Sport› Granma

César García was the author of another excellent pitching work on the Alazanes de Granma mound, from where he defended as a colossus the second consecutive victory of his team against Industriales in the playoffs of the quarterfinals of the national 60 series.

Only four shots managed to enter the circulation, two of them by walks and another pair by shots, because Estayle Hernández managed to hit two, in seven complete halves. The starter would have been enough with the first round scored by his teammates, when in the third act a sacrificial flight to the right field led from the third to Yulián Milan, who started that half with a double. The second winner came from the transfer of Carlos Benítez with crowded corners. César García’s immaculate work made these two records weigh heavily, so the other two that Iván Prieto pushed with a home on the left wing were a blow to the blue entourage.

After the loss, the Lions went through 18 consecutive innings without being able to step on the plateau, in which they barely accumulate eight shots. Now they need to wake up their bats to support their main pitcher, Brian Chi, who will definitely compete with left-hander Leandro Martínez. If that duel takes place, it would be the third of the two, but, curiously, in the last two, including the first quarter of the final, they left without decisions for matches.

When I analyzed this comparison, I established as support for Granma’s favorite condition that it was the selection of the most equal and highest indicators this season and, I said then, that this means that he is the one who played best in the fight current. At this stage it was no different, his offense surpassing that of his opponents; his pitching is not what makes the difference, and in three games he made two mistakes, although one of them, the Milan shortstop in the opening game, is responsible for the only victory of the Blues. It cannot be said that Industriales has failed at its weak point, the effectiveness of its pitching staff; nor is his defense. However, his most powerful weapon, the offensive, has been wet for two days, with his central core third, fourth and fifth bat, with only two shots in his last 20 bats.

If the blue woods are reloaded and Chi contains Alazanes, a fifth and decisive encounter could be forced, perhaps a remake of the second challenge, with the same main roles on the table of Lázaro Blanco and Maykel Taylor. But the truth is that, even so, Granmenses, as in the predictions before the contest, continues with the label of favorites in five games.

And today Gallos goes all or nothing in front of Pinar del Río, because it only serves him to win to avoid the sweep. With this in mind, Spiritus mentor Eriel Sánchez has decided to entrust the mission to José Eduardo Santos, who will face Dariel Fernández, a left-hander who, according to the director of the return base, has decided to change his role. improved after a sabermetric stage for the opener, just when he confronted Yayabo’s men, “and he did it in an excellent way,” said the helmsman from Pinar del Río.

If Sancti Spíritus could not beat Vegueros, they would be the first to qualify in a semifinal that is not yet on the competitive horizon, due to the pandemic affecting the world and the country, for which the National Commission has decided, for the sake of players’ health. and all those who participate in this great festival for people, to readjust the post-season program.

In its statement, the national baseball entity sets out the following guidelines:

• It continues Granma-Industriales (José Antonio Huelga Stadium, Sancti Spíritus) and Sancti Spíritus-Pinar del Río (September 5, Cienfuegos Stadium) until both make a decision.
• Don’t start again Las Tunas-Santiago de Cuba (September 5, Cienfuegos Stadium) and don’t start Matanzas-Cienfuegos (José Antonio Huelga Stadium, Sancti Spíritus).
• Summon the completion of the quarterfinals, semifinals and final when the prospects are favorable, paying special attention to the health of the players, coaches and others involved in this extraordinary show.
• Let us reiterate that this maxim has accompanied us since the early stages of a very demanding competition thanks to COVID-19 and was a priority in the design of a post-season that demonstrated a high level of commitment and competitiveness of advanced teams in this phase. .
• To thank the Inder authorities, as well as those of the party and government in the host provinces, for their efforts to meet the many demands of this segment of this event.

The ball will come back, but we need it healthy and, in turn, it needs its recipients, fans, to understand people, to be healthy too, to enjoy it. Here the forecast and the keys, as the clubs do, for this return are clear: heavy pitching (more than 90 miles), low and close, so that COVID-19 can not lift the ball (infection curve) and Let’s strike out ( new normal or the return of the quarterfinals).