The Crocodiles erased a difference of six scores against in the ninth inning to equal the shares at nine and in the tenth they made another six with the help of the tiebreaker rule, to seal their classification to the dispute for the title.
Armando Ferrer’s cast frustrated the pitching work of right-hander Rafael Perdomo, who until the ninth inning was on his way to his fourth smile in the playoffs without allowing a run since the third inning.
The Yumurinos silenced the capital’s fans who dreamed of a seventh match to decide the semifinal duel, and applauded the home runs of Ariel Hechavarría, Jorge Enrique Alomá, Roberto Álvarez and Roque Tomás.
However, the people from Matanzas took Perdomo out of the box and exploited Juan Xavier Peñalver to equalize the actions at nine, and then in the tenth they managed to produce the winning scores against the deliveries of Fher Cejas and Frank Herrera.
In the match, the Crocodiles dispatched 16 hits with a highlight for fourth hitter Ariel Martínez, author of three hits in five at-bats with five RBIs; Meanwhile, José Noroña went 2 for 5, including a home run, in addition to driving in four runs.
From the box, five pitchers worked for Matanzas and the victory belonged to right-hander Pedro Mesa, who got the last three outs.
The Yumurinos will be present in their fourth final since the victory in the 2019-2020 National Series and are waiting for the winner of the other match that Artemisa extended to the sixth game after beating the current champions of Las Tunas 5-3 today.
At the 26 de Julio stadium, Brander Guevara allowed one run in seven innings to add the success, supported by the closing of Jose Ángel García and offensive productivity of Osmel Solano, who shot a double and drove three teammates towards home plate.
Tomorrow in the park itself Artemisa will try to match the actions to three smiles; Meanwhile, Las Tunas will seek to end the duel and secure its third consecutive final.
The grand final of the 64th edition of the National Series will begin two days after the play offs between Cazadores and Leñadores end and will be played at a neutral venue in the west of the country.
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date: 2026-02-09 01:45:00