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Playoffs 2021: Cocodrilos vanquish Elefantes 11-2 in Game 3 to complete CNS Quarterfinals sweep

Ray Otero-Alonso

Feb 17, 20213 min read

Playoffs 2021: Cocodrilos vanquish Elefantes 11-2 in Game 3 to complete CNS Quarterfinals sweep

The Cocodrilos proved to be too good for a promissory but still inexperienced Elefantes team, winning 11-2 Game 3 of the Cuban National...

Playoffs 2021: Camero’s 3-RBIs homer, Arruebarrena’s 2HRs lead Cocodrilos to 11-4 win over Elefantes

Ray Otero-Alonso

Feb 15, 20212 min read

Playoffs 2021: Camero’s 3-RBIs homer, Arruebarrena’s 2HRs lead Cocodrilos to 11-4 win over Elefantes

Erisbel Arruebarrena hit two home runs, Camero homered and had three RBIs, as the Matanzas Cocodrilos cruised past the Cienfuegos...

Playoffs 2021: Yera, Arruebarrena lead defending champion Matanzas to win 9-6 over Cienfuegos in G1

Ray Otero-Alonso

Feb 13, 20212 min read

Playoffs 2021: Yera, Arruebarrena lead defending champion Matanzas to win 9-6 over Cienfuegos in G1

The Matanzas Cocodrilos opened up their Play Off Quarterfinals with a 9-6 win over the Cienfuegos Elefantes, Friday, at an empty José A....

Playoffs 2021: Adiós Leones, Granma beat Industriales in Game 5 thriller to reach the semifinals

Ray Otero-Alonso

Feb 3, 20213 min read

Playoffs 2021: Adiós Leones, Granma beat Industriales in Game 5 thriller to reach the semifinals

Granma beat all odds, erased a negative image of nine consecutive losses against Industriales, and ended two years of postseason...

Playoffs 2021: Industriales Leones tie up quarterfinal series with 10-3 win over Granma Alazanes

Ray Otero-Alonso

Feb 1, 20213 min read

Playoffs 2021: Industriales Leones tie up quarterfinal series with 10-3 win over Granma Alazanes

The Leones got what they needed in Game 4. Lisbán Correa’ sweet swing, Brian Chi’s calm, and Andy Rodríguez courage. Correa homered for...

Playoffs 2021: Pinar del Río Vegueros sweep Sancti Spíritus Gallos to reach the semifinals

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 31, 20213 min read

Playoffs 2021: Pinar del Río Vegueros sweep Sancti Spíritus Gallos to reach the semifinals

The Pinar del Río Vegueros beat the top-seeded Sancti Spíritus Gallos 9-8 in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon, to complete a three-game...

Playoffs 2021: Granma Alazanes beat Industriales Leones 4-0, take 2-1 lead in quarterfinals series

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 30, 20212 min read

Playoffs 2021: Granma Alazanes beat Industriales Leones 4-0, take 2-1 lead in quarterfinals series

In his finest start of the season, Granma’s righthander César García tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits while...

Playoffs 2021: Vegueros beat down on Sancti Spíritus, take 15-4 blowout win in Game 2

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 29, 20212 min read

Playoffs 2021: Vegueros beat down on Sancti Spíritus, take 15-4 blowout win in Game 2

The Pinar del Río Vegueros had a dominant 15-4 win over the Sancti Spíritus Gallos Friday morning in Game 2 of the best-of-five playoff...

Playoffs 2021: Leones offense blanked by Lázaro Blanco and two relievers, as Alazanes level playoff

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 28, 20212 min read

Playoffs 2021: Leones offense blanked by Lázaro Blanco and two relievers, as Alazanes level playoff

Lázaro Blanco threw 122 pitches, Darién García hit a two-run homer and the Granma Alazanes beat the Industriales Leones, 3-0, for the...

National Series playoff predictions 2021: Cienfuegos-Matanzas, who will win?

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 28, 20213 min read

National Series playoff predictions 2021: Cienfuegos-Matanzas, who will win?

The 60th Cuban National playoffs are well underway, but the defending champion is still to be seen. The quarterfinal series between...

Playoffs 2021: Pinar del Río wins Game 1, beat Sancti Spíritus, 9-7, in 10-innings

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 27, 20213 min read

Playoffs 2021: Pinar del Río wins Game 1, beat Sancti Spíritus, 9-7, in 10-innings

They were down but never out. Facing a two-run deficit in the seventh inning of a key Game 1 of the Cuban National Series Quarterfinals,...

Playoffs 2021: Santiago de Cuba wins Game 1 thanks to four-run seventh inning

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 26, 20212 min read

Playoffs 2021: Santiago de Cuba wins Game 1 thanks to four-run seventh inning

The Santiago de Cuba Avispas powered up late against the Las Tunas Leñadores to take Game 1 of the Cuban Quarter Finals series by a score...

Playoffs 2021: In extra innings Leones defeat Alazanes, 5-4, in Game 1 of the NS Quarterfinals

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 26, 20213 min read

Playoffs 2021: In extra innings Leones defeat Alazanes, 5-4, in Game 1 of the NS Quarterfinals

There’s domination and there’s the Leones and the Alazanes in the postseason. With their unbelievably exciting 5-4 victory in 10 innings...

National Series playoff predictions 2021: Pinar del Río-Sancti Spíritus, who will win?

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 25, 20213 min read

National Series playoff predictions 2021: Pinar del Río-Sancti Spíritus, who will win?

The 60th Cuban National Series postseason will get underway today, with the Santiago de Cuba-Las Tunas and Granma-Industriales series – I...

8-team field set; Cuban postseason 2021 opens Tuesday

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 24, 20214 min read

8-team field set; Cuban postseason 2021 opens Tuesday

Finally, after a 75-games season, the 2021 Cuban postseason is set. Eight teams are in, for the first time since 2012, and the action...

2021 Cuban League playoff schedule: Quarter-finals round, dates and times

Ray Otero-Alonso

Jan 21, 20211 min read

2021 Cuban League playoff schedule: Quarter-finals round, dates and times

Following a 75-game regular season, the 2021 Cuban League playoffs schedule, featuring an expanded 8-team field for the first time since...