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Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel congratulated on Saturday the Leñadores, the baseball team from the eastern province of Las Tunas, for becoming the first finalists in the country's championship.
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For the third time in its history, the Leñadores (Lumberjacks) from Las Tunas will dispute the Cuban baseball title, after winning 5-4 on Saturday and taking a tremendous semifinal against the Crocodiles from Matanzas.
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Consolidated in the hope of remaining in the fight, the Crocodiles once again imposed on the Lumberjacks in extra innings; this time, with a score of 2-1, and extended the semifinal to a sixth challenge.
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In a duel of emotions from the beginning to the very end, the Lumberjacks took advantage of the sporadic fissures of the pitching from Matanzas to prevail 5-3 in the fourth duel of the semifinal and finally broke with “the curse of the swamp,” where they had conceded six consecutive defeats in postseason stages.
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Denis Peña, one of the pillars of the Lumberjacks' offensive line-up. |
With a couple of proofs of their batting power, in the form of a five-scoring rally, the Lumberjacks defeated Matanzas 11-4 to extend their undefeated postseason run and set the path for the “Victoria de Girón” with the cup half full.
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