Cuba Baseball Standings thru Jan. 17

HAVANA TIMES, Jan. 18 — The Cuban baseball league continues with a full schedule on Tuesday.  Cienfuegos leads in a tough battle with Pinar del Rio and La Habana atop the Western Division, while Ciego de Avila continues on top of the Eastern Division with Granma and Santiago de Cuba on its heels.

The 16-team regular season has a 90-game schedule followed by the playoffs.

To see the statistics on the league’s individual leaders click on batters and pitchers.

STANDINGS as of Jan 17, 2010

Teams (Western Division) W L GB
Cienfuegos 26 10
La Habana 24 12 2.0
Pinar del Rio 24 12 2.0
Sancti Spiritus 18 18 8.0
Industriales 18 19 8.5
Matanzas 13 23 13.0
Isla de la Juventud 12 24 14.0
Metropolitanos 9 27 17.0
Teams (Eastern Division) W L GB
Ciego de Avila 23 12
Granma 21 14 2.0
Santiago de Cuba 20 16 3.5
Guantanamo 19 17 4.5
Villa Clara 19 18 5.0
Las Tunas 17 19 6.5
Camaguey 15 22 9.0
Holguín 10 26 13.5