Cuban Baseball League Resumes Play

HAVANA TIMES — The Cuban baseball season resumes play on Friday after a month long recess to allow the national team to prepare and play in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, where they won the title.

All 16 teams will see action today and each has at least 12 games left to play before the cut where 8 squads will continue on for the second half of the season.

The weekend 3-game series are Pinar del Rio vs. Ciego de Avila; Granma vs. Artemisa; Matanzas vs. Santiago de Cuba; Guantanamo vs. Holguin; Cienfuegos vs. Industriales; Sancti Spiritus vs. Villa Clara; Isla de la Juventud vs. Camaguey, and Las Tunas vs. Mayabeque.

Standings

Teams		G	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Matanzas	33	22	11	.667	–
2	Granma	29	18	11	.621	2
3	Artemisa	33	20	13	.607	2
4	Ciego de Avila	32	18	14	.563	3.5
5	Isla de la Juventud	31	17	14	.549	4
6	Industriales	33	18	15	.546	4
7	Villa Clara	32	17	15	.532	4.5
8	Guantanamo	33	16	17	.485	6
9	Santiago de Cuba	33	16	17	.485	6
10	Pinar del Rio	29	14	15	.483	6
11	Holguin	31	14	17	.452	7
12	Las Tunas	31	14	17	.452	7
13	Santi Spiritus	32	14	18	.438	7.5
14	Cienfuegos	33	14	19	.425	8
15	Camaguey	33	12	21	.364	10
16	Mayabeque	32	11	21	.344	10.5

 See the schedule for games of the Cuban Baseball League.