Havana, February 20 (RHC)-- Dariel Góngora and Joel Suárez combined to deliver the only run of the day in the 61st National Baseball Series.

At the Cristobal Labra Stadium, in the Special Municipality of Isla de la Juventud, the team led by Armando Ferrer won 2x0 thanks to the superb work of their pitchers.

The left-handed Góngora pitched six innings with four hits allowed and the same number of tickets. Right-hander Suárez finished off the remaining stretch with just one hit and a transfer.

Yadil Drake and Eduardo Blanco were in charge of pushing the pair of runs with which their team won and climbed to the top of a competition that is in its eighth sub-series.

Matanzas, the reigning runner-up, took advantage of Santiago de Cuba's defeat against Ciego de Avila by a score of 2x3, in a game in which Alfredo Fadraga homered.

Pinar del Río beat Cienfuegos 6x3 with the third smile for Erlis Casanova and the fourth save by Frank Luis Medina. Reinier León batted 2-2 and drove in three runs.

Villa Clara defeated Artemisa 8x3, supported by a good offense that included Yurién Vizcaíno's home run. Sancti Spíritus signed the only KO of the day (11x1), with Moisés Esquerres taking the ball beyond the limits (3 C1).

Holguín subdued Camagüey 7x4 led by Jorge Luis Peña (3 CI) and Franklin Aballe (2 C1). In the same game, Yordanis Samón disappeared the TeamMate.

Las Tunas was better than the champion Granma 10x8, supported by the work of Alejandro Meneses, who reached three wins without the shadow of a setback. Granma's Darién García hit a home run.

Finally, Mayabeque continued its excellent campaign with a 6x4 win over In