The Ciego de Avila team will seek today against Pinar del Rio the victory that will assure its participation in the postseason of the Cuban baseball tournament.

Havana, July 1 (RHC) -- The Ciego de Avila team will seek today against Pinar del Rio the victory that will assure its participation in the postseason of the Cuban baseball tournament.

The Tigres need a victory to complete the eight qualifiers to the quarterfinals and Mayabeque would be left out, urging a couple of defeats by the Avileños to take possession of the only vacant spot.

In addition to this Saturday's match against the already eliminated Vegueros, the team coached by Yorelvis Charles has another match pending against the also out of options Piratas de La Isla, which increases their chances of getting the ticket to the playoffs.

Even if they win today and the eighth place is defined, the game against the islanders will be necessary to decide the position of the Avileños, as they could take over the seventh place if they win in both challenges.

So far, only two crossings have been set: Industriales-Sancti Spíritus and Matanzas-Artemisa, while leaders Las Tunas and Santiago de Cuba are waiting to know who will be their opponent in the first round of the postseason.

The also assured Camagüey is waiting for a setback of the Tigres to confirm its seventh place and would be the opponent of the Avispas.

The quarterfinals are scheduled to be played in a best of seven games and will begin on July 8 in Las Tunas and Santiago de Cuba, occupants of the first two places in the standings.

All playoff games will start at 2:00 pm (local time), according to the schedule published by the National Baseball Commission.

Source: Prensa Latina