SAN Miguel will be playing in full strength on Saturday when it goes up against Rain or Shine on Saturday in an out-of-town game in the PBA Philippine Cup.
Players have been in an out of the line-up over the last games due to sore eyes, but that won’t be the case on Saturday, according to team manager Gee Abanilla.
“Fit to play na, so far,” said Abanilla.
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Juami Tiongson, Marcio Lassiter, and Jeron Teng sat out SMB’s previous game against Blackwater last May 25 due to sore eyes.
Jericho Cruz was the first case San Miguel had early in the conference, and missed the team’s first two games.
Their return comes as a boost to San Miguel’s chances of claiming a victory over Rain or Shine in Cagayan de Oro City on Saturday, 7:30 p.m. at the Aquilino Pimintel International Convention Center.
The Beermen are at third place with a 6-2 win-loss slate, with a shot at capturing one of the four twice-to-beat incentives in the quarterfinals.
The Beermen have won three straight games entering the match-up against Rain or Shine, which is in a share of fourth with Barangay Ginebra with a 6-3 mark.
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