DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Este 1, Cibao 0 in Este (11 innings). Alexi Casilla was 0-for-5 for Cibao.
Escogido 3, Cibaenas 2 in Cibaenas. Deibinson Romero made his debut for Escogido, going 1-for-3 and scoring once.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 9, Mayaguez 3 in Mayaguez. Aaron Bates was 3-for-5 for Caguas, scoring twice and driving in two. Eddie Rosario was used as a substitute for Mayaguez, but did not bat. Nelvin Fuentes pitched one inning for Mayaguez, allowing a run on two hits.
Ponce 5, Carolina 2 in Carolina. Angel Morales was used as a pinch-runner for Ponce, stayed in the game, and hit a home run in his only at-bat. He scored twice and drove in two. Deinys Suarez started for Ponce and worked five innings, giving up a run on four hits and two walks.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Melbourne 4, Brisbane 3 (10 innings). Joshua Hendricks was used as a pinch-runner (for ex-Twin Justin Huber) by Melbourne and scored.
0 fer...way to go Laddie.
There was a BP article recently that looked into who controls how hard the ball is hit (in 2008). Scroll down to the hitter chart*.
* Bunts weren't removed, so that negatively affects Casilla and Gomez. However, I think it's still an accurate reflection of their hitting ability.