Spanning the Globe

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Escogido 6, Aguilas 5 in Escogido.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 with a walk for Escogido.

PLAYOFF UPDATE

Dominican League—Our congratulations go to the Leones del Escogido, who won the championship series by defeating Aguilas five games to four.

CARIBBEAN SERIES

The Caribbean Series begins Thursday afternoon.  Venezuela plays Puerto Rico and Mexico plays the Dominican Republic.  The series is a six-game round-robin.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS

Melbourne plays Sydney in a best-of-five series beginning tomorrow.  The winner will play a best-of-five series against Perth in the finals.