Caribbean Series: Day Two

Mexico 2, Puerto Rico 0.  Mexico scored twice in the bottom of the fourth, and that was all the scoring in the game.  Karim Garcia of Mexico was the only player to have two hits in the game.  The only extra-base hits came on doubles by Jesus Garcia (Mexico) and Irving Falu (Puerto Rico).  The shutout came at the hands of three ex-Twins pitching for Mexico.  Randy Keisler worked seven innings, giving up four hits and a walk to get the win.  Dan Serafini faced two batters, striking out one and walking one.  Luis Ayala retired the final five batters of the game to get the save.  Matt DeSalvo took the loss for Puerto Rico, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks in 3.2 innings.  The only Twins player to appear in the game was Rene Rivera, who was used as a substitute for Puerto Rico but did not bat.

Dominican Republic 5, Venezuela 2 (13 innings).  Andy Dirks singled in the go-ahead run in the thirteenth and Erick Almonte doubled in a pair of insurance runs.  Pablo Ozuna had three hits for the Dominican Republic.  Almonte drove in three runs for the game.  Cesar Suarez had three hits and drove in a run to lead Venezuela.  Lorenzo Barcelo worked five shutout innings for the Dominican Republic, striking out six while giving up six hits.  Merkin Valdez threw two shutout innings to get the win in relief.  Jairo Ascenzio pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.  Starter Tyson Brummett gave up two runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings for Venezuela.  Jon Hunton allowed the three thirteenth inning runs in his second inning of work to take the loss.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks for the Dominican Republic, scoring twice.

The Dominican Republic moves into first place in the six-game round robin with a 2-0 record.  Puerto Rico and Mexico are 1-1, while Venezuela is 0-2.