Caribbean Series: Day Six

Venezuela 6, Mexico 2.  Venezuela scored two in the fourth to tie and four in the fifth to get a lead it would never relinquish.  Cesar Suarez singled and homered to lead Venezuela.  Hector Gimenez had two hits.  Seth Etherton started for Venezuela and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.  Pedro Guerra got the win in relief with two perfect innings.  Chris Roberson had two hits for Mexico.  Starter Marco Carillo gave up two runs on six hits in four innings.  Oswaldo Martinez took the loss, surrendering four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.

Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1.  Puerto Rico broke a 1-1 tie with a tally in the sixth and added an insurance run in the ninth.  Irving Falu had three hits to lead Puerto Rico.  Luis Figueroa and Andy Gonzalez each singled and doubled.  Jose De La Torre got the win with three innings of shutout relief, giving up just one hit while striking out four.  Saul Rivera got his second save of the series, giving up two hits while striking out two in wone inning.  Fernando Tatis led the Dominican Republic with two hits.  Starter Kris Johnson gave up a run on four hits and a walk in five innings.  Ramon Garcia took the loss in relief, allowing a run on four hits and a walk while striking out three in 1.2 innings.  Rene Rivera was 1-for-4 for Puerto Rico.  Nelvin Fuentes faced two batters for Puerto Rico, striking out one and walking one.  Pedro Florimon was used as a reserve by the Dominican Republic and went 0-for-1 with a walk.

The Dominican Republic wins the Caribbean Series with a record of 4-2.  Puerto Rico and Venezuela tied for second at 3-3.  Mexico finished fourth with a record of 2-4.