A fine outing for Luis Perdomo.

ORIENTE 5, ESTE 0 IN ESTE

Twins:  Drew Butera (Oriente) was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.

Game summary:  Leading 1-0, Oriente scored four in the sixth to take command.

Oriente:  Bruce Billings (Oakland) gave up one hit and walked three in four innings.  Nelson Perez (Cubs) was 2-for-2 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.

Este:  Elih Villanueva (Miami) allowed one run on three hits and two walks in 4.2 innings.

ESCOGIDO 10, LICEY 8 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 with two walks and scored twice.  He also struck out once.

Game summary:  Escogido overcame a six-run sixth by Licey, scoring three in their half of the sixth to take an 8-6 lead.

Licey:  Engel Beltre (Texas) was 4-for-4 with a triple and scored twice.  Michel Abreu was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

Escogido:  Daniel Cabrera (Arizona) struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Starling Marte (Pittsburgh) was 4-for-5 with a triple, scoring three times and driving in three.

CIBAO 4, AGUILAS 1 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Luis Perdomo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up only one hit and striking out one.

Game summary:  Jimmy Paredes (Houston) hit a grand slam with two out in the ninth to give Cibao the lead.

Cibao:  Kyler Newby (Baltimore) struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Jean Segura (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a double.

Aguilas:  Bartolo Colon worked 4.1 shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks.  Hector Luna (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run.