A good day for Angel Morales.
SANTURCE 4, CAROLINA 3 IN SANTURCE (GAME 1—8 INNINGS—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Twins: Jorge Fernandez (Carolina) was used as a pinch-runner but did not bat. Nelvin Fuentes (Santurce) pitched one inning, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.
Game summary: Santurce trailed 3-2 after six. Luis Matos homered with two out in the seventh to tie the score and Sergio Miranda hit a walk-off homer with one out in the eighth.
Carolina: Jesus Feliciano was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Anthony Garcia (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with a run.
Santurce: Jason Lowey allowed two runs on seven hits in five innings, walking one and striking out five. Luis Figueroa hit a home run.
CAROLINA 6, SANTURCE 2 IN SANTURCE (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)
Twins: Angel Morales (Carolina) was 0-for-3 with a walk.
Game summary: Carolina scored four in the third to break a scoreless tie. Santurce got two in the fourth, but Carolina scored two in the seventh to put it away.
Carolina: Giovanni Soto (Cleveland) struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit. Pedro Valdes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.
Santurce: Jeff Dominguez was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.
MAYAGUEZ 9, MANATI 8 IN MANATI
Twins: Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer. Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3 with a walk and scored once.
Game summary: Manati led 6-1 after two. Mayaguez took an 8-6 lead after six. Manati tied it at eight in the eighth, but Angel Sanchez led off the ninth with a home run.
Mayaguez: Irving Falu (Kansas City) was 2-for-5 with a grand slam. Martin Maldonado (Milwaukee) was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Manati: Brahiam Maldonado was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one. Ruben Gotay was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.