An excellent game for Samuel Deduno!

ESCOGIDO 6, CIBAO 5 IN CIBAO

Twins:  Pedro Florimon (Escogido) was used as a reserve and was 0-for-2.

Game summary:  Trailing 5-1 after seven, Escogido scored four in the eighth to tie and one in the ninth to win.  A grand slam by Mauro Gomez (Boston) tied the game and Melky Mesa doubled and scored the go-ahead run.

Escogido:  Fernando Tatis was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks, scoring twice.

Cibao:  Jose De Paula (San Diego) struck out six in five innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk.  Alexi Casilla (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

LICEY 4, ESTE 3 IN LICEY (16 INNINGS)

Twins:  Wilkin Ramirez (Este) was used as a reserve and was 1-for-4 with a double.

Game summary:  It was tied 2-2 after three.  It stayed that way until the fourteenth, when each team scored once.  Anderson Hernandez (Pittsburgh) delivered an RBI single in the sixteenth to win the game.

Este:  Esteban German was 3-for-6 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Mike McDade (Cleveland) was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk and scored once.

Licey:  Hernandez was 4-for-8 with a double and scored once.  Juan Francisco (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

AGUILAS 7, ORIENTE 2 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Miguel Sano (Oriente) delivered a pinch-hit two-run homer in his only at-bat.  Jhonatan Arias (Oriente) was used as a reserve but did not bat.  Samuel Deduno (Aguilas) struck out nine and walked one in six shutout innings, giving up four hits.  Jason Lane (Oriente) started by pitched only two-thirds of an inning, surrendering six runs (three earned) on five hits.

Game summary:  Aguilas scored six runs in the first inning.

Aguilas:  Juan Carlos Perez was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice.  Francisco Pena (Mets) was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Oriente:  Brad Snyder was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Nelson Perez (Cubs) was 2-for-3.