A good day for Logan Wade.
CANBERRA 5, MELBOURNE 0 IN MELBOURNE
Twins: Joshua Hendricks (Melbourne) was 1-for-4, Sam Gibbons (Melbourne) surrendered four runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts in 3.1 innings.
Game summary: Canberra scored two runs in each of the first two innings.
Canberra: John Holdzkom struck out six in seven innings, giving up three htis and five walks. Kohei Shibata was 2-for-2 with three walks, scoring once and driving in one.
Melbourne: Andrew Mann allowed one run on five hits and a walk while striking out five in 4.2 innings of relief.
ADELAIDE 6, BRISBANE 1 IN BRISBANE
Twins: Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Game summary: Adelaide led 2-1 after four. It stayed that way until Adelaide got one in the eighth and three in the ninth.
Adelaide: Dushan Ruzic struck out five in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks. Ben Lodge was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.
Brisbane: Cody Clark was 3-for-4 and scored once. Hirotoshi Onaka (Texas) was 2-for-4.
PERTH 10, SYDNEY 9 IN PERTH
Twins: JaDamion Williams (Sydney) was 0-for-4 with a walk and scored once. Tyler Herr (Sydney) surrendered five runs (three earned) on three hits and a walk in just one-third of an inning.
Game summary: Sydney had leads of 7-3 and 8-4 before Perth scored six runs in the seventh. Sydney got the tying run to third with one out in the ninth.
Sydney: James Robbins (Detroit) was 4-for-5 with a double and a home run and scored three times. Mitch Dening (Boston) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.
Perth: Greg Van Sickler allowed one run on one hit and no walks while striking out three in four innings of relief. Allan de San Miguel (Baltimore) was 3-for-5 with two doubles and scored twice.