A good game for Tim Atherton.

CANBERRA 9, BRISBANE 2 IN CANBERRA

Twins: Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-4.

Game summary: Canberra led 3-0 after one, 5-1 after five, and 8-1 after seven.

Brisbane: C. J. Beatty was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.

Canberra: John Holdzkom struck out six in six innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and five walks. Jack Murphy (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer.

SYDNEY 10, MELBOURNE 8 IN MELBOURNE

Twins: JaDamion Williams (Melbourne) was used as a reserve and went 0-for-0 with a walk and scored twice. Tim Atherton (Sydney) struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk. Sam Gibbons (Melbourne) gave up one run on two hits while striking out one in 1.2 innings.

Game summary: Sydney had leads of 5-0 and 6-5, but Melbourne led 8-6 before a four-run ninth won the game for Sydney.

Sydney: Mitch Dening (Boston)was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Zachary Penprase was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run and scored twice.

Melbourne: Elliot Biddle was 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks. Carlo Testa (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk, scoring three times and driving in two.

ADELAIDE 5, PERTH 4 IN ADELAIDE

Game summary: Adelaide scored single runs in the fifth and sixth to take a 5-3 lead. Perth scored in the ninth and had the tying run on third with two out.

Perth: Aaron Bonomi was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Carter Bell (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Adelaide: Ji-Man Choi (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a three-run RBI. Josh Cakebread was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.