Puerto Rican Palaver: Games of 12/27

Nobody great, nobody awful.

MAYAGUEZ 3, CAROLINA 2 IN CAROLINA

Twins: Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3 with a walk, a run, and an RBI. Nelvin Fuentes (Mayaguez) faced two batters in a third of an inning, walking one and retiring the other.

Game summary: All the runs were scored in the first two innings. Mayaguez scored three in the first and Carolina got two in the second.

Mayaguez: Adonis Garcia (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Roberto Perez (Cleveland) was 0-for-0 with four walks.

Carolina: Pedro Valdes was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once. Osvaldo Martinez (Dodgers) was 2-for-4.

CAGUAS 4, SANTURCE 0 IN CAGUAS

Game summary: Leading 2-0, Caguas scored two in the fifth. Santurce had only one hit.

Santurce: Ivan Maldonado pitched three scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Yadiel Rivera (Milwaukee) had the hit, a single.

Caguas: Fernando Hernandez (Toronto) pitched seven innings, allowing one hit and two walks. Edgard Clemente was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

PONCE 11, MANATI 9 IN MANATI (15 INNINGS)

Game summary: Manati scored three in the ninth to tie it at eight. Each team scored in the tenth. Reggie Abercrombie hit a two-run homer in the fifteenth, his only hit of the game (1-for-8).

Ponce: Christian Colon (Kansas City) was 4-for-8 with a double and a home run, scoring four times and driving in two. Zach Zaneski (Texas) was 3-for-6 with a walk and an RBI.

Manati: Ivan De Jesus (Pittsburgh) was 4-for-7 with a double and a home run, scoring three times and driving in three. Brahiam Maldonado was 4-for-7 with a double and a home run.