James Beresford makes an appearance.

MELBOURNE 7, BRISBANE 3 IN MELBOURNE

Twins: Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-4. James Beresford (Melbourne) was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored once.

Game summary: Melbourne scored four in the second and led 7-0 after five. Brisbane scored all three of its runs in the eighth.

Brisbane: Brad Dutton was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one. Rhys Niit struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Melbourne: John Hussey struck out six in seven shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks. Carlo Testa (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in three.

CANBERRA 16, PERTH 9 IN CANBERRA

Game summary: Canberra led 4-1 after four and 11-2 after seven.

Perth: Carter Bell (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three. Michael Ohlman (Baltimore) was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.

Canberra: Antonio Callaway was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring three times and driving in four. Marcus Knecht (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.

SYDNEY 4, ADELAIDE 3 IN ADELAIDE

Game summary: Adelaide led 3-0 after three. Sydney tied it with single runs in each of innings four through six and won on a Chris Snelling homer in the eighth.

Sydney: David Kandilas (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a walk. Zach Shepherd was 1-for-2 with two walks and scored once.

Adelaide: Stefan Welch (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once. Josh Cakebread was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.