Puerto Rican Palaver: Games of 1/4

Nobody stood out, nobody stunk.

MAYAGUEZ 6, CAROLINA 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins: Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 1-for-4 with a walk. Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Nelvin Fuentes (Mayaguez) struck out one in two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on one hit and one walk.

Game summary: Trailing 2-1, Mayaguez scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth.

Carolina: Jesus Feliciano was 2-for-5 with a home run. Enrique Hernandez (Houston) was 2-for-5.

Mayaguez: Giancarlo Alvarado allowed two runs on five hits and one walk in seven innings. Danny Gonzalez was 4-for-4 with two doubles and scored twice.

CAGUAS 8, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS

Game summary: Caguas scored five in the fourth and three in the sixth. The lone Santurce run scored in the ninth.

Santurce: Geraldo Valentin was 2-for-3 with a walk. Benigno Cepeda pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Caguas: Javier Vasquez pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks. Johnny Monell (San Francisco) was 1-for-3 with a grand slam.