Another big day for James Beresford.
SYDNEY 6, BRISBANE 2 IN SYDNEY
Twins: Rory Rhodes (Brisbane) was 1-for-3. Tyler Herr (Sydney) gave up no hits in a scoreless inning, walking one and striking out one.
Game summary: Sydney broke a scoreless tie with five in the third and was never threatened.
Brisbane: Cody Clark was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and scored once. Robert Boothe struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Sydney: Craig Anderson allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks in seven innings. James Robbins (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.
PERTH 4, MELBOURNE 3 IN PERTH
Twins: James Beresford (Melbourne) was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a sacrifice bunt, scoring once and driving in one. Joshua Hendricks (Melbourne) was 1-for-5 and scored once. Lewis Thorpe (Melbourne) struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.
Game summary: Perth scored two in the ninth to win. Corey Adamson (San Diego) hit a single-plus-error to bring home both the tying and winning runs.
Melbourne: Brad Harman was 2-for-5 with two RBIs. James Brooks (Washington) was 2-for-4.
Perth: Anthony Claggett struck out fourteen in six innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk. Adamson was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
ADELAIDE 4, CANBERRA 3 IN ADELAIDE
Game summary: Stefan Welch (Pittsburgh) hit a two-run homer for Adelaide in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie. Canberra scored once in the ninth and briefly had the tying run on base with none out, but he was erased by a double play.
Canberra: Brian Grening struck out five in six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk. Jack Murphy (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.
Adelaide: Dushan Ruzic allowed two runs on six hits and two walks in eight innings. Welch was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.
Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide are all within one game for the third and final playoff spot. The regular season ends January 27. The playoffs begin January 31.