The Dominican Republic remains unbeaten.

VENEZUELA 3, PUERTO RICO 1

Twins: Daniel Ortiz (Puerto Rico) was 1-for-4.

Game summary: Venezuela scored two in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Jose Yepez (Atlanta) hit a home run to make it 2-1 and Jose Castillo delivered an RBI single to bring in an insurance run.

Venezuela: Ken Ray struck out nine in six innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks. Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.

Puerto Rico: Andy Gonzalez (White Sox) was 2-for-4 and scored once. Ramon Castro (Dodgers) was 2-for-4.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6, MEXICO 5 (11 INNINGS)

Game summary: The Dominican Republic scored three in the fifth to take a 5-4 lead. It stayed that way until the ninth, when Alfredo Amezaga (Dodgers) scored on a passed ball to tie the game. In the eleventh, a pair of singles and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. A force out at home made it two out, but Ricardo Nanita (Toronto) singled home the winning run.

Mexico: Jesse Gutierrez was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one. Chris Roberson was 2-for-5 with a double and scored once.

Dominican Republic: Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Jordany Valdespin (Mets) was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

STANDINGS UPDATE

The Dominican Republic remains perfect, leading with a 3-0 record. Venezuela is 2-1, Mexico is 1-2, and Puerto Rico is 0-3. Today, Puerto Rico plays the Dominican Republic and Venezuela takes on Mexico.