The Dominican Republic takes the championship.

PUERTO RICO 4, VENEZUELA 1

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

Game summary:  Venezuela scored first, in the second inning, but Puerto Rico came back with single runs in the fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth to take the victory.

Puerto Rico:  Jesus Feliciano was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Ramon Castro (Dodgers) was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk.

Venezuela:  Mario Lisson was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Marcos Tabata struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 11, MEXICO 6

Game summary:  Each team scored one in the first and three in the third.  Mexico tallied twice in the fourth when Alfredo Amezaga (Dodgers) hit an RBI triple and scored on a Doug Clark single.  Mexico held the 6-4 lead until the eighth, when the Dominican Republic scored seven times.  With two out and a runner on first, a single and two walks produced the first run.  Abraham Almonte (Yankees) delivered a two-run single to put the Dominican Republic in front.  An RBI single and a three-run homer by Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) followed to give the Dominican Republic the victory.

Dominican Republic:  Willy Lebron struck out three in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.  Miguel Tejada (Kansas City) was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and scored twice.

Mexico:  David Reyes pitched 4.1 perfect innings of relief, striking out seven of the thirteen batters he faced.  Clark was 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in two.

STANDINGS UPDATE

The Dominican Republic goes to 4-1 and clinches the Caribbean Series.  Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela are all tied for second at 2-3, two games behind with one game to play.  It appears, though, that they will still play the final games.  The Dominican Republic takes on Venezuela and Mexico plays Puerto Rico.