No hits, but Twins players make productive outs.  Lots of doubles for Escogido.

ESCOGIDO 12, ORIENTE 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Chris Herrmann (Oriente) was 0-for-1 with a walk and an RBI.  Deibinson Romero (Escogido) was 0-for-3 with an RBI.

Oriente:  Leandro Castro (Philadelphia) was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.  Alex Valdez was 2-for-3 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.  Omar Javier struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

Escogido:  Jorge Polanco (Detroit) was 2-for-3 with two walks and two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.  Gregory Polanco (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-5 with a walk and two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Fernando Martinez (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in three.

The game:  Oriente led 3-1 after four.  Escogido then struck for five in the fifth, all coming with two out.  Martinez hit a three-run double in the inning.  Escogido picked up three more in the sixth on a three-run homer by Bryce Brentz (Boston) and was never threatened.

LICEY AT CIBAO

Rained out.