Twins players take an oh-fer.  Alex Valdez comes through for Oriente.  A six-pitcher shutout for Licey.

ORIENTE 5, ESTE 3 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Chris Herrmann (Oriente) was 0-for-3.

Este:  Matt Hague (Pittsburgh) was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Elih Villaneuva (Miami) pitched 4.2 innings of relief, giving up one run on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Oriente:  Alex Valdez was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  Alfredo Marte (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Evan MacLane struck out five in 4.2 innings, allowing two unearned runs on seven hits and one walk.

The game:  Leading 1-0, Oriente scored three in the third, with Valdez hitting a two-run triple and later scoring, to make it 4-0.  Hague hit a two-run single in the fifth to cap a three-run inning and cut the lead to 4-3, but Oriente got one of the runs back in the bottom of the fifth on a Valdez home run.  Este did not get a man past first after that.

LICEY 3, ESCOGIDO 0 IN LICEY

Twins:  Jorge Polanco (Escogido) was 0-for-5.

Escogido:  Julio Lugo was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Erik Gonzalez (Cleveland) was 2-for-4.

Licey:  Sean Halton (Milwaukee) was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Yunesky Maya (Washington) pitched five innings, allowing three hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Licey scored one in the third and two in the fifth.  Halton had a two-run single in the fifth inning.  Escogido loaded the bases in the sixth and got two runners on in the eighth.

AGUILAS AT CIBAO

Rained out.