A solid day for Kennys Vargas.  A Taylor-made homer leads Mayaguez.  Jordan Lennerton goes 5-for-5 for Ponce.

MAYAGUEZ 4, CAROLINA 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4.  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-3.

Carolina:  Enrique Hernandez (Houston) was 3-for-4.  Ruben Gotay was 2-for-4.  Bobby Bramhall pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Michael Taylor (Washington) was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer (his second).  Jeremy Kehrt (Boston) pitched four shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Mayaguez scored in the third on a ground out and Carolina tied it at one in the fifth on a sacrifice fly.  In the eighth, Taylor hit a three-run homer to put Mayaguez on top to stay.

PONCE 7, SANTURCE 3 IN SANTURCE

Ponce:  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 5-for-5 and scored once.  Ivan DeJesus was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Ryan Fraser (Mets) pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with one strikeout.

Santurce:  Austin Wates (Houston) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Edwin Maysonet was 2-for-4.  Brian Escanio pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Ponce led 3-2 after one inning.  Christian Colon hit a two-run homer to make it 5-2 after two and Ponce added two more in the fourth to make it 7-2.  Santurce got one in the bottom of the fourth.