A good inning for Josue Montanez.  Late runs put both games out of reach.

CAROLINA 6, PONCE 2 IN PONCE

Twins:  Josue Montanez (Ponce) struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Carolina:  Shuhei Fukuda was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Jesus Feliciano was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Yuya Iida pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Ponce:  Christian Colon (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Adalberto Flores struck out three in 3.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit and one walk.

The game:  Carolina scored two in the second on three singles and two walks to go ahead 2-1.  Feliciano hit an RBI double in the sixth to make it 3-1.  In the ninth, Fukuda hit a two-run double, and eventually scored to make it 6-1.  Ponce added one in the bottom of the ninth.

CAGUAS 6, SANTURCE 3 IN CAGUAS

Santurce:  Edwin Maysonet was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Billy Hamilton (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a triple and a run.

Caguas:  Ramon Castro was 2-for-3 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in four.  Andy Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring twice.

The game:  A two-run fourth by Caguas tied the game at three.  A sacrifice fly put Caguas ahead 4-3 in the fifth.  Castro hit a two-run double in the seventh to make it 6-3.  Santurce did not get the tying run on base.