Keon lights up the scoreboard for Sydney. A big win for Adelaide.
SYDNEY 7, BRISBANE 2 IN BRISBANE
Twins: Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-3.
Sydney: Keon Broxton (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer (his second), scoring twice. Trent Oeltjen was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and two runs. Connor Whalen struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and one walk.
Brisbane: Joshua Roberts was 2-for-4. Ryan Battaglia (Cleveland) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his third.
The game: Sydney got two in the second and Broxton's two-run homer made it 4-0 after three. Brisbane got single runs in the fourth and fifth to cut the lead to 4-2, but a single and two doubles in the sixth made it 6-2 and put Sydney in control of the game.
ADELAIDE 13, MELBOURNE 1 IN MELBOURNE
Adelaide: Chris Jacobs (Dodgers) was 4-for-6 with a home run, scoring three times and driving in two. Ben Lodge was 3-for-6 with a run and an RBI. Kyle Brueggemann pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.
Melbourne: Justin Trapp (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
The game: A Chris Adamson two-run double capped a four-run first for Adelaide. They eventually built a 7-0 lead before the lone Melbourne run scored in the sixth. A six-run ninth put the game well out of reach.