Kennys Vargas goes deep.  A close game in Caguas.

MAYAGUEZ 9, CAROLINA 2 IN CAROLINA

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-5.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Jorge Fernandez (Carolina) was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Irving Falu was 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs.  Jonathan Albaladejo pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Carolina:  Luis Matos was 2-for-3 with a double.  Raul Rivera (Houston) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no runs with two strikeouts.

The game: Mayaguez scored seven in the second to put things away early.  Three singles and two walks brought home the first two runs.  Ruiz then had a two-run single and Vargas hit a three-run homer.

CAGUAS 3, SANTURCE 2 IN CAGUAS

Santurce:  Neftali Soto (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Edwin Maysonet was 2-for-3.  Eric Niesen struck out three in two perfect innings.

Caguas:  Edgardo Baez was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, driving in one.  Andy Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Michael Nix struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks.

The game:  It was tied 1-1 after two and a half and 2-2 after three and a half.  It remained tied until the seventh, when Andy Gonzalez hit an RBI double to put Caguas in the lead.  Santurce did not get a man past first after that.