Nathans says, "Hot dog!"  Melbourne takes control early.

PERTH 3, BRISBANE 1 IN BRISBANE

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-4.

Perth:  Tucker Nathans was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in two.  Mike Ekstrom struck out eight in eight shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Brisbane:  Justin O'Conner (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  David Sutherland was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Alex Kaminsky pitched six innings, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Nathans homered in the first to give Perth a 1-0 lead.  Nathans struck again in the sixth with an RBI double to make it 2-0.  Perth added a run in the eighth.  The lone Brisbane run scored in the ninth.  They had the bases loaded with one out, but a double play ended the game.

MELBOURNE 7, ADELAIDE 0 IN MELBOURNE

Adelaide:  Stefan Welch (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jeremy Cresswell was 1-for-3 with a double.

Melbourne:  Ryan Casteel (Oakland) was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Tyler Massey (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.  Joe Burns (Texas) pitched six innings, allowing three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Melbourne broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the third and Adelaide never threatened to get back into the game.  Casteel hit a three-run homer in the inning.  Adelaide did not get a man past second base.

SYDNEY 11, CANBERRA 4 IN CANBERRA

Sydney:  Guy Edmonds was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring three times and driving in one.  Joey DeMichele (White Sox) was 2-for-6 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.   Connor Whalen pitched seven innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

Canberra:  Robbie Perkins (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Casey Frawley was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his fourth.

The game:  Sydney scored one in the third and two in the fourth to go ahead 3-0.  Canberra got on the board with one in the bottom of the fourth, but Syndey put up a four-spot in the sixth to take control of the game.  DeMichele hit a two-run double in the inning.  It was 11-1 after eight before Canberra got three runs in the ninth.