Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 12/20

Kennys Vargas and Eddie Rosario have good days.

MAYAGUEZ 5, CAROLINA 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4.

Carolina:  Enrique Hernandez (Houston) was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Anthony Garcia (St. Louis) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Gaby Hernandez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Michael Taylor (Washington) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run (his third), scoring twice.  Irving Falu (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Jonathan Albaladejo pitched seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Each team scored once in the first.  Mayaguez took the lead in the second on a wild pitch.  It stayed 2-1 until the sixth, when Taylor led off with a home run and Rosario hit a two-run homer with two out.  Carolina never threatened after that.

CAGUAS 4, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS

Santurce:  Jose Morales was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jeff Dominguez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Arik Sikula (Toronto) struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

Caguas:  Rey Navarro (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Andy Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  John Brownell pitched seven innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

The game:  Caguas took a 1-0 lead in the third on a balk, but Santurce tied in the fourth on Morales' RBI double.  Caguas took the lead back in the fifth on an Andy Gonzalez RBI single and a run-scoring double play.  Caguas added an insurance run in the sixth on a wild pitch.  Santurce brought the tying run up to bat in the seventh and eighth but did not score again.