Day ten of the playoffs.  A blowout in Escogido.  A shutout in Cibao.

ESCOGIDO 9, AGUILAS 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Pedro Florimon (Escogido) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.

Aguilas:  Alex Valdez was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Hector Luna was 1-for-4 with an RBI.  David Reyes pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

Escogido:  Eury Perez (Washington) was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Starling Marte (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Raul Valdes (Houston) pitched five shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Marte's RBI single, a bases-loaded walk, and a sacrifice fly put Escogido ahead 3-0 in the first.  Escogido broke it open in the third with five runs.  They got RBI singles from Wilkin Castillo and Julio Lugo, a run scored on an error, and Perez singled in two more with a single.  It was 9-0 before Aguilas scored in the sixth.

CIBAO 3, LICEY 0 IN CIBAO

Licey:  Emilio Bonifacio (Kansas City) was 1-for-4 with a triple.  Jamie Romak (Dodgers) was 1-for-3 with a double.  Mitch Atkins (Atlanta) struck out six in 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and no walks.

Cibao:  Leury Garcia (White Sox) was 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Alexi Casilla was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.  Evan MacLane pitched seven innings, allowing four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Marcell Ozuna doubled in a run in the fourth, Garcia homered in the sixth, and Casilla singled in a run in the eighth to give Cibao a 3-0 victory.  The only time Licey got a man to third base was when Bonifacio tripled with two out in the third inning.

PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Escogido, 7-3
Licey, 5-5
Aguilas, 4-6
Cibao, 4-6