Day nine of the playoffs.  A pitchers' duel in Caguas.  More fine pitching in Carolina.

CAGUAS 1, PONCE 0 IN CAGUAS

Ponce:  Jeff Dominguez was 3-for-4 with a double.  Reymond Fuentes (San Diego) was 2-for-4.  Giancarlo Alvarado pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Caguas:  Rey Navarro (Cincinnati) was 2-for-2 with a walk and a home run.  Efrain Nieves (Toronto) struck out seven in 5.2 innings, allowing four hits and two walks.

The game:  The game's lone run scored on Navarro's homer in the seventh.  Ponce loaded the bases in the fourth with one out, but a double play ended the threat.  They had men on first and second with one out in the eighth, but again were thwarted by a double play.

CAROLINA 4, MAYAGUEZ 0 IN CAROLINA

Twins:  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3.  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 1-for-3.

Mayaguez:  The team had only two hits, both singles, and drew no walks.

Carolina:  Jesus Feliciano was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Enrique Hernandez (Houston) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Willie Collazo pitched a complete game, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  All the runs were scored in the first inning.  Osvaldo Martinez (Dodgers) doubled and scored on a Hernandez double.  Feliciano followed with a two-run homer to make it 3-0.  Ruben Gotay (Cincinnati) then tripled and scored on a Luis Matos single.  Mayaguez did not advance a man past first base.

PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Mayaguez, 7-2
Caguas, 5-4
Ponce, 4-5
Carolina, 2-7