Mayaguez evens the series as all three Twins players make important contributions.

MAYAGUEZ 7, CAGUAS 4 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and a two-run homer (his fourth), scoring twice.

Caguas:  Jeff Dominguez was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring once.  Juan Silva was 1-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once.  Miguel Abreu was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his second), scoring twice.  Ruben Gotay (Cincinnati) was 0-for-1 with three walks.

The game:  A Vargas walk, an Ortiz double, and a wild pitch scored the first run of the game, putting Mayaguez ahead 1-0 in the third.  A two-run single by Luis Mateo (St. Louis) and a one-run single by Abreu made it 3-1 Caguas in the fourth, but Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the fifth (scoring Vargas) to tie it at three.  Vargas delivered an RBI single in the sixth to put Mayaguez ahead 4-3 and Mayaguez scored three in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Rosario hit a two-run homer in the inning and Ruiz followed with a solo shot.  Caguas got one in the eighth to make it 7-4 and brought the tying run up to bat with two out, but a fly out ended the inning and Caguas got no closer.

PLAYOFF SERIES

Caguas and Mayaguez are tied in the best-of-seven series at two games each.