John Lannan shuts down Cibao.  Luis Jimenez has a big day for Oriente.  Mayo puts on a clinic for Este.  Chris Parmelee goes deep and Wilkin Ramirez gets three hits.

LICEY 4, CIBAO 1 IN LICEY

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk for Licey.

Cibao:  Maikel Franco (Philadelphia) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Leury Garcia (White Sox) was 2-for-4.  Scott Diamond (Cincinnati) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Licey:  Jose Ruiz (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  John Lannan (Mets) pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

The game:  Ruiz hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 4-0.  Cibao scored in the ninth but did not bring the tying run up to bat.

ORIENTE 5, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-2 with an RBI for Escogido.

Escogido:  Jordan Pacheco (Arizona) was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Ronny Paulino (Detroit) was 0-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Carlos Pimentel (Cubs) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

Oriente:  Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee) was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a double, driving in five.  Austin Wates (Miami) was 1-for-2 with a double and three walks, scoring once.  Edgar Garcia (Philadelphia) pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

The game:  With the score tied at two in the seventh, Jimenez hit a three-run double for all the runs Oriente would need.  Escogido brought the tying run up to bat with none out in the eighth but did not get a hit after that.

ESTE 11, AGUILAS 6 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Wilkin Ramirez was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Este.

Este:  Cristhian Adams (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Mayo Acosta (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk.

Aguilas:  Ricardo Nanita was 3-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice.  Dan Black (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and a walk.  Juan Abreu (Dodgers) retired all four batters he faced.

The game:  Aguilas scored three in the fifth to take a 6-4 lead, but Este came back with four in the sixth, with three coming in on Acosta's three-run homer.  Adames hit a three-run triple in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Aguilas at Cibao

Escogido at Licey

Este at Oriente