Tissenbaum takes it to the Maxx for Brisbane.  Swanner was no ugly duckling for Sydney.  Josh Guyer has a tough day.

BRISBANE 6, ADELAIDE 5 IN BRISBANE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Brisbane.

Adelaide:  Mitch Dening (Boston) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and two walks.  Craig Maddox (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Troy Scott (Seattle) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

Brisbane:  Maxx Tissenbaum (Tampa Bay) was 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring three times and driving in three.  Johnny Field (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Ryan Searle (Cubs) struck out twelve in 7.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk.

The game:  Brisbane led 5-2 after five and 6-2 after eight.  Adelaide scored three in the ninth and had the bases loaded with two out, but a strikeout ended the game.

SYDNEY 7, PERTH 3 IN PERTH (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Twins:  Markus Solbach started and pitched six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts for Sydney.

Sydney:  Will Swanner (Colorado) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  David Kandilas (Colorado) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Perth:  Tim Kennelly (Texas) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Jordan McDonald was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.  Liam Baron pitched four shutout innings, allowing three hits with three strikeouts.

The game:  Swanner had a two-run double in a four-run first.  Sydney added two more in the second to make it 6-0 and put the game out of reach early.

PERTH 5, SYDNEY 0 IN PERTH (GAME 2)

Twins:  Josh Guyer pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and two walks.

Sydney:  Trent Oeltjen (Arizona) was 2-for-4.  Luke Wilkins pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Perth:  Allan de San Miguel (Baltimore) was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Tim Smith (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Scott Mitchinson (Oakland) pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Perth scored single runs in each of the first two innings, then got three in the eighth.  de San Miguel had a two-run single in the inning.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Adelaide at Brisbane

Sydney at Perth