A Danny Dorn double dooms Mayaguez. Three is the magic number in Santurce.
CAROLINA 8, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ
Twins: Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-3. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with an RBI. Dereck Rodriguez faced two batters, giving up a home run to one and hitting the other. He was charged with two runs. All three Twins players play for Mayaguez.
Carolina: Rene Garcia (Houston) was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Cameron Seitzer (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Giancarlo Alvarado (Mets) pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks with one strikeout.
Mayaguez: Andrew Velazquez (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a run. Irving Falu (Milwaukee) was 1-for-2 with a walk. Jorge Lopez (Milwaukee) struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout.
The game: Carolina scored five in the fourth to go ahead 6-0 and put the game out of reach. Danny Dorn (Arizona) capped the inning with a three-run double.
SANTURCE 6, SAN JUAN 3 IN SANTURCE
San Juan: Ivan De Jesus (Boston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Jonathan Mota (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Malcom Diaz (San Diego) pitched two shutout innings, giving up only a walk.
Santurce: Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Jorge Padilla was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Joel Piniero (Angels) pitched five innings, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.
The game: Santurce scored three in the third and San Juan got three in the sixth, leaving the game 3-3. Santurce scored three more in the eighth to go ahead, scoring one on a Yenier Bello (Atlanta) RBI single, one on an error, and one on a wild pitch.
SUNDAY'S GAMES
Carolina at Caguas
Mayaguez at San Juan