Three one-run games. One of them goes extra innings.
ESCOGIDO 6, LICEY 5 IN ESCOGIDO (11 INNINGS)
Twins: Chris Parmelee was 1-for-5 with a double for Licey.
Licey: Juan Francisco (Toronto) was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk. Jose Ruiz (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a double. Hansel Robles (Mets) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Escogido: Pedro Ciriaco (Kansas City) was 3-for-6 with a home run and two doubles, driving in four. Eury Perez (Washington) was 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI. Rafael Montero (Mets) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
The game: Escogido lost leads of 3-1 and 5-3, with Licey scoring twice in the ninth to tie it 5-5. Ciriaco doubled in Perez with one out in the eleventh to win the game.
ORIENTE 4, ESTE 3 IN ESTE
Oriente: Junior Lake (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second. Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Chris Rearick (San Diego) struck out two in two perfect innings.
Este: Tyler Moore (Washington) was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI. Yasmani Grandal (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. Edwar Cabrera (Texas) retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.
The game: Gustavo Nunez (Atlanta) hit a two-run double in a three-run second that put Oriente up 3-1. It was 4-1 after three and stayed there until the seventh, when Este scored twice on Grandal's two-run single. Grandal stole second but was stranded there and Este did not get another baserunner.
CIBAO 9, AGUILAS 8 IN AGUILAS
Cibao: Carlos Peguero (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and two walks, scoring three times. Moises Sierra (White Sox) was 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs. Brooks Raley (Angels) pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.
Aguilas: Dan Black (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his fifth. Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Lorenzo Barcelo pitched four shutout innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts.
The game: Cibao led 7-0 after three, but Aguilas scored one in the sixth and six in the seventh to tie it up. Sierra's two-run triple in the ninth put Cibao ahead 9-7. Aguilas got one back in the eighth and had the tying run on base with one out.
NEXT DAY'S GAME
Este at Licey
Escogido at Cibao
Aguilas at Oriente