Late runs win it for Caguas.  Home runs and shutout pitching a are a good combination for Santurce.

CAGUAS 4, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was used as a pinch-hitter by Mayaguez and was 0-for-1.

Caguas:  Angel Sanchez (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Rey Navarro (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a run.  Efrain Nieves (Toronto) pitched six innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Luis Figueroa was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  T. J. Rivera (Mets) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jorge Lopez (Milwaukee) pitched five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Caguas scored two in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Sanchez doubled in the go-ahead run and scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly.

SANTURCE 5, SAN JUAN 0 IN SAN JUAN

Santurce:  A. J. Jimenez (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Reymond Fuentes (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice.  Joel PIneiro (Angels) pitched seven shutout innings, giving up five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

San Juan:  Juan Centeno (Mets) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Reinier Roibal (San Francisco) struck out six in six shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk.

The game:  Fuentes' home run in the seventh broke a scoreless tie.  Yadiel Rivera (Milwaukee) hit a three-run homer as part of a four-run ninth that put the game out of reach.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Carolina at Santurce

San Juan at Mayaguez