VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ZULIA 1, ANZOATEGUI 0 IN ZULIA

Jose Pirela led off the second with a double and scored on a Jordany Valdespin single for the game's only run.  Carlos Hernandez pitched seven shutout innings for Zulia, giving up four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-4 for Zulia.

Zulia wins the best-of-seven series 4-1.

LARA 2, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LA GUAIRA

Carlos Rivero's RBI single in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie.  La Guaira got the tying run to second in the sixth but never did so again.  Omar Bencomo pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Lara wins the best-of seven series 4-1.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 4, GIGANTES 3 AT GIGANTES

Kennys Vargas had an RBI double and Hector Luna had a two-run double to give the Aguilas a 4-1 lead in the seventh.  The Gigantes got two back in the bottom of the seventh and got the tying run to third with two out in the inning, but did not get a hit the rest of the game.  Vargas was 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in two.

LICEY 3, ESCOGIDO 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Juan Francisco's homer in the fourth put Licey ahead 2-0 and that was all they needed.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 for Escogido.  Cesar Valdez pitched 5.2 innings for Licey, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

FINAL STANDINGS

Aguilas, 14-4
Licey, 9-9
Gigantes, 8-10
Escogido, 5-13

There does not appear to be another round of playoffs scheduled, so it looks like the Aguilas are the champions of the Dominican League.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 4, SANTURCE 2 IN SANTURCE

An error, a double, and another error produced two first-inning runs for Caguas and they led all the way.  Jose De La Torre pitched 5.2 innings for Caguas, giving up two unearned runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  David Vidal hit a home run for Caguas.

Caguas leads the best-of-nine series 2-1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 6, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

RBI singles by Luis Juarez and Agustin Murillo gave Mexicali a 2-0 lead in the first and they led all the way.  Miguel Pena pitched 6.1 innings for Mexicali, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Yuniesky Betancourt was 3-for-5 for Mexicali.  C. J. Retherford hit a home run for Mexicali.

Mexicali leads the best-of-seven series 3-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.