Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of February 7

The Caribbean Series final is set.

CARIBBEAN SERIES

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Venezuela) was 2-for-4.

PUERTO RICO 6, VENEZUELA 5 (VENEZUELA HOME TEAM)

Venezuela had leads of 4-0 and 5-4, but Puerto Rico scored two in the eighth to go into the lead to stay.  Jesmuel Valentin singled in the tying run and the lead run scored on a wild pitch.  For Puerto Rico, Anthony Garcia was 2-for-3 with a grand slam and a walk.  Orlando Roman pitched four innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out two.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 7, CUBA 4 (CUBA HOME TEAM)

Cuba scored three in the second to take a 3-0 lead.  It was still 3-0 after five, but the Dominican Republic scored two in the sixth and three in the seventh and led the rest of the way.  Edwin Espinal's two-run single brought home the lead runs.  Ronny Rodriguez hit a two-run homer.  For Cuba, Frederich Cepeda was 3-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and a walk.  Lazaro Blanco pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out five.

Puerto Rico will play the Dominican Republic today in the finals.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.