MELBOURNE 9, BRISBANE 2 AT BRISBANE

Melbourne scored two in the first and five in the second to take control early.  Ex-Twin Delmon Young hit a grand slam in the second inning.  Young was 3-for-5 and the home run was his second.  Colin Willis was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs, and two RBIs.  Darryl George was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Damek Tomscha was 2-for-5 with two doubles.  Brian Flynn pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks and striking out three.

Stats:  Young is batting .425.  Willis is batting .344.  Tomscha is batting .329.  George is batting .318.  Jack Barrie was 1-for-5 and is batting .304.  Flynn has an ERA of 1.69.  Jeremy Young gave up a run in three innings and has an ERA of 1.00.

Record:  Melbourne is 14-7, in first place in the Australian League, two games ahead of Adelaide.

Next game:  Melbourne is at Brisbane this afternoon.