MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE 11, SYDNEY 5 AT SYDNEY
Melbourne scored two in the first and led all the way, eventually building a 9-0 lead before Sydney made the final score look better. Jack Barrie was 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Darryl George was 3-for-6. Damek Tomscha was 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs. Gift Ngoepe was 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs. Chris Burke was 2-for-6 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and two runs. Blake Gailen was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer (his ninth), three walks, and two runs. Gunnar Kines pitched five innings, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks and striking out three.
Stats: Ex-Twin Delmon Young was 0-for-1 with two walks and is batting .398. George is batting .333. Barrie is batting .324. Tomscha is batting .317. Andrew Jones pitched a scoreless inning and has an ERA of zero. Jeremy Young gave up a run in two innings and has an ERA of 1.64. Cameron Gibbens pitched a scoreless inning and has an ERA of 1.93.
Record: Melbourne is 18-8, in first place in the Australian League, 3.5 games ahead of Perth.
Next game: Melbourne is again at Sydney tonight.
CARIBBEAN SERIES
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4, PANAMA 3
it was tied 2-2 through eight. Rodrigo Orozco singled home a run in the top of the ninth for Panama, but Carlos Paulino's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth won it for the Dominican Republic. Juan Lagares was 2-for-4 for the Dominican. Carlos Martinez struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and four walks. For Panama, Orozco was 2-for-3 with a walk. Manuel Campos pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out four.
PUERTO RICO 2, MEXICO 1
All the runs were scored in the fourth inning, with Reymond Fuentes' two-run homer carrying the day. Jarren Duran was 2-for-3 with a walk for Puerto Rico. Luis Medina pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out four. Ramiro Pena was 2-for-4 for Mexico. Manny Barreda pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks and striking out three.
NEXT GAME
Puerto Rico plays the Dominican Republic in the finals tonight.