Not a particularly good day for Twins players.
CIBAO 1, AGUILAS 0 IN CIBAO (10 INNINGS)
Twins: Luis Perdomo (Aguilas) struck out two in 1.1 innings, but allowed the game’s only run on a hit and two walks, both intentional.
Game summary: An RBI single by Robinzon Diaz delivered the winning run.
Aguilas: Tim Corcoran worked seven shutout innings, giving up seven hits and two walks. Hector Luna was 2-for-4.
Cibao: Kevin Pucetas pitched six innings, allowing three hits and no walks. Leury Garcia (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
ESTE 7, ORIENTE 3 IN ORIENTE
Twins: Miguel Sano (Oriente) pinch-hit and was 0-for-1.
Game summary: Steven Lerud (Philadelphia) hit a two-run homer in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.
Este: Diory Hernandez was 4-for-5 with a double and scored three times. Lerud was 3-for-3 with a walk and drove in three.
Oriente: Alex Valdez (Pittsburgh) was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Juan Diaz (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a triple.
ESCOGIDO 3, LICEY 1 IN LICEY
Game summary: Escogido scored single runs in the sixth and seventh, breaking a 1-1 tie.
Escogido: Daniel Cabrera pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks. Nelson Figueroa struck out two in three perfect innings.
Licey: Randall Delgado (Atlanta) allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in five innings. Juan Francisco (Atlanta) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.