Puerto Rican Palaver: Games of 1/18

Caguas takes game one.

CAGUAS 5, MAYAGUEZ 4 IN CAGUAS

Twins: Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 2-for-5 with a double and scored once. Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3. Nelvin Fuentes (Mayaguez) struck out two in 1.1 innings, allowing an unearned run on one hit and no walks.

Game summary: Caguas scored three in the third to take a 3-1 lead and held it the rest of the way. Mayaguez scored two in the eighth to make it 5-4 and had the tying run on second with two out.

Mayaguez: Yasiel Puig (Dodgers) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Martin Maldonado (Milwaukee) was 2-for-5 and scored once.

Caguas: Henry Ramos (Boston) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Ramon Castro (Dodgers) was 3-for-4.