Puerto Rican Palaver: Game of 1/20

Daniel Ortiz homers to help get Mayaguez back into the series.

MAYAGUEZ 2, CAGUAS 1 IN CAGUAS

Twins: Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk. Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4. Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4. Nelvin Fuentes (Mayaguez) retired the only man he faced.

Game summary: Mayaguez scored two in the first, and Caguas scored one in the second. Caguas had the tying run on base in the third, the fourth, the seventh, and the ninth.

Mayaguez: Randy Fontanez struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks. Yasiel Puig was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Caguas: Johnny Monell was 2-for-3. Javier Vazquez allowed two runs on four hits and a walk in five innings.

Caguas leads the best-of-seven series two games to one.