A pair of Polancos leads Escogido. Anderson Hernandez slams Oriente. Moises Sierra's three-run shot leads Licey.
ESCOGIDO 8, AGUILAS 0 IN AGUILAS
Twins: Danny Santana (Aguilas) was 0-for-3 with a walk.
Escogido: Gregory Polanco (Pittsburgh) was 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a home run (his third), scoring three times and driving in two. Miguel Olivo (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a two-run homer, scoring twice. Jarrett Grube (Angels) struck out five in four innings, giving up three hits and two walks.
Aguilas: Francisco Pena (Mets) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double.
The game: Escogido led off the game with back-to-back doubles by Jorge Polanco (Detroit) and Gregory Polanco, scoring twice in the inning. Escogido led 4-0 after eight, then put it away with four in the ninth. Gregory Polanco and Olivo each homered in the ninth inning.
LICEY 7, ORIENTE 4 IN LICEY
Oriente: Alberto Rosario (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Audy Ciriaco (Miami) was 2-for-4 and scored twice. Juan Diaz (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Licey: Jurickson Profar (Texas) was 3-for-5 with a double and scored twice. Anderson Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in five. Yamaico Navarro (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Oriente scored three in the second to go up 3-0, but Licey came back with five in the third, highlight by a Hernandez grand slam. Oriente cut the lead to 5-4 in the fourth, but Licey got single runs in the fifth and sixth.
CIBAO 7, ESTE 2 IN ESTE
Cibao: Moises Sierra (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs. J. C. Linares (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a home run. Ruben Mejia (San Diego) pitched 3.2 perfect innings with two strikeouts.
Este: Eugenio Velez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 and scored twice. Matt Hague (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4.
The game: Cibao led 2-1 after two, then scored four in the third to put the game out of reach. Sierra hit a three-run homer in the inning.