Not much Twins news.  Hanser gives Aguilas regretal.  Licey takes its first lead when it counts.

CIBAO 4, AGUILAS 3 IN CIBAO

Twins:  Danny Santana was 0-for-4.

Aguilas:  Wilin Rosario (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Dan Black (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Cibao:  Hanser Alberto (Texas) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Leury Garcia was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored twice.  Kevin Pucetas (Texas) pitched five innings, allowing two runs on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Garcia hit a two-run homer to put Cibao ahead 2-0 in the third.  Aguilas got solo homers from Rosario and Mike Bianucci in the fourth and fifth, respectively, to tie the score.  In the bottom of the fifth, Alberto delivered a two-run single to make it 4-2 Cibao.  Aguilas got one in the sixth and put the tying run into scoring position in the sixth and the ninth.

LICEY 7, ESTE 3 IN ESTE (12 INNINGS)

Licey:  Dee Gordon (Dodgers) was 3-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Juan Francisco (Milwaukee) was 2-for-2 with three walks and a double, scoring once.  Jose Contreras struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk.

Este:  Ricardo Nanita was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Angelys Nina (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Claudio Vargas pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Este led 2-0 after four and 3-1 after six.  Licey scored once in the eighth and Gordon hit an RBI single to tie it in the ninth.  In the twelfth, a walk, a hit batsman, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly gave Licey its first lead of the game.  Sean Halton (Milwaukee) then hit a pinch-hit two-run double and Julio Borbon (Cubs) capped the inning with an RBI double.  Este went down in order in the bottom of the twelfth.