Puerto Rican Publication: Games of 12/3

A rough day for Twins players.  A one-hitter in Mayaguez.

CAGUAS 3, MAYAGUEZ 0 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3.  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 0-for-2 with a walk.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3.

Caguas:  Edgardo Baez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Luis Mateo (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  John Brownell pitched seven innings, giving up one hit and two walks with six strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Jonathan Albaladejo struck out six in six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk.

The game:  It was scoreless until the fifth, when Baez homered to make it 1-0.  Jamie Ortiz hit an RBI triple in the sixth to make it 2-0 and a run scored in the ninth on a ground out to make it 3-0.  Mayaguez had only one hit, a two-out single in the third inning.  They did get a man to third base in the eighth on a walk, a wild pitch, and a ground out.

PONCE 9, SANTURCE 3 IN PONCE

Santurce:  Jeff Dominguez was 2-for-4 with a walk and a triple, scoring twice.  Jack Lopez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Jonathan Singleton (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Ponce:  Benji Gonzalez (Pittsburgh) was 3-for-4 with a double and three runs.  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Eddie Camacho struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing two hits and three walks.

The game:  Ponce took a 2-0 lead in the first on a pair of sacrifice flies.  Each team scored twice in the third.  A two-run double by Jon Garcia (Dodgers) capped a three-run fifth for Ponce and gave the team a 7-2 lead.  Santurce loaded the bases in the sixth but never threatened to get back into the game after that.