Day four of the playoffs.  Some really good pitching.

CAGUAS 3, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4.  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-2.

Caguas:  Andy Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Neftali Soto (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Efrain Nieves (Toronto) struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 2-for-4.  Dee Gordon (Dodgers) was 2-for-5.  Luis Montanez was 2-for-3.

The game:  There was no score until the fifth.  An error plated the first run for Caguas and RBI singles by Gonzalez and Soto made the score 3-0.  Mayaguez did not score until the ninth, when a pinch-hit single by Jose Morales brought home a run.  Mayaguez had men on first and third with one out, but a popup and a ground out ended the game.

CAROLINA 3, PONCE 0 IN CAROLINA

Ponce:  Pete Parise pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and one walk.

Carolina:  Rene Garcia (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Anthony Garcia (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double and scored once.  Felix Diaz struck out five in five innings, allowing three hits and no walks.

The game:  There was no score until the seventh, when Garcia doubled in a run and scored on a single by Jesus Feliciano.  Carolina added a run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly.  Ponce's best scoring chance came in the first inning, when they got a pair of two-out singles.  Ponce had only five hits in the game, all singles, and did not draw a walk.

PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Mayaguez, 3-1
Caguas, 2-2
Ponce, 2-2
Carolina, 1-3