Day seven of the playoffs. A huge day for Eddie Rosario. Errors make the difference in Carolina.
MAYAGUEZ 10, PONCE 5 IN MAYAGUEZ
Twins: Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 5-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs. Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4.
Ponce: Benji Gonzalez (Pittsburgh) was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs. Henry Ramos (Boston) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run, Logan Williamson pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Mayaguez: Dee Gordon (Dodgers) was 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs. Luis Figueroa was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once and driving in three. Irving Falu (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with two runs.
The game: It was close most of the way. Jeff Dominguez singled in a run for Ponce in the first. Mayaguez tied it in the second on a Luis Montanez RBI single. Each team scored once in the third. Ramos homered in the fourth to make it 3-2 Ponce and an error brought home two in the fifth to make it 5-2. Mayaguez came back in the seventh, getting RBI singles by Rosario and Randy Ruiz and a two-run double by Figueroa to take a 6-5 lead. Mayaguez got four more in the eighth to put the game out of reach. The last Ponce hit was a leadoff single by Gonzalez in the fifth.
CAGUAS 2, CAROLINA 1 IN CAROLINA
Caguas: Neftali Soto (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once. Edgardo Baez was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Fernando Hernandez struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and six walks.
Carolina: Carlos Corporan (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a walk. Eliecer Navarro (Pittsburgh) pitched 6.1 innings, allowing two unearned runs on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
The game: Carolina scored in the fourth without a hit, getting two walks, a ground out, and a sacrifice fly. It stayed 1-0 until the seventh when an error, a double, and an intentional walk filled the bases with one out. Another error tied the score, and with two out Baez singled in the go-ahead run for Caguas. Carolina got a man on in each of the last three innings but could not advance anyone past second.
PLAYOFF STANDINGS
Mayaguez, 6-1
Caguas, 4-3
Ponce, 3-4
Carolina, 1-6
At least Rosario doesn't have to worry about limited rest until the minor league season begins.