Licey loses a 3-0 lead but still wins.  Aguilas takes the lead early and holds on.  Fence posts are enough for Oriente.

LICEY 7, CIBAO 5 IN CIBAO

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-5 for Licey.

Licey:  Juan Francisco (Toronto) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.  Marco Hernandez (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Mitch Atkins (Atlanta) struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.

Cibao:  Moises Sierra (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Robinzon Diaz (Milwaukee) was 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit two-run homer.  Elvin Ramirez (Cincinnati) struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.

The game:  Licey led 3-0 after three, but Sierra hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Diaz hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Cibao a 4-3 advantage.  Licey scored three in the eighth to go into the lead to stay, with Francisco hitting a homer to tie it up, D'Angelo Jimenez' RBI single putting them ahead, and Hernandez driving in two with a double to provide some insurance.

AGUILAS 4, ESTE 3 IN ESTE

Aguilas:  Ricardo Nanita was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Frank Batista (Cubs) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Este:  Tyler Moore (Washington) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Matt Hague (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Hector Neris pitched a perfect inning.

The game:  Nanita hit his three-run homer in the first and Aguilas led 4-0 after three and a half.  Este scored two in the fourth and one in the ninth and had men on second and third in the bottom of the ninth.

ORIENTE 4, ESCOGIDO 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Oriente:  Junior Lake (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice.  Matt Fields (Kansas City) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Scott Copeland (Toronto) pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Escogido:  Joc Pederson (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Claudio Galva struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Oriente scored single runs in the first, second, fourth, and eighth.  The lone Escogido run came in the fourth.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Cibao at Licey

Escogido at Oriente