Chris Parmelee leads Licey to victory.  Oriente holds on to win.

LICEY 8, CIBAO 6 IN LICEY

Twins:  Jeremias Pineda was used as a pinch-hitter by Cibao and was 0-for-1.  Chris Parmelee was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice for Licey.

Cibao:  Wilson Betemit (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Maikel Franco (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Rafael Perez (Pittsburgh) struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Licey:  Jhonatan Solano (Washington) was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Jairo Ascencio struck out two in a perfect inning.

The game:  Cibao scored three in the first, Licey tied it 3-3 in the second, Licey went up 7-3 in the fourth, and Cibao cut the lead to 7-6 in the fifth.  Then the bullpens took over, with the only other run coming for Licey in the eighth.

ORIENTE 4, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ORIENTE

Escogido:  Jimmy Paredes (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Stephen Kohlscheen (San Diego) pitched a perfect inning.

Oriente:  Aneury Tavarez (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Alberto Rosario (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Radhames Liz (Toronto) struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.

The game:  Oriente scored one in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth to go up 4-0.  Escogido got one in the eighth and one in the ninth and put the tying run into scoring position with two out in the ninth.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Oriente at Este

Cibao at Aguilas

Licey at Escogido