Venezuela 6, Mexico 2.  Venezuela scored two in the fourth to tie and four in the fifth to get a lead it would never relinquish.  Cesar Suarez singled and homered to lead Venezuela.  Hector Gimenez had two hits.  Seth Etherton started for Venezuela and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.  Pedro Guerra got the win in relief with two perfect innings.  Chris Roberson had two hits for Mexico.  Starter Marco Carillo gave up two runs on six hits in four innings.  Oswaldo Martinez took the loss, surrendering four runs on two hits and two walks in two-thirds of an inning.

Puerto Rico 3, Dominican Republic 1.  Puerto Rico broke a 1-1 tie with a tally in the sixth and added an insurance run in the ninth.  Irving Falu had three hits to lead Puerto Rico.  Luis Figueroa and Andy Gonzalez each singled and doubled.  Jose De La Torre got the win with three innings of shutout relief, giving up just one hit while striking out four.  Saul Rivera got his second save of the series, giving up two hits while striking out two in wone inning.  Fernando Tatis led the Dominican Republic with two hits.  Starter Kris Johnson gave up a run on four hits and a walk in five innings.  Ramon Garcia took the loss in relief, allowing a run on four hits and a walk while striking out three in 1.2 innings.  Rene Rivera was 1-for-4 for Puerto Rico.  Nelvin Fuentes faced two batters for Puerto Rico, striking out one and walking one.  Pedro Florimon was used as a reserve by the Dominican Republic and went 0-for-1 with a walk.

The Dominican Republic wins the Caribbean Series with a record of 4-2.  Puerto Rico and Venezuela tied for second at 3-3.  Mexico finished fourth with a record of 2-4.

Puerto Rico 4, Mexico 3.  Luis Figueroa singled in Chris Roberson in the bottom of the ninth to give Puerto Rico the victory.  Jesus Feliciano was 3-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice for Puerto Rico.  Figueroa had three RBIs.  Nelson Figueroa started for Puerto Rico, giving up three runs on eight hits in 7.1 innings.  Nelvin Fuentes pitched 1.2 perfect innings of relief to get the win for Puerto Rico.  Karim Garcia led Mexico, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks, and two RBIs.  Miguel Gonzalez started, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk in five innings.  Luis Ayala took the loss, giving up a run on a hit and four walks in1.1 innings.  Rene Rivera was 1-for-3 and scored once for Puerto Rico.

Venezuela 7, Dominican Republic 0.  Luis Antonio Jimenez hit a three-run homer in a four-run fifth that gave Venezuela a 6-0 lead.  Jorge Cortes, Adonis Garcia, and Hector Gimenez each had two hits.  Yorman Bazardo got the win with six strong innings, giving up five hits and no walks.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 for the Dominican Republic. Aneury Rodriguez took the loss, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out three in three innings.

Puerto Rico’s victory over Mexico clinched the Caribbean Series for the Dominican Republic.  With only one day left, the Dominican Republic is 4-1, with all three other teams tied for second at 2-3.  Mexico plays Venezuela this afternoon and Puerto Rico plays the Dominican Republic this evening to close out the series.

Venezuela 7, Puerto Rico 0.  The score was 1-0 through six, but Venezuela scored two in the seventh and four in the eighth.  A three-run triple by Luis Hernandez put the game away.  Luis Antonio Jimenez and Edgardo Alfonso each had two hits for Venezuela.  Yohan Pino gave up only two hits and no walks in six innings to get the win.  Victor Moreno gave up one hit in two innings to get the save.  Hiram Burgos took the loss despite giving up just one run on four hits and two walks while striking out six in five innings.

Dominican Republic 2, Mexico 0.  Single runs in the first and ninth provided bookends for the Dominican Republic victory.  Julio Borbon had two hits for the Dominican Republic.  Francisco Liriano got the win with five shutout innings despite giving up four hits and four walks.  He struck out five.  Jairo Ascencio pitched a perfect ninth for his third save of the series.  Doug Clark had two hits for Mexico.  Edgar Gonzalez took a tough loss, giving up just one run on two hits and three walks in six innings.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 for the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic has clinched at least a tie for first in the six-game round robin.  The Dominican Republic is 4-0.  Mexico is second at 2-2.  Puerto Rico and Venezuela are tied for third at 1-3, and have been eliminated from the championship.  Mexico plays Puerto Rico this afternoon and Venezuela plays the Dominican Republic this evening.

Mexico 4, Venezuela 2.  Carlos Valencia’s two-run double highlighted a three-run sixth for Mexico.  Iker Franco had two hits for Mexico. Starter Rolando Valdez worked seven strong innings, giving up just two unearned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out five.  Luis Ayala allowed two hits but no runs in the ninth to get his second save of the series.  Adonis Garcia led Venezuela with two hits.  Starter Brian Sweeney took the loss, giving up four runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk while striking out six in 5.1 innings.  Pedro Guerra pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts for Venezuela.

Dominican Republic 6, Puerto Rico 1.  The Dominican Republic broke a scoreless tie with two in the fourth and put the game away with three in the sixth.  Pablo Ozuna had three singles and Erick Almonte had two to lead the Dominican Republic.  Raul Valdes got the win, allowing just an unearned run on five hits and a walk in six innings.  Ramon Garcia worked the final three innings scorelessly, striking out three while giving up one hit, to get the save.  For Puerto Rico, Jorge Padilla had three hits.  Starter Bobby Livingston took the loss, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk in 3.2 innings.  Pedro Florimon was 0-for-3 but walked and scored for the Dominican Republic.  Rene Rivera was 0-for-4 for Puerto Rico.  Nelvin Fuentes walked both men he faced and was charged with a run for Puerto Rico.

The Dominican Republic is in sole possession of first place with a perfect 3-0 record.  Second is Mexico at 2-1, followed by Puerto Rico at 1-2 and Venezuela at 0-3.  The Series is a six-game round robin.

Mexico 2, Puerto Rico 0.  Mexico scored twice in the bottom of the fourth, and that was all the scoring in the game.  Karim Garcia of Mexico was the only player to have two hits in the game.  The only extra-base hits came on doubles by Jesus Garcia (Mexico) and Irving Falu (Puerto Rico).  The shutout came at the hands of three ex-Twins pitching for Mexico.  Randy Keisler worked seven innings, giving up four hits and a walk to get the win.  Dan Serafini faced two batters, striking out one and walking one.  Luis Ayala retired the final five batters of the game to get the save.  Matt DeSalvo took the loss for Puerto Rico, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks in 3.2 innings.  The only Twins player to appear in the game was Rene Rivera, who was used as a substitute for Puerto Rico but did not bat.

Dominican Republic 5, Venezuela 2 (13 innings).  Andy Dirks singled in the go-ahead run in the thirteenth and Erick Almonte doubled in a pair of insurance runs.  Pablo Ozuna had three hits for the Dominican Republic.  Almonte drove in three runs for the game.  Cesar Suarez had three hits and drove in a run to lead Venezuela.  Lorenzo Barcelo worked five shutout innings for the Dominican Republic, striking out six while giving up six hits.  Merkin Valdez threw two shutout innings to get the win in relief.  Jairo Ascenzio pitched a perfect ninth to get the save.  Starter Tyson Brummett gave up two runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings for Venezuela.  Jon Hunton allowed the three thirteenth inning runs in his second inning of work to take the loss.  Pedro Florimon was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks for the Dominican Republic, scoring twice.

The Dominican Republic moves into first place in the six-game round robin with a 2-0 record.  Puerto Rico and Mexico are 1-1, while Venezuela is 0-2.

Puerto Rico 3, Venezuela 1.  Ruben Gotay’s two-run single in the second gave Puerto Rico a 2-1 lead it would never relinquish.  Jeff Dominguez singled in a run in the eighth to give Puerto Rico and insurance run.  Dominguez and Gotay each had two hits for Puerto Rico, as did Jesus Feliciano.  Feliciano had the game’s only extra-base hit, a double.  Nelson Figueroa struck out eight in 6.2 innings to get the win, giving up a run on seven hits and two walks.  Saul Rivera gave up two hits but no runs in the ninth, striking out two to get the save.  For Venezuela, Cesar Suarez and Adonis Garcia each had two hits.  Seth Etherton took the loss, striking out seven in 4.1 innings but giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.  Twins who played were Rene Rivera, who was 0-for-3 for Puerto Rico, Nelvin Fuentes, who retired the only man he faced for Puerto Rico, and Pedro Guerra, who struck out two in one inning but gave up an unearned run on a hit and a walk for Venezuela.

Dominican Republic 2, Mexico 1.  Pedro Florimon’s RBI groundout tied the game in the second, and a run scored on a double play in the third to give the Dominican Republic a lead it would never relinquish.  Fernando Tatis of the Dominican Republic was the only player who had two hits in the game.  There were no extra-base hits.  Kris Johnson allowed an unearned run on three hits in five innings while striking out four to get the win.  Jairo Ascencio struck out two in a perfect ninth to get the save.  Luis Mendoza gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks in six innings while striking out five to take the loss.  Florimon was the only Twins player to appear in the game, going 0-for-3.