CARIBBEAN SERIES

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Venezuela) was 0-for-4.

CUBA 6, VENEZUELA 4 (CUBA HOME TEAM)

Yurisbel Gracial's sacrifice fly in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie.  Venezuela got the tying run to second with two out in the ninth.  Gracial was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.  Lazaro Blanco pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out five.

PUERTO RICO 7, MEXICO 4 (MEXICO HOME TEAM)

It was 4-4 through seven, but in the eighth David Vidal hit a two-run double and later scored on a wild pitch.  Anthony Garcia was 3-for-5.

Cuba, 1-0
Puerto Rico, 1-0
Dominican Republic, 0-0
Mexico, 0-1
Venezuela, 0-1

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

PERTH 6, CANBERRA 3 IN PERTH

Perth scored four in the second and led all the way.  Tim Kennelly was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.  For Canberra, Jay Baum was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.

Perth leads the series 1-0.

MELBOURNE AT BRISBANE

Rained out.