Australian League: Games of December 21

PERTH 2, ADELAIDE 1 IN ADELAIDE

Twins: Virgil Vasquez (Perth) pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk while striking out five.
Game summary: Perth scored once in the first and once in the seventh. Adelaide got its lone run in the seventh and never got the tying run past first base.
Perth: Brendan Wise struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Adelaide: Zachary Fuesser (Pittsburgh) struck out six in six innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits and two walks.

MELBOURNE 1, SYDNEY 0 IN MELBOURNE

Twins: JaDamion Williams (Melbourne) was 0-for-4.
Game summary: Melbourne put together three singles in the first inning to score the only run of the game.
Sydney: Chris Oxspring (Detroit) struck out twelve in five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and three walks. Brad Thomas struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.
Melbourne: Hirotaka Koishi struck out seven in five shutout innings, allowing five hits and three walks. Josh Davies was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

CANBERRA 8, BRISBANE 4 IN CANBERRA

Game summary: Brisbane led 3-0 after three, but Canberra scored in each inning from the fourth on, gradually taking control of the game.
Brisbane: Andrew Campbell (Cleveland) was 3-for-5 and scored once. Ryan Battaglia (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a home run.
Canberra: Adam Buschini was 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs. Marcus Knecht (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.