Dominican League: Games of January 8

ESTE 8, ORIENTE 5 IN ORIENTE

Twins: Ray Olmedo (Oriente) was 2-for-4 with a walk. Drew Butera (Oriente) was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.
Game summary: Este broke a 4-4 tie with one in the seventh and three in the eighth.
Este: Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 3-for-4 with a home run. Donell Linares was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.
Oriente: Carlos Colmenares was 2-for-5 with a home run. Willy Lebron (San Francisco) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and one walk.

ESCOGIDO 6, AGUILAS 3 IN AGUILAS

Game summary: Escogido scored four in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.
Escogido: Edward Valdez gave up one run on three hits and two walks in seven innings. Starling Marte (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-3 with a home run and scored twice.
Aguilas: Manny Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, driving in two. Juan Carlos Perez was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.