Puerto Rican League: Games of November 18

Things were done by the third inning in both games.

SAN JUAN 8, CAGUAS 3 IN CAGUAS

San Juan:  Ruben Gotay (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and two walks, scoring three times and driving in four.  Jon Garcia (Dodgers) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Adalberto Flores pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Caguas:  Jaime Ortiz was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Johnny Monell (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Joe Testa pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Three doubles and a single produced three runs in the first for San Juan.  Gotay hit a three-run homer in the third to make it 6-0 San Juan and their lead was never threatened.

MAYAGUEZ 8, SANTURCE 0 IN SANTURCE

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with two walks for Mayaguez, scoring twice and driving in one.

Mayaguez:  Andrew Velazquez (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  T. J. Rivera (Mets) was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Bradin Hagens (Arizona) struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Santurce:  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 4-for-4.  David Rollins (Houston) struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Mayaguez had two runs before an out was recorded in the first, scored two more on one hit in the third, and the game was out of reach.  Santurce had five hits, four of them by Lennerton.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Carolina at Santurce

San Juan at Caguas