Got within a few keystrokes of making this post a few minutes ago when my foot hit the AC adaptor cord and wiped out what I'd done -- another reason why I don't like Macs.
Anyway, tonight Puerto Rico allowed Mexico to score a ninth-inning run on Gabriel Gutierrez's single, but held off the Mexicans for a 7-6 victory in the Caribbean Series.
That left both teams with 3-2 records. There are some arcane rules in the Caribbean Series, but I think if Puerto Rico wins the Series' final game Monday night over the Domincian Republic, PR would take the championship regardless of whether Mexico defeats Venezuela this afternoon, because the host team has defeated Mexico twice.
Going into the final day of the four-team, double-round-robin tournament, Mexico and Puerto Rico are 3-2 and the Dominican Republic and Venezuela are 2-3. I don't know how the tie would be broken if the Dominicans and Venezuelans won Monday so that all four teams would finish 3-3.
1B Aaron Bates and SS Luis Figueroa each drove in two runs for Puerto Rico tonight. Juan Padilla won his second game in the Series by pitching 5 1/3 relief innings. He allowed a solo homer to Mexico OF Karim Garcia. LHP Joe Torres recorded the final out to record a save.
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