Rusney Castillo, Puerto Rico stay in contention in Caribbean

Rusney Castillo, Puerto Rico stay in contention in Caribbean

MEXICO CITY (AP) Rusney Castillo homered and drove in three runs, helping Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 10-2 on Saturday to remain in contention for the Caribbean Series.

Castillo, a center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, went 2 for 5, Ivan de Jesus Jr. from the Cincinnati Reds had a double and two RBIs and David Vidal had three hits and scored a run for the Criollos de Caguas, who are 1-3 in the Series.

The Dominicans dropped to 0-3 and were eliminated.

Just one of the five teams in the tournament is eliminated after the first round.

Andres Santiago (1-0) got the win, and Bryan Evans (0-1) took the loss, yielding three hits and two runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Mexico and Cuba clinched spots in the semifinals on Friday and Venezuela joined them after beating the Cubans 8-3 in the late game Saturday.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Freddy Galvis went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs and Ronny Cedeno added three of the Venezuelans’ 15 hits.

Carlos Benitez hit a three-run homer for the Cubans.

Will Ledezma (1-0) was the winner while Yoelvis Entenza (0-1) lost after giving up five hits and three runs in four 1/3 innings.

Cuba (2-1) will take on Mexico (3-0) and the Dominican Republic (0-3) plays Venezuela (2-1) on Sunday in the last day of the first round. The semifinals will be played on Monday.

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