In Venezuela: In Saturday's regular season finale, Alcides Escobar went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three stolen bases for Lara. He finished the season hitting .393/.440/.491 with 16 stolen bases in 19 attempts.

In the Dominican Republic: The round-robin portion of the playoffs opened on Saturday.

• On Saturday, Erick Almonte went 0-for-4 with a strikeout as Cibao was shut out by Licey, 4-0.
• Carlos Gomez went 2-for-4 and scored a run for Escogido in their 3-2 walkoff win over Este.
• Almonte went 2-for-4 and walked twice, and Carlos Gomez went 0-for-4 with a walk as Cibao walked off with a 4-3 victory in 12 innings Sunday.

In Puerto Rico:

• Martin Maldonado went 1-for-3 with a home run on Saturday, his first PWL extra base hit. He's now hitting .156/.240/.222 in 48 PAs.
• Hiram Burgos started yesterday and pitched six innings, allowing one earned run on three hits and a walk while striking out four. He has a 2.33 ERA in 38.2 PWL innings, and has allowed just two earned runs in his last 15 innings.