Serie de Caribe 2007 - Midway Update

At the conclusion of Sunday's third round of games, it seems that the Dominican Republic is the team to beat at the Caribbean Series with a perfect 3-0 record, and Puerto Rico with a chance to take it all. For the benefit of the fans, most of the games have had a lot of offense with high scores. The standings thus far are:

Dominican Republic 3-0
Puerto Rico 2-1
Venezuela 1-2
Mexico 0-3.

In the key match-up so far, on Sunday the Dominican team held Puerto Rico scoreless and emerged the winner (12-0) in the battle of the two unbeaten teams. With over 13,583 fans in attendance the Dominican team is well positioned to make it a three-peat, winning the last two times the series was held in Puerto Rico.

Batting Leaders

While Puerto Rican outfielder, Armando Ríos, leads the batting with a .636 batting percentage, thus far going 6 for 11. In second place is teammate Javier Valentín,with an average of .600. So far he's gone 6 for 10 with 3 runs batted in. In third place is Dominican Anderson Hernández, with an average of .444, 8 hits in 18 opportunities. In terms of runs Dominican Tony Batista and Venezuelan Oscar Salazar, are tied with seven runs batted in a piece. Tony Batista also leads the pack with two home runs.

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