It was a big night on Friday as playoffs began or continued in most of the leagues around the world. In Puerto Rico the playoffs began and in the first game the Cangregeros de Santurce pounded Maaguez 8-1. Neftali Soto helped lead the way. The cleanup hitter went 3-4 with a walk, two doubles, two runs scored and two runs batted in.
In the other game in the Puerto Rican playoffs the Gigantes de Carolina took on the Criollos de Caguas. New minor league free agent signing Irving Falu helped put Carolina up 2-1 as he went 3-4 with a double, triple and two runs batted in. Caguas reliever, and also new Reds minor league free agent signing Jose De La Torre pitched a shutout 9th inning with a strikeout to keep his team down by one heading into the bottom of the frame. They would come back and score twice in the bottom of the inning to win and give De La Torre the win.
In Mexico the second game of the playoffs for the Charros de Jalisco took place and for the second straight day it was a big game for Marquez Smith. The first baseman went 2-2 with a double and a walk. He also scored a run and drove in another run, accounting for both of the runs that his team scored in a 2-0 victory.