Figueroa throws 3-hitter for Dominican Republic (AP)
Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 7:59 p.m.
Nelson Figueroa pitched a three-hitter and the Dominican Republic's Leones del Escogido beat Mexico's Naranjeros de Hermosillo 7-1 on Wednesday in the Caribbean Series. Figueroa, who spent the past two seasons with the New York Mets, struck out eight and did not walk a batter. The Dominican Republic scored four times in the top of the first inning off starter Hector Daniel Rodriguez.