Overview

• Venezuela's Jesús Vargas threw an eight-inning no-hitter in a 10-0 mercy-rule win over Japan Breeze, marking the second consecutive year a Venezuelan team achieved this feat in the Caribbean Series.
• The Cardenales de Lara will face the Dominican Republic's Leones del Escogido in Wednesday's first semifinal, a rematch of their opening round-robin game, which the Dominican team won 2-0.
• Mexico's Charros de Jalisco, the only undefeated team in the tournament, will play Puerto Rico's Indios de Mayagüez in the second semifinal, with Mexico's strong pitching leading their campaign so far.
• The winners of Wednesday's semifinals will advance to Friday's championship game, while the losing teams will compete for third place on Thursday.
• This year's Caribbean Series features champions from domestic leagues in Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and, for the first time, Japan, though Japan was eliminated after going winless in the round-robin stage.