Is This Any Way to Run a Railroad?

Having only recently managed to get caught up, I will now be gone for a few days again.  I hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.  We will probably begin getting caught up (again) on Monday.  Sorry for the inconvenience, but unfortunately, this is my hobby, not my paying job.  Thank you for your patience.

Australian League: Games of November 27

There were no games played in the Australian League on this date.

Mexican League: Games of November 27

Guez opens the floodgates for Mexicali.  The Fox says Los Mochis wins.  A Dennys Reyes sighting!

MEXICALI 5, NAVOJOA 3 IN NAVOJOA (11 INNINGS)

Mexicali:  Ben Guez (Detroit) was 2-for-5 with a walk and a home run (his fifth), scoring twice and driving in three.  Chris Roberson was 3-for-6 with a double and two runs.  Javier Solano struck out seven in seven innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks.

Navojoa:  Fernando Flores was 2-for-5 with a walk and an RBI.  Jose Chavez was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Hector Velazquez struck out six in 5.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four this and two walks.

The game:  Mexicali took a 1-0 lead in the first.  Navojoa got single runs in the second, third, and fourth to go up 3-1.  Mexicali tied it with single runs in the sixth and seventh.  There was no more scoring until the eleventh.  With two out, a single, a walk, and a passed ball put runners on second and third and Guez hit a two-run single to give Mexicali the lead.  Navojoa got a two-out single in the bottom of the eleventh.

HERMOSILLO 3, GUASAVE 2 IN HERMOSILLO

Guasave:  Zelous Wheeler (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a double.  Leonardo Heras was 1-for-2 with three walks and an RBI.  C. J. Fick struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

Hermosillo:  Jerry Owens was 4-for-5.  Jose Aguilar was 2-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Dennys Reyes pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits and five walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Guasave took a 1-0 lead in the third.  Hermosillo came back to tie it in the fifth and got two in the sixth on two doubles and a single.  Guasave got a run back in the seventh and had the bases loaded with two out, but did not threaten after that.

OBREGON 6, CULIACAN 1 IN CULIACAN

Obregon:  Barbaro Canizares was 4-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Dan Robertson (San Diego) was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Oscar Rivera struck out seven in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

Culiacan:  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.  Gonzalo Sanudo (Houston) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Salvador Valdez pitched 3.1 innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Donald Lutz hit a two-run single to put Obregon up 2-0 in the top of the first.  Leon homered in the bottom of the first, but Obregon got four in the second to put it away early.  Canizares hit a two-run single in the inning.

LOS MOCHIS 8, MAZATLAN 0 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mazatlan:  Walter Ibarra (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a double.  Ivan Terrazas was 2-for-4.  Jose Sanchez pitched two shutout innings despite giving up three hits and two walks.

Los Mochis:  Gilberto Mejia was 3-for-5 with three runs.  Jake Fox was 1-for-3 with two walks and a grand slam (his sixth homer), driving in five.  Jonathan Castellanos pitched five innings, allowing two hits and one walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Two walks, a single, and three bases-loaded walks produced three runs for Los Mochis in the third.  They added one in the fifth and Fox hit a grand slam in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 27

Kennys Vargas goes deep.  A close game in Caguas.

MAYAGUEZ 9, CAROLINA 2 IN CAROLINA

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and four RBIs.  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-5.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Jorge Fernandez (Carolina) was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Irving Falu was 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs.  Jonathan Albaladejo pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Carolina:  Luis Matos was 2-for-3 with a double.  Raul Rivera (Houston) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no runs with two strikeouts.

The game: Mayaguez scored seven in the second to put things away early.  Three singles and two walks brought home the first two runs.  Ruiz then had a two-run single and Vargas hit a three-run homer.

CAGUAS 3, SANTURCE 2 IN CAGUAS

Santurce:  Neftali Soto (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Edwin Maysonet was 2-for-3.  Eric Niesen struck out three in two perfect innings.

Caguas:  Edgardo Baez was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, driving in one.  Andy Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Michael Nix struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks.

The game:  It was tied 1-1 after two and a half and 2-2 after three and a half.  It remained tied until the seventh, when Andy Gonzalez hit an RBI double to put Caguas in the lead.  Santurce did not get a man past first after that.

Dominican League: Games of November 27

Pedro Florimon makes his Dominican debut.  A big day for Jorge Polanco.  A walkoff wild pitch in Licey.

AGUILAS 6, ESTE 5 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Chris Colabello (Este) was 0-for-3 with a run.

Este:  Pedro Feliz was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once.  Ricardo Nanita was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Claudio Vargas pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Aguilas:  Mike Bianucci (Texas) was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and three runs.  Francisco Pena (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Angel Castro pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks.

The game:  Single runs in the third and sixth gave Aguilas a 2-0 lead.  Este got took the lead in the seventh, as a pinch-hit two-run single by Willis Otanez highlighted a four-run inning.  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to tie it up.  A sacrifice fly put Este ahead 5-4 in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom of the ninth, back-to-back homers by Bianucci and Pena gave Aguilas the victory.

ESCOGIDO 5, ORIENTE 1 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Pedro Florimon (Escogido) was 1-for-4.  Deibinson Romero (Escogido) was 0-for-4.  Jorge Polanco (Escogido) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

Escogido:  Fernando Martinez was 2-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Wilkin Castillo was 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer.  Edward Valdez pitched 7.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Oriente:  Elian Herrera (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once.  Marlon Arias pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Martinez hit a single-and-error in the first to bring two home and give Escogido a 2-0 lead.  Herrera singled and scored in the bottom of the first, but Escogido got three in the third, including a two-run homer by Castillo, to take control of the game.  Oriente never threatened to get back into the game.

LICEY 4, CIBAO 3 IN LICEY

Cibao:  Wilson Betemit (Baltimore) was 2-for-2 with a walk and a triple, scoring once.  Moises Sierra (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Licey:  Julio Borbon (Cubs) was 1-for-1 with two walks and a triple, scoring once.  Yunesky Maya pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Victor Diaz hit a two-run double in the first and Borbon tripled and scored in the second to give Licey a 3-0 lead.  Cibao did not score until the sixth, but in the seventh an RBI double by Marcell Ozuna tied the score.  It was still tied until the ninth, when D'Angelo Jimenez opened the inning with a single.  A walk put runners on first and second and a bunt moved them to second and third.  A wild pitch then brought home the winning run.

Random:  Cibao used nine pitchers in the game.

Venezuelan League: Games of November 27

All the Twins did well.  Magallanes wins with a hit batsman and a wild pitch.  Alex Cabrera continues to hit for La Guaira.

ARAGUA 8, ANZOATEGUI 6 IN ARAGUA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4 with a double, a run, and an RBI.  Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) pitched a perfect innings.  Dakota Watts (Aragua) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Anzoategui:  Oscar Salazar was 2-for-4 with a home run, his sixth.  Alexi Amarista (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring three times.  Gorkys Hernandez (Kansas City) was 2-for-5 with an RBI.

Aragua:  Hector Gimenez was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his ninth), scoring three times and driving in three.  Alex Romero was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Yohan Pino pitched 6.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Anzoategui scored one in the second and two in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead.  In the fourth a two-run double by Gimenez highlighted a four-run inning that put Aragua in front 4-3.  Aragua added two in the fifth on a two-run homer by Wilson Ramos (Washington) to make it 6-3 and got one more in the sixth for a 7-3 advantage.  Anzoategui came back with three in the eighth to make it 7-6, but a Gimenez homer gave Aragua an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth.  Anzoategui went down in order in the ninth.

MAGALLANES 7, ZULIA 4 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) had a perfect perfect inning, striking out all three men he faced.  Miguel Sulbaran (Zulia) retired the only man he faced.

Magallanes:  Juan Rivera was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.  Ramon Hernandez was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Danny Rondon pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

Zulia:  Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 1-for-2 with three walks.  Ender Inciarte (Arizona) was 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs.

The game:  Rivera hit a two-run homer in the third to give Magallanes a 3-0 lead.  Zulia cut the lead to 3-2 after four.  Zulia took a 4-3 lead in the seventh on a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.  In the eighth, Magallanes tied it on a bases-loaded hit batsman, took the lead on a wild pitch, and got an insurance run on a ground out.  The last nine Zulia batters were retired.

LA GUAIRA 10, CARACAS 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Caracas:  Gerardo Parra (Arizona) was 2-for-5 with a triple and a home run, scoring twice.  Alex Gonzalez was 2-for-4.  Bobby Abreu was 1-for-1 with two walks and an RBI.

La Guaira:  Alex Cabrera was 2-for-3 with a walk and two home runs, his fourteenth and fifteenth.  Rene Reyes was 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer.  C. J. Retherford was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

The game:  Parra homered to lead off the game, but that was the only time Caracas had the lead.  La Guaira scored two in the second to take the lead and seven in the fourth to take control.  Reyes hit a two-run homer and Cesar Suarez hit a grand slam in the inning.

LARA 6, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Lara:  Luis Jimenez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two RBIs.  Anderson De La Rosa was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once.  Erasmo Ramirez (Seattle) pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Margarita:  Wilmer Flores (Mets) was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Alberto Gonzalez was 0-for-0 with two walks.

The game:  An RBI double by Flores put Margarita up 1-0 in the first.  It stayed there until the fourth.  Jimenez homered to tie the game, an RBI double by Jairo Perez put Margarita ahead, and two singles, a walk, and a sacrifice fly made it 4-1 through four.  Lara added a pair of runs in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

LARA 5, MARGARITA 2 IN MARGARITA (SUSPENDED GAME--GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS--SUSPENDED AFTER 6 1/2 INNINGS)

A three-run homer by Luis Jimenez in the top of the seventh gave Lara a 5-2 lead when rain halted play.

Australian League: Games of November 26

There were no games played in the Australian League on this date.

Mexican League: Games of November 26

Late homers make the difference in Los Mochis.  Walks and hit batsmen win it for Obregon.

NAVOJOA 5, MEXICALI 4 IN NAVOJOA

Mexicali:  Luis Juarez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ramon Rios was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Russell Branyan was 1-for-3 with two walks and a home run (his seventh), scoring twice.

Navojoa:  Abel Martinez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Luis Fonseca was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Delwyn Young was 1-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two RBIs.

The game:  Mexicali led 3-2 after the first inning.  Each team scored in the third to make it 4-3.  Young homered in the fifth to tie the score.  Martinez led off the sixth with a double, went to third on a bunt, and scored on a two-out RBI single by Fonseca to put Navojoa in the lead 5-4.  Mexicali got a man to third in both the seventh and the eighth.

LOS MOCHIS 8, MAZATLAN 7 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mazatlan:  Blake Gailen was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run (his second), scoring twice.  Henry Mateo was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Alejandro Martinez pitched six innings, giving up two unearned runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Los Mochis:  Brian Burgamy was 2-for-3 with a walk and a two-run homer (his eleventh), scoring three times.  Jake Fox was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his fifth.  Jamie Johnson (Detroit) was 2-for-5 with a run.

The game:  Los Mochis led 2-1 after four.  In the fifth, Mazatlan scored six times to take what appeared to be a commanding 7-2 lead.  All the damage was done after the first two batters were retired.  Oswaldo Morejon had a tw0-run double in the inning and two more runs scored on an error.  Los Mochis got back in the game when Ramon Orantes hit a two-run single to cap a three-run seventh.  In the eighth, Burgamy hit a two-run homer to tie and Fox homered to put Los Mochis ahead.  Mazatlan got a man to second with one out in the ninth.

OBREGON 5 CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN (11 INNINGS)

Obregon:  Alfredo Amezaga was 2-for-5 with a run.  Dan Robertson (San Diego) was 1-for-5 with a walk and a home run (his third), driving in two.  Marco Carrillo pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Culiacan:  Luis Cruz was 2-for-4 with two walks, a double, and a three-run homer, his second.  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-5 with a walk and a double, scoring once.  Jorge Reyes struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks.

The game:  Obregon got two in the first to take a 2-0 lead and Robertson's homer in the sixth made it 3-0.  It looked like that might hold up, but in the eighth Cruz hit a three-run homer to tie the score.  Cruz hit a leadoff double in the tenth, but could not get past third base.  In the eleventh for Obregon, a single, a walk, and a bunt put runners on second and third with one out.  An intentional walk filled the bases, a hit batsman brought in one run, and a walk scored an insurance run.

HERMOSILLO 9, GUASAVE 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Guasave:  Eduardo Arredondo was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Jesus Lopez was 1-for-2 with a double.

Hermosillo:  Carlos Gastelum was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jesse Gutierrez was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Juan Oramas pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Hermosillo scored two in the first and five in the third to take a 7-0 lead an put the game away early.  Luis Borges had a two-run double in the third.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 26

A good outing for Josue Montanez.  A grand slam settles things in Mayaguez.  Free baseball in Ponce.

SANTURCE 7, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 0-for-2.

Santurce:  Edwin Maysonet was 2-for-4 with a double and a grand slam, scoring twice.  Jonathan Singleton (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run (his third), scoring twice.  James Houser pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Michael Taylor (Washington) was 2-for-4.

The game:  Santurce scored single runs in the first and second to take a 2-0 lead.  Mayaguez got one in the bottom of the second, but had the bases loaded with one out and failed to score.  In the sixth, a walk, a single, and a hit batsman preceded a grand slam by Maysonet that put Santurce ahead 6-1.  Mayaguez never threatened to get back into the game.

PONCE 5, CAROLINA 4 IN PONCE (12 INNINGS)

Twins:  Josue Montanez (Ponce) pitched two shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk with one strikeout.

Carolina:  Luis Matos was 2-for-2 with an RBI.  Jesus Feliciano was 2-for-5 with a run.  David Kopp struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.

Ponce:  Jose Ruiz was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), driving in three.  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 2-for-5 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Adalberto Flores pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Ruiz hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run second and give Ponce a 3-0 lead.  Ruiz hit another homer in the fourth to make it 4-0.  It stayed there until the seventh, when Carolina scored four runs on one hit.  A walk, a single, and another walk loaded the bases.  That was followed by a pair of run-scoring walks and a pair of sacrifice flies.  It stayed tied at four until the twelfth, when Reymond Fuentes (San Diego) singled, went to second on a bunt, and scored on a Lennerton single.

Dominican League: Games of November 26

A solid day for Jorge Polanco.  A Loe scoring game in Este.  It was close in Cibao as well.

ESTE 1, ESCOGIDO 0 IN ESTE

Twins:  Deibinson Romero (Escogido) was 0-for-4.  Jorge Polanco (Escogido) was 2-for-3.  Chris Colabello (Este) was 1-for-4.

Escogido: Pedro Ciriaco (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4.  Kameron Loe pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Este:  Willis Otanez was 2-for-3.  Raul Valdes (Houston) pitched seven innings, allowing five hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  The game's lone run came in the third on two singles, an error, and an infield out.  Escogido's best scoring chance also came in the third inning, when it opened the inning with two singles but failed to advance a runner past second.

AGUILAS 8, LICEY 2 IN LICEY

Twins:  Danny Santana (Aguilas) was 1-for-5 with two RBIs.  Dan Rohlfing (Licey) was 0-for-3.

Aguilas:  Hector Luna was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring twice.  Jermaine Curtis (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in three.  Chris Cody pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks.

Licey:  Engel Beltre (Texas) was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.

The game:  Dan Black (White Sox) doubled in a run for Aguilas in the third to tie the score at two.  An error put Aguilas ahead 3-2 in the fifth.  Curtis singled in two insurance runs in the seventh and Santana had a two-run single as part of a three-run ninth that put the game away.

CIBAO 3, ORIENTE 2 IN CIBAO

Oriente: Michael Martinez was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Manauris Baez struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.

Cibao:  Maikel Franco (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Francisco Peguero (San Francisco) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Rudy Owens (Houston) struck out six in 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk.

The game:  Franco homered in the fourth to give Cibao a 1-0 lead.  Martinez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put Oriente up 2-1.  In the seventh, Peguero hit a two-run single to put Cibao back on top 3-2.  Oriente put the tying run into scoring position with two out in the eighth.

Venezuelan League: Games of November 26

Good innings for Deolis Guerra and Yorman Landa.  Comeback wins for Anzoategui and Magallanes.

ANZOATEGUI 3, LA GUAIRA 2 IN LA GUAIRA

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4 with a walk.  Yorman Landa (La Guaira) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Anzoategui:  Cory Aldridge was 2-for-2 with two walks, scoring once and driving in two.  Alexi Amarista (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Jean Toledo struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.

La Guaira:  Jamie Romak (Dodgers) was 2-for-5.  Hector Sanchez (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Reynel Pinto pitched 5.1 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  La Guaira scored single runs in the second and third to take a 2-0 lead.  RBI singles by Aldridge and Amarista tied it at two in the fourth.  Amarista had another RBI single in the sixth to give Anzoategui a 3-2 lead.  La Guaira did not get a man past first after that.

MAGALLANES 9, ZULIA 4 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) struck out two in a perfect inning.

Magallanes:  Ramon Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, scoring twice.  Lew Ford was 2-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.  Amailo Diaz struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Zulia:  Francisco Arcia (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a double, driving in one.  Cesar Valdez pitched five innings, allowing one run on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Zulia scored two in the first and two in the second to take a 4-0 lead.  They still led 4-1 after five.  In the sixth, Renny Osuna singled in a run and Ford delivered a two-out three-run triple to give Magallanes a 5-4 advantage.  Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the seventh to take control of gthe game.

CARACAS 7, ARAGUA 1 IN ARAGUA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-3.

Caracas:  Ramon Cabrera (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.  Alex Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Guillermo Moscoso pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Aragua:  Luis Maza was 2-for-4 with a double.  Harvey Garcia pitched three shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Daniel Hurtado (Angels) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Aragua took a 1-0 lead in the first, but Caracas came back with five in the second and it was never close again.  Jesus Aguilar (Cleveland) opened the inning with a home run, Cabrera hit a two-run homer, and Jesus Guzman (San Diego) hit a two-run double in the inning.

LARA AT MARGARITA

Rained out.

Arizona Fall League Wrapup

I promised you a wrapup on how the Twins players did in the Arizona Fall League a couple of weeks ago.  Life got in the way, but better late than never.

The Twins had seven players in the AFL, three position players and four pitchers.  None of them exactly blew people away, although naturally some did better than others.  Here's a quick look:

THE GOOD

Alex Meyer started seven games, pitching twenty-one innings.  He was 2-1, 3.12, 1.04 WHIP. He struck out twenty-eight and walked seven.

Trevor May appeared in nine games, starting one, and pitched fourteen innings.  He was 0-2, but with an ERA of 3.21 and a WHIP of 1.21.  He struck out twelve and walked four.

THE AVERAGE

Byron Buxton batted only .212, but he had three home runs and five walks, giving him a line of .212/.288/.404 in 52 at-bats.  He struck out fifteen times and was 2-for-3 in stolen bases.

A. J. Achter appeared in eleven games, all in relief, and pitched twelve innings.  He was 1-1, 5.25, but his WHIP was only 1.25 and his batting average against just .229.  He struck out ten and walked four.

Max Kepler batted .234/.306/.313 in 64 at-bats.  He had five doubles, seven walks, and thirteen strikeouts.  He did not attempt a stolen base.

THE BAD

Eddie Rosario batted .238/.262/.275 in 80 at-bats.  He had only two extra-base hits, a double and a triple.  He drew only three walks, struck out thirteen times, and was 2-for-3 in stolen bases.

Zack Jones appeared in seven games, all in relief, and pitched six innings.  He was terrible, going 0-1, 18.00, 3.17 WHIP.  His batting average against was .400.  He walked nine, struck out nine, and gave up three home runs.  He also allowed four unearned runs.

WHAT IT MEANS

Not much.  As I always say, you'd rather do well than do poorly, but the whole league is Small Sample Size Theater.  I don't know if there are any studies showing a correlation between success in the Arizona Fall League and future success in the major leagues.  Certainly, there are players who have succeeded in both, but there are also players who were superstars in the AFL and did nothing in the majors, as well as players who flopped in the AFL who did well in the majors.  If you looked at Eddie Rosario and Zack Jones as top prospects before, I certainly wouldn't give up on them now.  We don't follow this because we think it's meaningful.  We follow it because it's fun.  And, really, what more reason do we need?

Australian League: Games of November 25

There were no games played in the Australian League on this date.

Mexican League: Games of November 25

There were no games played in the Mexican League on this date.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 25

Yuya Iida continues to pitch well.  Silva is golden for Ponce.

CAROLINA 4, SANTURCE 1 IN CAROLINA

Santurce:  Billy Hamilton (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Joseph Colon (Cleveland) pitched six shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks with two strikeouts.

Carolina:  Enrique Hernandez was 2-for-4.  Jesus Feliciano was 1-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Yuya Iida pitched 7.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  There was no score until the sixth, when Hamilton hit an RBI double to put Santurce ahead 1-0.  In the seventh, three singles produced the tying run, Feliciano tripled in two to give Carolina the lead, and Anthony Garcia (St. Louis) singled in Feliciano to make it 4-1.  Santurce did not get the tying run up to bat.

PONCE 7, CAGUAS 4 IN CAGUAS

Ponce:  Rubi Silva (Cubs) was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Christian Colon (Kansas City) was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Henry Ramos (Boston) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.

Caguas:  Miguel Abreu was 2-for-4 with a triple and a home run (his second), driving in two.  Juan Silva (Dodgers) was 1-for-2 with three walks and a home run, his second.  Aaron Bates was 2-for-4.

The game:  Silva homered in the first to give Caguas a 1-0 lead.  Reymond Fuentes (San Diego) delivered a two-out, two-run single in the second to put Ponce up 2-1, but Caguas tied it in the fourth on an RBI triple by Abreu.  In the fifth, Ivan De Jesus singled in the go-ahead run for Ponce, followed by RBI doubles by Ramos and Silva.  Caguas got single runs in the fifth and sixth to cut the lead to 5-4, but that was all they could do.  They had the tying run on third with one out in the eighth, but a popup and a ground out ended the threat.  Jonathan Mota (Cubs) doubled in two in the ninth for Ponce to put the game away.

Dominican League: Game of November 25

It was the Gil and Ozuna show in Oriente.

CIBAO 7, ORIENTE 2 IN ORIENTE

Cibao:  Ronny Gil (St. Louis) was 3-for-4 with two walks and a home run, scoring twice.  Marcell Ozuna (Miami) was 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Zach Kroenke pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Oriente:  Junior Lake (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  Gil led off the game with a home run to put Cibao up 1-0.  Gil singled and scored on an Ozuna double in the third to make it 2-0.  Omir Santos hit a two-run double in the fourth to make it 4-0.  Oriente got on the board in the bottom of the fourth, but Ozuna's two-run single in the sixth made it 6-1 and put the game out of reach.

Venezuelan League: Games of November 25

There were no games played in the Venezuelan League on this date.

Australian League: Games of November 24

Good games for Lewis Thorpe and Logan Wade.  A late rally carries Melbourne.  Brisbane pulls away late as well.

MELBOURNE 5, PERTH 2 IN PERTH

Twins:  Lewis Thorpe (Melbourne) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Melbourne:  Tyler Massey (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Brad Harman was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his third.  Scott Wearne was 2-for-4.

Perth:  George Barber was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Corey Adamson (San Diego) was 2-for-5.  Mike Ekstrom pitched eight shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks with seven strikeouts.

The game:  Perth scored on in the third on a ground out and one in the sixth on a homer by Matt Kennelly to take a 2-0 lead.  It looked like that would be enough, as Mike Ekstrom appeared to be in total control.  In the ninth, however, Ekstrom was removed, and the roof fell in.  With one out, a pair of walks preceded Harman's three-run homer.  A single, a walk, and a hit batsman loaded the bases, another walk brought in the fourth run, and a sacrifice fly scored a fifth run.  Perth did not get the tying run up to bat in the bottom of the ninth.

BRISBANE 7, CANBERRA 3 IN CANBERRA

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.

Brisbane:  Ryan Battaglia (Cleveland) was 1-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring twice.  Andrew Aizenstadt pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Canberra:  Jon Berti (Toronto) was 3-for-5 with two triples, scoring once and driving in one.  Kyle Perkins was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double, scoring once.

The game:  Brisbane scored in the first on an error and Canberra tied it in the third on a wild pitch.  The teams traded runs in the fourth.  In the fifth, Perkins doubled and scored on a Berti triple to give Canberra a 3-2 lead.  In the seventh, however, Joshua Roberts hit a two-run triple and scored on a sacrifice fly to give Brisbane a 5-3 advantage.  Wade hit a two-run single in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

Mexican League: Games of November 24

A tight game in Culiacan.  A grand slam puts Navojoa in control.  A sweep for Guasave.

MEXICALI 3, CULIACAN 2 IN CULIACAN

Mexicali:  Francisco Mendez was 3-for-4 with a double for Culiacan.  Edgar Osuna struck out seven in 6.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and one walk.  Russell Branyan was 0-for-2 with three walks and a run.

Culiacan:  Daniel Rodriguez (Atlanta) struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and no walks.  Luis Cruz was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.

The game:  Mexicali got single runs in the second and fourth to take a 2-0 lead.  In the seventh, RBI singles by Jorge Cantu and Ali Solis (Tampa Bay) tied the score.  The first two Mexicali batters were retired in the eighth, but a single, a walk, and an RBI single by Xorge Carrillo (Mets) put Mexicali back in the lead.  Culiacan had the tying run in scoring position in the eighth and ninth.

MAZATLAN 5, OBREGON 4 IN OBREGON

Mazatlan:  Alberto Carreon was 4-for-5 with a run.  Oswaldo Morejon was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Walter Ibarra (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer, his seventh.  Dan Robertson (Seattle) was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Oscar Rivera pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk.

The game:  Ibarra drove in two with a single and later came around to score, giving Mazatlan a 3-0 lead in the second.  They added single runs in the third and fourth to take a 5-0 lead.  Obregon came back with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, as Valencia hit a three-run homer and Robertson delivered an RBI single.  And that was it.  Obregon got a man to third base with two out  in the seventh and had runners on first and second with one out in the eighth, but could not tie the game.

NAVOJOA 5, HERMOSILLO 2 IN NAVOJOA

Hermosillo:  Luis Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his seventh), driving in two.  Jerry Owens was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.

Navojoa:  Alejandro Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  Carlos Orrantia was 1-for-3 with a walk and a grand slam, his third homer.  Jose Oyervidez struck out nine in 6.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks.

The game:  Flores singled in a run in the second to give Navojoa a second inning lead of 1-0.  In the fifth, three singles preceded a grand slam by Orrantia with one out, giving Navojoa control of the game.  Hermosillo put up single runs in the seventh and ninth and got the tying run up to bat with two out in the ninth.

GUASAVE 4, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN GUASAVE (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Los Mochis:  Fredy Quintero pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.

Guasave:  Japhet Amador (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a double and a two-run homer.  Zelous Wheeler (Yankees) was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs.  Marco Tovar pitched a complete game shutout, allowing two hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

The game:  Amador hit his two-run homer in the first inning.  Guasave added single runs in the second and third.  Los Mochis got a single to open the game but only got one more hit, another single in the sixth.

GUASAVE 6, LOS MOCHIS 3 IN GUASAVE (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Los Mochis:  Emmanuel Avila was 3-for-3 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth) and three RBIs.

Guasave:  Eduardo Arredondo was 3-for-4.  Zelous Wheeler (Yankees) was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Leonardo Heras was 1-for-1 with two walks and a three-run homer, his third.

The game:  Avila hit a two-run homer in the second to take a 2-0 lead.  Guasave tied it in the third on a two-run homer by Heras.  In the fourth, Jose Felix (Texas) hit a two-run double, Jesus Lopez hit an RBI single, and a sacrifice fly made it 6-2.  Los Mochis added a run in the seventh on Avila's second homer but did not threaten to get back into the game.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 24

Jordan Lennerton gets it done for Ponce.  Errors play a key role in Santurce.

PONCE 4, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN PONCE

Twins:  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was 0-for-4.  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 1-for-4 with an RBI.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 1-for-3 with a double.  Josue Montanez (Ponce) pitched only one-third of an inning, giving up two runs on three hits and no walks.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 1-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.

Ponce:  Jordan Lennerton was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Rubi Silva was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, driving in one.  Yuki Egarashi pitched six shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  Lennerton singled in a run to give Ponce a 1-0 lead in the first.  Christian Colon (Kansas City) singled in Lennerton in the fourth to make it 2-0, and doubles by Silva and Lennerton made it 4-0 in the fifth.  Both Mayaguez runs scored in the seventh.  They had the bases loaded in the seventh with one out, but the next two batters fanned and Mayaguez never got another man into scoring position.

SANTURCE 4, CAGUAS 3 IN SANTURCE

Caguas:  Andy Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer, his second.  John Brownell pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Santurce:  Neftali Soto (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Billy Hamilton (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base, his eleventh.  Jack Lopez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4.

The game:  Santurce scored two in the second on an RBI single by Hamilton and an error.  Caguas got all three of its runs on the Gonzalez three-run homer in the sixth.  In the seventh, Santurce again scored two on an RBI single by Hamilton and an error.  Caguas got runners on second and third with one out in the ninth, but a pair of groundouts to third base ended the game.

Dominican League: Games of November 24

A good day for Jorge Polanco.  Most things seem to happen in only one inning.

LICEY 2, AGUILAS 1 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Danny Santana (Aguilas) was 1-for-4 with a run.

Licey:  Christian Bethancourt was 2-for-4 with a run.  Carlos Triunfel (Seattle) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Hector Noesi (Seattle) pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Aguilas:  Juan Perez (San Francisco) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Juan Nicasio (Colorado) pitched four shutout innings, allowing no hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Licey did not have a hit until the sixth, but they made it count when they did.  A pair of singles put runners on first and third, a sacrifice fly scored one, and a Yamaico Navarro (Yankees) double scored a second.  Aguilas also got its lone run in the sixth on a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly.  Aguilas did not get the tying run past first base.

ESCOGIDO 5, ESTE 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Chris Colabello (Este) was 0-for-2 with two walks.  Jorge Polanco (Escogido) was 2-for-3 with a run.

Este: Mayo Acosta (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer.  Ricardo Nanita was 2-for-4 with a run.

Escogido:  Erik Gonzalez (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Wilkin Castillo was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.  Jarrett Grube (Angels) struck out six in 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and one walk.

The game:  With two out and none on, Escogido scored four runs in the second inning to take control of the game.  Three singles, a two-run double by Gonzalez, and another single produced the runs.  Este scored two in the seventh to cut the lead to 5-2 and brought the tying run to bat in both the eighth and ninth.

Venezuelan League: Games of November 24

A big day for Oswaldo Arcia.  A good day for Eduardo Escobar, too.  A double-digit inning for Aragua.

CARACAS 10, ANZOATEGUI 4 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run (his second), scoring twice.

Caracas:  Ramon Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his second), driving in two.  Alex Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a grand slam and two runs.  Victor Garate struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

Anzoategui:  Carlos Duran was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Jose Castillo was 3-for-5 with an RBI.  Leslie Anderson (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-5 with a double.

The game:  Ramon Cabrera (Detroit) doubled in a run and another scored on a ground out to give Caracas a 2-0 lead in the third.  Castillo singled in Escobar in the bottom of the third to make it 2-1.  Caracas gradually pulled away, scoring single runs in the fifth, sixth, and eight before getting five in the ninth to go ahead 10-1.  Caracas scored three in the bottom of the ninth to make the final score look a little better.

ARAGUA 2, MARGARITA 1 IN ARAGUA (GAME 1--8 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run, his sixth.  Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) struck out the only man he faced.  Dakota Watts (Aragua) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Margarita:  Kensuke Tanaka was 2-for-4.  Frank Del Valle (Cubs) pitched 4.2 innings, giving up only one run despite giving up four hits and five walks with two strikeouts.  Junior Sosa (Pittsburgh) was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.

Aragua:  Ronny Cedeno (San Diego) was 2-for-3.  Yorman Bazardo struck out four in four innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits and one walk.  Jorge Rondon (St. Louis) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk and striking out two.

The game:  Hector Gimenez homered in the second inning to give Aragua a 1-0 lead.  In the fifth, Sosa doubled and scored on an error to tie it up.  It stayed tied through seven.  In the eighth, Arcia hit a leadoff walkoff homerun.

ARAGUA 17, MARGARITA 5 IN ARAGUA (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a grand slam (his seventh homer), scoring three times.

Margarita:  Breyvic Valera (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Kensuke Tanaka was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Adam Duvall (San Francisco) was 2-for-4 with a run.

Aragua:  Ramon Castro was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Alex Romero was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Hector Gimenez was 1-for-1 with two walks and two runs.

The game:  Margarita took the lead with a run in the top of the second, but Aragua came roaring back with eleven in the bottom of the second.  The first ten batters of the inning reached base, three on walks, two on errors, three on singles, one on a double, and the tenth was the Arcia grand slam.  Margarita got it down to 11-5 in the fifth, but Aragua scored six more in the sixth.

LARA 8, MAGALLANES 3 IN MAGALLANES

Lara:  Jairo Perez was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a three-run homer, his second.  Red Patterson (Dodgers) pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Magallanes:  Lew Ford was 2-for-4.  Frank Diaz was 2-for-4.  Ezequiel Carrera was 1-for-1 with three walks and a double, scoring once.

The game:  Joe Thurston led off the game with a homer and Perez hit an RBI triple and scored on a sacrifice fly to put Lara ahead 3-0 in the first.  Magallanes hung in there, closing to 4-2 in the sixth on a Juan Rivera homer.  Lara put the game out of reach with four in the ninth, with one run scoring on an error and the other three on a home run by Valbuena.

ZULIA 11, LA GUAIRA 6 IN LA GUAIRA

Zulia:  Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 3-for-5 with a grand slam (his third homer), scoring twice and driving in five.  Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 3-for-6 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 2-for-5 with a walk and two runs.

La Guaira:  Alex Cabera was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run (his thirteenth), driving in three.  Jamie Romak was 2-for-3 with two walks and a triple, scoring once.  Abel Nieves was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  Pirela hit a grand slam in the third inning to give Zulia a 4-0 lead.  They led all the way, but La Guaira kept battling back, cutting the lead to 4-3 after four and 6-5 after five.  Mejia doubled in a run in the seventh, an error led to two runs in the eighth, and Zulia added two more in the ninth.

Australian League: Games of November 23

Canberra shows it's never over until its over.  Letting George do it wasn't enough for Melbourne.

CANBERRA 1, BRISBANE 0 IN CANBERRA (GAME 1--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-3.

Brisbane:  Justin O'Connor was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double.  Alex Kaminsky pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Canberra:  Jeremy Barnes was 2-for-3.  Brian Grening pitched 6.2 innings, allowing five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  It was scoreless until the bottom of the seventh.  With two out, Mike Crouse (Toronto) singled, went to second on a balk, took third on a passed ball, and scored on an Aaron Sloan single.

CANBERRA 8, BRISBANE 7 IN CANBERRA (GAME 2)

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

Brisbane:  Joey Rickard (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  David Sutherland was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.  Tim Brechbuehler pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks with one strikeout.

Canberra:  Jon Berti (Toronto) was 2-for-5 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Casey Frawley was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Nick Pugliese struck out three in two perfect innings.

The game:  Brisbane led 2-1 after three, but Canberra scored seven in the fourth.  A walk, five singles, a double, and another single produced the runs, all of which scored after two were out.  Brisbane fought back, scoring four in the fifth on a walk, two singles, and a three-run homer by Sutherland.  An RBI double by Rickard made it 8-7 after six, but that was it, as the last ten Brisbane batters were retired.

PERTH 4, MELBOURNE 2 IN PERTH

Melbourne:  Darryl George (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer.  Jared Schlehuber (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Joe Burns (Texas) struck out eight in six innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks.

Perth:  George Barber was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.  Luke Hughes was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  Anthony Claggett pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  George hit his two-run homer in the fourth to give Melbourne a 2-0 lead.  Barber homered in the sixth to make it 2-1.  In the eighth, Tucker Nathans singled in the tying run and Brandon Tripp singled in the go-ahead run.  A bases-loaded walk produced an insurance run.  Melbourne got the tying run up to bat with none out in the ninth.

Mexican League: Games of November 23

Guasave gets all their runs in one inning and its enough.  A Mexicali ninth-inning rally.

GUASAVE 3, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN GUASAVE

Los Mochis:  Gilberto Mejia was 2-for-4 with a run.  Tomas Solis pitched six innings, giving up three unearned runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Guasave:  Leonardo Heras was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Orlando Lara struck out nine in seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks.

The game:  Los Mochis scored in the first on a sacrifice fly.  The run held up until the fifth, when Guasave got all three of their scores.  A sacrifice fly scored the first run and RBI singles by Eduardo Arredondo and Heras gave Guasave the lead.  Los Mochis scored one in the ninth and had the tying run on third with one out.

Random:  There was an odd symmetry to the line score.  Los Mochis had a single run on each end and Guasave had all three right in the middle.

MEXICALI 4, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN

Mexicali:  Ben Guez was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run (his second), driving in two.  Chris Roberson was 2-for-4 with two walks and an RBI.  Xorge Carrillo was 2-for-3 with a walk.

Culiacan:  Ricardo Serrano was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two RBIs.  Johan Limonta was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Andres Meza pitches six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Serrano homered with one out in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and put Culiacan up 3-2.  In the ninth, RBI singles by Roberson and Guez put Mexicali in the lead 4-3.  Culiacan went down in order in the bottom of the ninth.

HERMOSILLO 7, NAVOJOA 2 IN NAVOJOA

Hermosillo:  Carlos Gastelum was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Jesse Gutierrez was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Ryan Verdugo (Kansas City) struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks.

Navojoa: Jose Chavez was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Alejandro Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a run.  Eddie Gamboa (Baltimore) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  Hermosillo took the lead on an RBI ground out in the first inning and never let go of it.  Navojoa hung in there, cutting the lead to 2-1 in the fifth and 3-2 in the seventh.  Finally, Hermosillo scored two in the eighth and two in the ninth to put it out of reach.  Heber Gomez hit a home run in the eighth and Gutierrez had an RBI single in the ninth.

MAZATLAN 8, OBREGON 3 IN OBREGON

Mazatlan:  Blake Gailen was 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and a home run (his second).  Oswaldo Morejon was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Issmael Salas was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Obregon:  Dan Robertson (San Diego) was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Alfredo Amezaga was 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Barbaro Canizares was 1-for-2 with three walks.

The game:  Amezaga hit a two-run homer in the first to give Obregon a 2-0 lead.  Mazatlan cut it to 2-1 in the third and took the lead with a four-run fifth.  Morejon had a two-run double and Mike Wilson (Cincinnati) a two-run homer in the inning.  It was 6-3 after six and stayed that way until Mazatlan added two in the ninth.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 23

Kennys Vargas goes deep, but it's not enough.  A good comeback by Ponce.

CAROLINA 5, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN CAROLINA

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two RBIs.  Eddie Rosario (Mayaguez) was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1.  Daniel Ortiz (Mayaguez) was 1-for-3.

Mayaguez:  Michael Taylor (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a run.

Carolina:  Enrique Hernandez (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Ruben Gotay was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Bobby Bramhall pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Carlos Moncrief (Cleveland) singled in a run in the first and another scored on a double play to give Carolina 2-0 lead in the first.  They never lost the lead.  Mayaguez cut it to 2-1 in the second and to 4-3 in the eighth, but Mayaguez did not get a man on base after that.

PONCE 10, CAGUAS 8, IN CAGUAS

Twins:  Ryan O'Rourke (Caguas) walked the only man he faced.

Ponce:  Rubi Silva (Cubs) was 3-for-6 with two runs.  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and four RBIs.  Jan Vazquez (Dodgers) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a two-run homer (his second), scoring twice.

Caguas:  Ramon Castro was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Edgardo Baez was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs.  Juan Silva (Dodgers) was 1-for-2 with two walks and two runs.

The game:  Lennerton hit a two-run single in the second and Vazquez hit a two-run homer in the third to put Ponce up 4-1.  In the bottom of the fourth, a two-run homer by Miguel Abreu ignited a five-run rally and put Caguas up 6-4.  Two singles sandwiched three walks in the fifth to make it 8-4, and Caguas appeared to be in control of the game.  In the seventh, though, Ponce got back into it on a two-run homer by Lennerton and a solo shot by Henry Ramos to make it 8-6.  In the eighth, an error tied the score, an RBI single by Ivan DeJesus put Ponce ahead, and Jose Ruiz singled in an insurance run.  Caguas brought the tying run up to bat in the eighth and ninth.