Dominican League: Games of December 19

Not much joy for Twins players.  Errors give Escogido a win.  Victories in Mr. Rogers' neighborhood for Oriente and Este.

ESCOGIDO 3, AGUILAS 2 IN ESCOGIDO (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Danny Santana (Aguilas) was 0-for-5.  Jorge Polanco (Escogido) was 0-for-5.  Aderlin Mejia (Escogido) was 0-for-4 with an RBI.

Aguilas:  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Zoilo Almonte (Yankees) was 2-for-5.  Lorenzo Barcelo pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Escogido:  Carlos Santana (Cleveland) was 2-for-5 with a double.  Melky Mesa was 2-for-5 with a double.  Brett Tomko (remember him?) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Almonte singled in one and a double play scored another to give Aguilas a 2-0 lead in the first.  Gregory Polanco (Pittsburgh) put Escogido on the board with a home run in the third and an error allowed the tying run to score in the seventh.  In the eleventh, two singles and a stolen base put runners on second and third with two out and an error allowed the winning run to score.

ORIENTE 3, LICEY 2 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Dan Rohlfing (Licey) was 1-for-3 with a walk.

Licey:  Engel Beltre (Texas) was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Emilio Bonifacio (Kansas City) was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Francisley Bueno (Kansas City) pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and one walk with one strikeout.

Oriente:  Juan Diaz (Miami) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Leandro Castro (Philadelphia) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Marlon Arias pitched 4.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  It was scoreless until the fourth, when Licey got one on an error.  Oriente tied it in the fifth on an RBI double by Alberto Rosario.  Beltre singled in a run in the seventh to put Licey back in front 2-1.  Diaz led off the bottom of the ninth with a home run.  With two out, Ed Rogers delivered an RBI single to give Oriente the victory.

ESTE 5, CIBAO 4 IN CIBAO (11 INNINGS)

Este:  Mayo Acosta (Tampa Bay) was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run (his third), driving in two.  Hector Gomez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-6 with a triple.  Angelys Nina (Colorado) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once.

Cibao:  Oscar Tejeda (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Francisco Peguero (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Zach Kroenke pitched five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Tejeda's two-run single gave Cibao a 2-0 lead in the second.  They still led 3-2 going into the ninth, when Este tied it on an RBI double by Willis Otanez and took a 4-3 lead on an Esteban German run-scoring single.  Maikel Franco (Philadelphia) homered in the bottom of the ninth to tie it at four.  In the eleventh, Jason Rogers (Milwaukee) delivered a two-out RBI single to give Este the win.