Australian League: Through Games of December 28

A look at the Australian Baseball League so far.

STANDINGS

Adelaide, 22-10
Brisbane, 17-15
Canberra, 15-17
Sydney, 15-17
Perth, 14-16
Melbourne, 11-19

BATTING LEADERS

AVERAGE

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .366
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .356
Andrew Campbell, Brisbane, .355

HOME RUNS

Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 11
Mitch Dening, Adelaide, 8
Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 8

RBIs

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 25
Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, 24
David Kandilas, Sydney, Colorado 24

STOLEN BASES

Brandon Dixon, Adelaide, Dodgers, 14
Adam Engel, Melbourne, White Sox, 12
Granden Goetzman, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, 12

OBP

Thomas Coyle, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, .426
Joshua Dean, Sydney, .418
Jack Murphy, Canberra, Toronto, .417

SLUGGING

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, .603
Kellin Deglan, Melbourne, Texas, .565
Maxx Tissenbaum, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, .563

OPS

Aaron Miller, Adelaide, Dodgers, 1.012
Thomas Coyle, Brisbane, Tampa Bay .984
Maxx Tissenbaum, Brisbane, Tampa Bay, .968

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

Sam Gibbons, Melbourne, Minnesota, 1.69Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 1.90
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 2.28

WINS

Josh Tols, Adelaide, 8
Morgan Coombs, Adelaide, 6
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 5

SAVES

Tyler Brunnemann, Adelaide, Houston, 6
Dustin Crenshaw, Canberra, 5
Dae-Sung Koo, Sydney, 3

INNINGS

Craig Anderson, Sydney, 52.2
Luke Wilkins, Sydney, 52
Matthew Williams, Adelaide, 50.1

STRIKEOUTS

Ryan Searle, Brisbane, Cubs, 52
Craig Stem, Adelaide, Dodgers, 47
Craig Anderson, Sydney, 43
Tim Atherton, Canberra, Oakland, 43

WHIP

Sam Gibbons, Melbourne, Minnesota, 0.82Chen-Hua Lin, Brisbane, 0.93
Masaki Takashio, Brisbane, 0.98

TWINS

Logan Wade, Brisbane, .257/.283/.394 in 109 at-bats.

Sam Gibbons, Melbourne, 2-1, 1.69, 0.82 WHIP, 21 strikeouts in 26.2 innings (4 starts).
Josh Guyer, Sydney, 1-0, 4.50, 1.50 WHIP, 6 strikeouts in 8 innings (10 appearances).
Markus Solbach, Sydney, 4-2, 1 save, 3.81, 1.17 WHIP, 36 strikeouts in 49.2 innings (8 starts, 1 relief appearance).
Todd Van Steensel, Sydney, 0-0, 1 save, 3.00, 1.33 WHIP, 4 strikeouts in 3 innings (3 appearances).

Well, I Tried

I really thought I was going to be able to do it.  Even though I was a month behind, I really thought, as recently as yesterday, that I would eventually be able to do recaps of all the winter league games.

But I can't.  I just don't have the time.  Life has gotten a lot more full than it was last year when I did this.  That's good in a lot of ways--life is a lot more satisfying this way--but nothing in life comes without a cost, and the cost is that I just don't have as much time to devote to baseball as I used to.  I still have some, just not as much.

So, I'm going to abandon doing game-by-game recaps of the winter leagues.  That does not, however, mean that this blog is going to go dormant.  Here's my new plan.

The regular season of the Caribbean Leagues is about over.  I'll do a season-end report for each league. giving final standings, league leaders, and how Twins players did.  I'll also do occasional reports on the playoffs in each league, although I'm not sure yet how often or what form those reports will take.  I will, I hope, do game-by-game recaps of the championship series in each league, as well as each game of the Caribbean Series.

The Australian League regular season still has some time to go.  I'll do weekly reports on how things are going there, again giving standings, league leaders, and how Twins players are doing.  I'll do game-by-game recaps of the playoffs when they start, too.

And when the minor league seasons start, we'll be back like last year.  We'll have daily recaps of each Twins minor league team, players of the week, and players of the month.

Could the plan change?  Of course.  Plans change all the time.  But that's my plan for right now.

Thanks to anyone who has been following this blog.  As I said, the blog is not going to die.  It's simply going to change during the off-season.  If you're a Doctor Who fan, think of it as a regeneration.

If all goes well, we'll do an Australian League recap tomorrow.  Given the Caribbean schedule and the fact that the New Year's holiday is in there, the Caribbean reports may not start until next week.  Thanks for reading.  Best wishes always.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 22

Rain, rain, go away.

SANTURCE AT SAN JUAN

Rained out.

CAGUAS AT CAROLINA

Rained out.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Santurce at Caguas

San Juan at Mayaguez

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 22

Two-out singles win the day for Cibao.  Three RBI singles win the day for Este.  A pair of doubles win the day for Oriente.

CIBAO 3, ESCOGICO 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Jeremias Pineda pinch-ran and scored for Cibao.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run for Escogido.

Cibao:  Emmanuel Burriss (Washington) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run.  Leury Garcia (White Sox) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Miguel Almonte struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Escogido:  Jimmy Paredes was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Merrill Kelly (Tampa Bay) struck out five in five shutout innings, allowing two hits and five walks.

The game:  Escogido led 2-0 after six, but Garabez Rosa (Baltimore) hit a two-out two-run single in the seventh to tie the score.  In the eighth, Ketel Marte (Seattle) delivered a two-out single to drive in the go-ahead run.

ESTE 4, LICEY 3 IN ESTE

Licey:  Juan Francisco was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Diory Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Randall Delgado (Arizona) pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Este:  Eugenio Velez was 3-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Alberto Cabrera (Detroit) pitched two perfect innings with four strikeouts.

The game:  Licey led 3-1 through six.  In the seventh, RBI singles by Velez, Ramirez, and Matt Hague (Toronto) put Este in the lead to stay.

ORIENTE 3, AGUILAS 1 IN ORIENTE

Aguilas:  Francisco Pena (Kansas City) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Dan Black (White Sox) was 2-for-4.  Liam Hendriks (Toronto) struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.

Oriente:  Jake Fox (Toronto) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Juan Diaz (White Sox) with 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ryan Rowland-Smith pitched five innings, allowing one run on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Diaz doubled in the go-ahead run in the fourth, breaking a 1-1 tie.  Alfredo Marte (Angels) doubled in an insurance run in the eighth.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Aguilas at Licey

Escogido at Este

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 22

An extra-inning win for Obregon.  A pair of two-run innings carry Navojoa.  A balk brings in the go-ahead run for Mazatlan.

OBREGON 2, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN LOS MOCHIS (10 INNINGS)

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.  Irwin Delgado struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and four walks.

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Yancarlo Angulo was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Oscar Verdugo pitched six innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia singled in a run to tie it 1-1 in the seventh.  In the tenth, Albino Contreras singled, took second on a ground out, and scored on Wimberly’s single.

NAVOJOA 4, HERMOSILLO 1 IN NAVOJOA

Hermosillo:  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4.  Jesse Estrada retired all ten men he faced.

Navojoa:  Rolando Acosta was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Eliseo Aldazaba was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Eddie Gamboa (Baltimore) struck out eight in eight innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk.

The game:  Two walks and a hit batsman led to a two-run rally for Navojoa in the third and Aldazaba had a two-run single in the fifth to give Navojoa a 4-0 lead.  The lone Hermosillo run came in the sixth.

MAZATLAN 5, CULIACAN 2 IN MAZATLAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI for Culiacan.

Culiacan:  Rico Noel (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Nick Buss (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Jesus Castillo pitched a perfect inning.

Mazatlan:  Olmo Rosario was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Erick Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Amilcar Gaxiola pitched seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  A balk brought home the go-ahead run in the fifth.  It was 3-2 going to the bottom of the eighth, but Mazatlan added two to put the game out of reach.

MEXICALI 10, JALISCO 4 IN MEXICALI

Jalisco:  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer (his ninth) and a walk, scoring twice.  C. J. Retherford was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

Mexicali:  Gil Velazquez was 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.  Josh Whitesell was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Edgar Osuna pitched seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  Whitesell hit a two-run homer in the third to break a 1-1 tie.  Mexicali eventually built a 10-1 lead before Mexicali scored three in the ninth.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Obregon at Los Mochis

Jalisco at Mexicali

Hermosillo at Navojoa (2)

Culiacan at Mazatlan

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 22

It was deuces wild in La Guaira.  A big day for Oswaldo Arcia carries Anzoategui.  Blowouts for Magallanes and Lara.

LA GUAIRA 6, CARACAS 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Caracas:  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fourth), scoring twice.  Alex Gonzalez was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Yoanner Negrin (Cubs) pitched 4.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk with one strikeout.

La Guaira:  Odubel Herrera (Philadelphia) was 3-for-5 with a triple and a run.  Rene Reyes was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Ramon A. Ramirez pitched four shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Perez’ two-run homer tied it in the top of the sixth, but an RBI double by Luis Sardinas (Texas) keyed a two-run rally by La Guaira in the bottom of the sixth which gave them a lead they did not relinquish.  Caracas cut the lead to 6-4 in the eighth and had the tying run on base with none out but did not get a baserunner after that.

ANZOATEGUI 6, MARGARITA 3 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fifth, for Anzoategui.

Margarita:  Carlos Garcia (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  David Peralta (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Wilfredo Ramirez struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Anzoategui:  Niuman Romero (Oakland) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Mark Serrano struck out five in 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks.

The game:  Margarita led 2-1 after three, but Anzoategui scored five in the fifth to take the lead to stay.  Two scored on a wild pitch-plus-error and Oswaldo Arcia hit a three-run homer in the inning.

MAGALLANES 8, ZULIA 1 IN MAGALLANES

Twins:  Ryan O’Rourke pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout for Zulia.

Zulia:  Sandy Leon (Washington) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Reegie Corona was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Ramon Garcia struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Magallanes:  Ronny Cedeno was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.  Mario Lisson (Washington) was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Dustin Richardson struck out seven in five innings, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk.

The game:  It was 1-1 after one, but Magallanes scored four in the third to take control and added three in the eighth.  Cedeno had a two-run single in the third inning.

LARA 13, ARAGUA 3 IN ARAGUA

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-4 for Aragua.  Argenis Diaz was 0-for-3 for Aragua.  Wil Ledesma pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout for Aragua.

Lara:  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Raul Rivero pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Aragua:  Willson Contreras (Cubs) was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and a walk.  Avisail Garcia (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.  Jon Hunton pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Aragua led 2-0 after two, but a pair of sacrifice flies tied it 2-2 in the third and Lara took the lead with four in the fifth.  A six-run eighth iced the game for Lara.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Lara at Caracas

Margarita at Anzoategui

Zulia at Magallanes

La Guaira at Aragua

Australian League: Games of November 21

Early runs made the difference in all three games.

ADELAIDE 6, BRISBANE 5 IN ADELAIDE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with an RBI for Brisbane.

Brisbane:  Ryan Battaglia (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Granden Goetzman (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Justin Erasmus (Boston) struck out two in 2.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks.

Adelaide:  Stefan Welch (Boston) was 1-for-1 with a two-run homer and two walks, scoring twice.  Angus Roeger was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Kyle Hooper (Dodgers) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing four hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Adelaide led 5-0 after three innings and then held on.  It was 5-4 after six and a half and Adelaide got the tying run into scoring position in the ninth.

MELBOURNE 4, SYDNEY 2 IN MELBOURNE

Sydney:  Joshua Dean was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, driving in one.  Trent D’Antonio (Miami) was 0-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Vaughan Harris pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

Melbourne:  Kellin Deglan (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Josh Davies (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Cody Buckel (Texas) struck out twelve in seven innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits and one walk.

The game:  Melbourne scored three in the third, which was as much as they would need.  Deglan and Davies each had an RBI single in the inning.

CANBERRA 9, PERTH 4 IN PERTH

Canberra:  Adam Silva (Yankees) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Christian Lopes (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Tim Atherton (Oakland) struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

Perth:  Allan de San Miguel (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Brian Pointer (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Liam Baron struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks.

The game:  Canberra scored five in the first and never led by less than four.  Robbie Perkins (Colorado) had a two-run single to cap the first inning.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Sydney at Melbourne

Canberra at Perth (2)

Brisbane at Adelaide

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 21

A solid day for Daniel Ortiz goes for naught.  It’s not Johnny Manziel, it’s Johnny Monell leading Caguas.

CAROLINA 1, MAYAGUEZ 0 IN CAROLINA

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a double for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with two walks for Mayaguez.

Mayaguez:  Roberto Perez (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a double.  Jorge Lopez (Milwaukee) pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.

Carolina:  Irving Falu (Cincinnati) was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Masayoshi Tsukada was 2-for-3.  Giovanni Soto (Cleveland) pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  The lone run came in the sixth, when Falu doubled with one out and scored on an Ozzie Martinez (Baltimore) single.  Mayaguez had five hits, two of them doubles.

CAGUAS 3, SAN JUAN 2 IN SAN JUAN

Caguas:  Johnny Monell (Mets) was 2-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Edgardo Baez was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Efrain Nieves (Texas) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

San Juan:  Jon Garcia (Dodgers) was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in one.  Jonathan Mota was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Shane Dyer pitched two shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  San Juan led 2-0 after three, but Caguas scored once in the fourth and got two in the sixth to take the victory.  Monell singled in the tying run and scored the go-ahead run on a Baez single.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Santurce at San Juan

Caguas at Carolina

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 21

Oriente scores twice on one hit and it’s enough.  A tight game in Escogido.  Peguero pegs a win for Cibao.

ORIENTE 2, LICEY 1 IN ORIENTE

Licey:  Rymer Liriano (San Diego) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Jose Valdespina (Cleveland) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings despite giving up two hits and three walks.

Oriente:  Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Alberto Rosario was 3-for-4.  Evan MacLane (St. Louis) pitched six shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  In the Oriente fourth, a hit batsman, a single, and a walk loaded the bases, an error brought home one run, and another run scored on a double play.  The lone Licey run came on Liriano’s homer in the eighth.

AGUILAS 3, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a home run for Escogido.

Aguilas:  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Kelvin Villa pitched five innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.

Escogido:  Pedro Ciriaco was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.  Yunior Novoa retired all ten men he faced, six by strikeout.

The game:  Jonathan Villar walked and scored in the fifth to give Aguilas a 2-1 lead.  Each team scored once in the ninth and Escogido had the tying run on third with two out in the bottom of the ninth.

CIBAO 5, ESTE 1 IN CIBAO

Este:  Tommy Medica (San Diego) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Christhian Adames (Colorado) was 3-for-4.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx (Toronto) struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.

Cibao:  Garabez Rosa (Baltimore) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.  Carlos Peguero was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Brooks Raley (Angels) pitched five innings, allowing one run on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Cibao scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Peguero drove in two with a double and the third run was walked in.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Cibao at Escogido

Aguilas at Oriente

Licey at Este

Mexican Winter League: Games of November 21

A third-inning rally for Mexicali.  It was palindrome time for Culiacan as Leon drove in Noel with the go-ahead run.  And no, I haven’t given up on the recaps, even though I’m now more than a month behind.

MEXICALI 6, JALISCO 2 IN MEXICALI

Jalisco:  C. J. Retherford was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Brendan Harris was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Manuel Flores struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Mexicali:  Chris Roberson was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Gil Velazquez was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Javier Solano pitched seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Mexicali broke a 1-1 tie with four runs in the third.  Velazquez capped off the inning with a two-run double.

LOS MOCHIS 7, OBREGON 3 IN LOS MOCHIS

Obregon:  Sergio Contreras was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Donald Lutz was 2-for-3 with two walks.

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 2-for-4 with two two-run homers (his fifth and sixth) and a walk.  Yancarlo Angulo was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Jonathan Castellanos pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Leading 3-2 after six, Los Mochis scored two in the seventh and two in the eighth to take control of the game.  Gamboa hit the second of his two-run homers in the eighth inning.

CULIACAN 10, MAZATLAN 4 IN MAZATLAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 2-for-3 with a triple and two walks for Culiacan, driving in two.

Culiacan:  Issmael Salas was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Oscar Villareal struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Mazatlan:  Erick Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Jesus Castillo was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Enrique Lechuga pitched four shutout innings, allowing three hits with three strikeouts.

The game:  In the seventh, Rico Noel walked, stole second and third, and scored on a Leon single to break a 4-4 tie in favor of Culiacan.  Culiacan added three in the eighth and two in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Culiacan at Mazatlan

Obregon at Los Mochis

Jalisco at Mexicali

Hermosillo at Navojoa

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 21

A run without a hit wins it for Zulia.  A comeback falls short for Margarita.  Singles night for Anzoategui and Magallanes.

ZULIA 3, LARA 2 IN LARA

Zulia:  Ender Inciarte (Arizona) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Reegie Corona was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Yeiper Castillo pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Lara:  Carlos Rivero was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Maikol Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Romulo Sanchez pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  With the score tied at two, Zulia scored the go-ahead run in the seventh without a hit.  An error, a walk, a bunt, and a sacrifice fly brought home what turned out to be the winning run.

CARACAS 3, MARGARITA 2 IN CARACAS

Margarita:  David Peralta (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Taylor Motter (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Forrest Snow (Seattle) struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

Caracas:  L. J. Hoes (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Roberto Lopez was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jarrett Grube struck out seven in five shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk.

The game:  Hoes’ two-run single in the seventh put Caracas up 3-0.  Margarita got two in the eighth but did not get the tying run past first base.

ANZOATEGUI 4, ARAGUA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Argenis Diaz was 1-for-2 for Aragua.  Eduardo Escobar was 0-for-4 for Aragua.  Josmil Pinto pinch-hit for Aragua and was 0-for-1.  Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-4 for Anzoategui.

Aragua:  Jose Martinez was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Alex Romero was 1-fo-2 with two walks and a run.  Jose Ortega (Colorado) retired all four men he faced.

Anzoategui:  Jose Castillo was 1-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Oscar Salazar was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Pedro Rodriguez pitched a perfect perfect inning, striking out all three batters he faced.

The game:  Anzoategui scored three in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.  A single, Castillo’s triple, and four more singles produced the runs.

MAGALLANES 6, LA GUAIRA 4 IN MAGALLANES

Twins:  Heiker Meneses was 0-for-1 as a reserve for La Guaira

La Guaira:  Odubel Herrera (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Carlos Sanchez (White Sox) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Edgmer Escalona pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Magallanes:  Endy Chavez was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Ronny Cedeno was 3-for-4 with a run.  David Martinez (Texas) pitched five innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Trailing 3-2, Magallanes scored four in the seventh.  Five consecutive singles and an error produced the runs.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Zulia at Magallanes

Lara at Aragua

Margarita at Anzoategui

Caracas at La Guaira

Australian League: Games of November 20

An eight-run inning wasn’t enough for Canberra.  A five-run inning was enough for Sydney.  Two four-run innings were enough for Adelaide.

PERTH 12, CANBERRA 11 IN PERTH

Canberra:  Christian Lopes (Toronto) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in three.  Mitch Walding (Philadelphia) was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.

Perth:  Allan de San Miguel (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring three times and driving in two.  Matt Kennelly (Atlanta) was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Jorge Marban (Texas) struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing only a walk.

The game:  Trailing 7-3 after five, Canberra put together an eight-run inning in the sixth to go up 11-7.  Perth scored three in the sixth and one in the seventh to tie it at eleven and won it on Kennelly’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth.

SYDNEY 5, MELBOURNE 3 IN MELBOURNE

Twins:  Markus Solbach pitched six innings for Sydney, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Sydney:  Trent Oeltjen (Arizona) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his third.  Alex Howe was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.

Melbourne:  Brad Harman (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Kellin Deglan (Texas) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Matt Wilson (Baltimore) struck out four in three shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

The game:  A five-run third, in which Oeltjen’s three-run homer was the only hit, gave Sydney all the runs they would need.  Melbourne cut the lead to 5-3 in the sixth but never got the tying run on base.

ADELAIDE 14, BRISBANE 6 IN ADELAIDE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 1-for-2 with a run for Brisbane.

Brisbane:  Johnny Field (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his third.  Mitch Nilsson (Cleveland) was 1-for-2 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Daniel Cooper (Seattle) pitched a perfect inning.

Adelaide:  Aaron Miller (Dodgers) was 4-for-5 with a home run (his third) and two doubles, scoring three times and driving in three.  Brandon Dixon (Dodgers) was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Craig Stem (Miami) struck out five in 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks.

The game:  It was 1-1 after two and a half innings, but Adelaide scored three in the third, four in the fourth, four in the fifth, and one in the sixth to build a 13-2 lead.  Brisbane scored four in the ninth to make the final score look a little better.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Brisbane at Adelaide

Sydney at Melbourne

Canberra at Perth

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 20

Free baseball in Santurce.  Caguas takes care of things early.

MAYAGUEZ 6, SANTURCE 4 IN SANTURCE (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-5 for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Mayaguez:  Luis Montanez was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Fehlandt Lentini was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run.  Tomas Santiago pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with no strikeouts.

Santurce:  Jordan Lennerton was 1-for-4 with a grand slam and a walk.  A. J. Jimenez (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Jon Velasquez (Mets) pitched two shutout innings, allowing only a walk.

The game:  Santurce scored four in the sixth to go up 4-3, but T. J. Rivera (Mets) singled in a run in the seventh to tie it 4-4. With one out in the eleventh, Mayaguez got a walk and three consecutive singles to score twice.

CAGUAS 8, CAROLINA 0 IN CAROLINA

Caguas:  Angel Sanchez was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Trever Adams (Texas) was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), driving in three.  Jose De Leon (Dodgers) struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.

Carolina:  Ozzie Martinez (Baltimore) was 2-for-2 with two walks.  Gaspar Santiago pitched a scoreless inning, allowing one hit with one strikeout.

The game:  The first four Caguas batters went single, double, single, single, leading to a three-run first.  Carolina had only five hits in the game.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Caguas at San Juan

Mayaguez at Carolina

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 20

Only one game, but it was an exciting one with a walkoff win.

ORIENTE 3, ESTE 2 IN ORIENTE

Este:  Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Allan Dykstra (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Raul Valdes pitched seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Oriente:  Elian Herrera (Milwaukee) was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Leandro Castro was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Stolmy Pimentel (Pittsburgh) pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Ramirez doubled and scored in the eighth to put Este up 2-1.  In the bottom of the ninth, Junior Lake (Cubs) walked and scored to tie it and Castro singled in Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee) with the winning run.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Aguilas at Escogido

Licey at Oriente

Este at Cibao

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 20

Free baseball in Obregon and Hermosillo.  It’s a good day to be an Amador.  A big day for Fernando Valenzuela.

MAZATLAN 6, OBREGON 5 IN OBREGON (10 INNINGS)

Mazatlan:  Heber Gomez was 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  Doug Clark was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Fredy Quintero pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Obregon:  Donald Lutz was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice.  Christian Villaneuva (Cubs) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and two walks.  Ramon Delgado pitched eight innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Mazatlan got two in the top of the ninth to go up 5-3 but Villanueva hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to tie it 5-5.  Mazatlan scored the winning run in the tenth on a single, an error, a bunt, an intentional walk, and an accidental walk.

LOS MOCHIS 7, HERMOSILLO 6 IN HERMOSILLO (11 INNINGS)

Los Mochis:  Rodolfo Amador was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Ernesto Molinet was 2-for-4 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Tomas Solis pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 3-for-5 with a walk and three RBIs.  Jorge Flores (Toronto) was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and three walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Jose Amador homered in the bottom of the ninth to tie it 4-4.  Los Mochis scored three in the eleventh, while Hermosillo got two and had the tying run on second with two out.

JALISCO 9, NAVOJOA 2 IN JALISCO

Navojoa:  Carlos Orrantia was 1-for-2 with two walks.  Alejandro Gonzalez was 1-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.  Esteban Haro pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Jalisco:  Jose Manuel Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a double, driving in three.  Fernando Valenzuela was 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Ben Kozlowski pitched 6.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks with no strikeouts.

The game:  Jalisco scored two in the third and four in the fifth to take a 6-0 lead.  Rodriguez and Japhet Amador each hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Obregon at Los Mochis

Culiacan at Mazatlan

Jalisco at Mexicali

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 20

La Guaira scores six.  Anzoategui wins by six.  Caracas gets six in the first and ends up with twice six.

LA GUAIRA 6, MARGARITA 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Margarita:  Taylor Motter (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Luis Jimenez was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Eric Berger struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks.

La Guaira:  Miguel Gonzalez (White Sox) was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Carlos Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Buddy Baumann (Kansas City) pitched 3.1 innings, allowing one run on three hits with one strikeout.

The game:  La Guaira scored two in the sixth to break a 4-4 tie.  Luis Sardinas (Texas) doubled in the go-ahead run and Sanchez singled in an insurance run.

LARA 5, ZULIA 0 IN LARA

Zulia:  Reegie Corona was 2-for-4.  Eric Marzec (Milwaukee) pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Lara:  J. C. Linares was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Gabriel Noriega was 1-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Erasmo Rodriguez (Seattle) struck out six in six shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.

The game:  Lara scored two in the second and that was all they would need.  Zulia had seven hits, two of them doubles, but could not score.

ANZOATEGUI 7, ARAGUA 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 0-for-4 for Aragua.  Josmil Pinto was 2-for-2 with a double and a run for Aragua.  Argenis Diaz was 0-for-3 for Aragua.  Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks for Anzoagetui, scoring once.

Aragua:  Jose Martinez was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Yohan Pino pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits.

Anzoategui:  Oscar Salazar was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Jose Gil was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Daryl Thompson struck out six in five innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks.

The game:  Anzoategui scored two in the fourth to take a 2-1 lead and put the game out of reach with five in the fifth.  Gorkys Hernandez had a two-run single in the fifth inning.

CARACAS 12, MAGALLANES 3 IN MAGALLANES

Caracas:  L. J. Hoes (Houston) was 3-for-5 with three doubles and four RBIs.  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Kyler Newby pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Magallanes:  Carlos Maldonado was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk.  Andres Blanco was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Carlos Quevedo (Philadelphia) pitched four innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits with three strikeouts.

The game:  Caracas scored six in the first to put it away early.  Carlos Perez (Houston) and Hoes each had a two-run double in the inning and Felix Perez had a two-run triple.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Zulia at Lara

Margarita at Caracas

La Guaira at Magallanes

Aragua at Anzoategui

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 19

RBI doubles bring in the go-ahead run in both games.

CAGUAS 3, SAN JUAN 1 IN CAGUAS

San Juan:  Michael Perez (Arizona) was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  John Andreoli (Cubs) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Joshua Torres (Milwaukee) retired all five batters he faced with one strikeout.

Caguas:  Johnny Monell (Mets) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jaime Ortiz was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.  Jacob Barnes (Milwaukee) struck out five in four innings, allowing one run on two hits and three walks.

The game:  An RBI double by Ramon Castro and Ortiz’ RBI single broke a 1-1 tie and put Caguas up 3-1 in the fourth.  San Juan did not get a man past first base after that.

CAROLINA 5, SANTURCE 3 IN SANTURCE

Carolina:  Irving Falu (Cincinnati) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Ozzie Martinez (Baltimore) was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Giancarlo Alvarado struck out nine in six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks.

Santurce:  A. J. Jimenez (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Ismael Salgado was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run.  Joel Piniero pitched 6.2 innings, allowing three runs on ten hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Falu’s two-out RBI double in the ninth broke a 3-3 tie.  He later scored an insurance run on a wild pitch.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Caguas at Carolina

Mayaguez at Santurce

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 19

Este pulls it out in the ninth.  Walks make the difference for Cibao.  A good day for Jorge Polanco isn't enough for Escogido.

ESTE 2, AGUILAS 1 IN ESTE

Aguilas:  Zoilo Almonte (Atlanta) was 2-for-4.  Angel Castro (Oakland) pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Este:  Matt Hague (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Tommy Medica (San Diego) was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Dylan Axelrod (Cincinnati) pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Aguilas scored on a double play in the seventh, and the 1-0 lead held until the bottom of the ninth.  Then, an error, a single, and another error tied the score and Hague singled in the winning run.

CIBAO 6, LICEY 3 IN CIBAO

Licey:  Arismendy Alcantara (Cubs) was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Rymer Liriano (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a run.  Gabriel Arias (Arizona) pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit with two strikeouts.

Cibao:  Maikel Franco (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his sixth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Francisco Peguero was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Scott Diamond  pitched five innings of relief, allowing one run on six hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Four walks and an error helped Cibao to a four-run third that gave them a 4-2 lead.  Licey cut the margin to 4-3 in the top of the seventh, but Franco hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to solidify the Cibao lead.

ORIENTE 9, ESCOGIDO 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run for Escogido.

Oriente:  Audy Ciriaco (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Alberto Rosario was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Eury De La Rosa (Arizona) struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

Escogido:  Jett Bandy (Angels) was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, driving in two.  Jordan Pacheco was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Stephen Kohlscheen (San Diego) struck out two in a scoreless inning, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Oriente scored three in the fourth to go up 3-1.  Escogido closed to 3-2 in the fourth, but a five-run Oriente sixth put the game out of reach.

NEXT DAY’S GAME

Este at Oriente

Mexican Winter League: Games of November 19

Obregon holds on.  A big inning carries Jalisco.  Hey, Camarena!

CULIACAN 1, MEXICALI 0 IN CULIACAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 0-for-4 with an RBI for Culiacan.

Mexicali:  Xorge Carrillo (Mets) was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Horacio Ramirez pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and no walks with one strikeout.

Culiacan:  Garrett Weber (Arizona) was 2-for-3.  Marco Camarena pitched six shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  The lone run came in the third, when Ali Solis singled, took second on an error, went to third on a bunt, and scored on a ground out.  There were only eight hits in the game, with Culiacan getting five of them.

OBREGON 5, MAZATLAN 4 IN OBREGON

Mazatlan:  Jesus Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring twice.  Heber Gomez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Felipe Gonzalez (Pittsburgh) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-3 with two home runs (his ninth and tenth) and a walk, driving in four.  Donald Lutz was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Alejandro Martinez pitched five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia hit a three-run homer in the fifth to put Obregon ahead 5-2.  Mazatlan got one in the eighth and one in the ninth and had the bases loaded before being retired.

JALISCO 6, NAVOJOA 3 IN JALISCO

Navojoa:  Tim Fedorowicz (Dodgers) was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a triple, driving in two.  Jose Guadalupe Chavez was 4-for-5 with a double and a run.  Luis De La O struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Jalisco:  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jose Manuel Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Orlando Lara pitched six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Smith’s two-run double capped a four-run fifth that put Jalisco ahead 6-1.  Navojoa brought the tying run up to bat with one out in the ninth.

LOS MOCHIS 11, HERMOSILLO 4 IN HERMOSILLO

Los Mochis:  Joan Carlos Pedroso was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks, scoring twice and driving in four.  Juan Carlos Gamboa (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring three times and driving in one.  Santiago Gutierrez pitched 5.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Adan Munoz was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Demetrio Gutierrez struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

The game:  Los Mochis led 5-4 after eight, then scored six in the ninth to put the game out of reach.  Los Mochis had four singles, two walks, and a double in the inning.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Navojoa at Jalisco

Los Mochis at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Obregon

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 19

Late-inning heroics for La Guaira.  Eight RBIs for Caracas’ Alex Gonzalez.  A shutout for Margarita.

LA GUAIRA 4, ANZOATEGUI 3 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run for Anzoategui.

La Guaira:  Jose Martinez was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.  Rene Reyes was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Jarrett Casey (White Sox) retired all seven men he faced, striking out one.

Anzoategui:  Niuman Romero (Oakland) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Ramon Rodriguez (Cleveland) pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  La Guaira trailed 3-2 after six.  Odubel Herrera (Texas) homered in the seventh to tie it and Luis Sardinas’ (Texas) two-out RBI double brought home the go-ahead run in the ninth.

CARACAS 12, ARAGUA 11 IN CARACAS

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-6 with two RBIs for Aragua.  Josmil Pinto played for Aragua but did not bat.  Argenis Diaz was 3-for-4 with two doubles for Aragua, scoring twice and driving in four.

Aragua:  Teodoro Martinez (Texas) was 4-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one.  David Ramos (Washington) pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Caracas:  Alex Gonzalez was 5-for-6 with a home run, scoring once and driving in eight.  Henry Alejandro Rodriguez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in three.  Manny Corpas (Colorado) pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Aragua took a 6-1 lead after two and led 10-4 going to the bottom of the seventh.  Caracas closed to 11-9 going to the bottom of the ninth and then got three runs on five singles, with Rodriguez driving in two and Gonzalez bringing home the winning run.

MARGARITA 3, LARA 0 IN LARA

Margarita:  Luis Maza (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Alberto Gonzalez was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Omar Poveda (Washington) struck out eight in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Lara:  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 2-for-4.  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Terry Doyle (Baltimore) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Margarita scored on a sacrifice fly in the first, on Gonzalez’ RBI double in the sixth, and on Maza’s RBI single in the ninth.  Lara had five hits and five walks, stranding nine runners.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Zulia at Lara

Margarita at La Guaira

Caracas at Magallanes

Aragua at Anzoategui

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 18

Things were done by the third inning in both games.

SAN JUAN 8, CAGUAS 3 IN CAGUAS

San Juan:  Ruben Gotay (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and two walks, scoring three times and driving in four.  Jon Garcia (Dodgers) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Adalberto Flores pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Caguas:  Jaime Ortiz was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Johnny Monell (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Joe Testa pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Three doubles and a single produced three runs in the first for San Juan.  Gotay hit a three-run homer in the third to make it 6-0 San Juan and their lead was never threatened.

MAYAGUEZ 8, SANTURCE 0 IN SANTURCE

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with two walks for Mayaguez, scoring twice and driving in one.

Mayaguez:  Andrew Velazquez (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  T. J. Rivera (Mets) was 2-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Bradin Hagens (Arizona) struck out nine in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Santurce:  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 4-for-4.  David Rollins (Houston) struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Mayaguez had two runs before an out was recorded in the first, scored two more on one hit in the third, and the game was out of reach.  Santurce had five hits, four of them by Lennerton.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Carolina at Santurce

San Juan at Caguas

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 18

A 1-0 win for Oriente.  A second-and-home double steal is key for Este.  Richar makes Aguilas richer.

ORIENTE 1, LICEY 0 IN LICEY

Oriente:  Alberto Rosario (Dodgers) was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  Elian Herrera (Milwaukee) was 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Scott Copeland (Toronto) pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Licey:  Domingo Santana (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Mitch Atkins (Atlanta) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  The lone run came in the sixth when Rosario hit a two-out single and scored on Herrera’s triple.  Licey out-hit Oriente five to four but stranded eight runners.

ESTE 3, CIBAO 2 IN ESTE

Cibao:  Jonathan Diaz (Toronto) was 2-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Alexi Casilla (Baltimore) was 3-for-4.  Rafael Perez (Pittsburgh) pitched five shutout innings, giving up six hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Este:  Jose Ramirez (Cleveland) was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Cesar Puello (Mets) was 3-for-4 with a run.  Elih Villaneuva (Miami) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Cibao led 2-0 after five and still led 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth.  With men on first and third with one out, Este pulled off a double steal of second and home to tie the score.  With two down, Eugenio Velez (Milwaukee) hit an RBI single to bring home the winning run.

AGUILAS 7, ESCOGIDO 3 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk for Escogido.

Escogido:  Jordan Pacheco (Arizona) was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice.  Wilkin Castillo was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Edward Valdez struck out eight in 3.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and two walks.

Aguilas:  Danny Richar was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and three RBIs.  Manny Ramirez (Manny Ramirez) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Lay Batista (Atlanta) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Already leading 2-1, Aguilas scored three in the fifth on Richar’s two-run homer and an RBI single by Angel Franco (Kansas City).  Escogido cut it to 5-3 in the top of the sixth but Aguilas got two more on four singles in the bottom of the sixth to put the game out of reach.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Aguilas at Este

Oriente at Escogido

Licey at Cibao

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 18

Carlos Valencia’s two-run homer lifts Obregon.  Eric Farris gets a key hit for Culiacan, but to no avail.  The fours are with Jalisco.

OBREGON 4, MAZATLAN 2 IN OBREGON

Mazatlan:  Olmo Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Steven Hensley (Baltimore) pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eighth.  Sergio Contreras was 2-for-3 with a double.  Arturo Lopez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia’s two-run homer came in the sixth and put Obregon up 4-1.  Mazatlan had the tying run on base in both the seventh and the ninth.

MEXICALI 5, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Eric Farris was 1-for-6 with an RBI for Culiacan.

Mexicali:  Walter Ibarra (Arizona) was 4-for-6 with a triple and a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Chris Roberson was 1-for-6 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Juan Omar Espinoza pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Culiacan:  Nick Buss (Arizona) was 2-for-6 with a double and a run.  Issmael Salas was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Gonzalo Sanudo (Houston) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Farris singled in a run with one out in the ninth to tie the score 3-3.  Roberson homered in the eleventh to give Mexicali the lead and an insurance run scored on a balk.

JALISCO 8, NAVOJOA 6 IN JALISCO

Navojoa:  John Lindsey was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Rolando Acosta was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Jose Manuel Lopez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Jalisco:  Japhet Amador was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in three.  Ivan Araujo was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Brian Broderick (Washington) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Jalisco scored four in the fifth to go up 4-3, but trailed 6-4 going to the eighth, when they scored four more to win the game.  Jalisco went into the lead to stay on a two-run homer by Gabriel Gutierrez.

LOS MOCHIS 3, HERMOSILLO 0 IN HERMOSILLO

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Sandy Madera was 3-for-5.  Luis Niebla (Yankees) pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Juan Pablo Oramas (San Diego) struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks.

The game:  Los Mochis scored single runs in the third, fifth, and sixth.  Hermosillo had five hits and stranded seven runners.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Navojoa at Jalisco

Mexicali at Culiacan

Los Mochis at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Obregon

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 18

A walkoff walk for Zulia.  Danry Vasquez wins it for Caracas.  Jamie Romak has the big hit for La Guaira.

ZULIA 5, MAGALLANES 4 IN ZULIA (11 INNINGS)

Magallanes:  Andres Blanco (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Mario Lisson (San Francisco) was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Bobby Blevins (Dodgers) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Zulia:  Carlos Moncrief (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 2-for-6 with two runs.  Silvino Bracho (Arizona) struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Reegie Corona’s (Yankees) RBI double capped a two-run Zulia eighth that tied the game 4-4.  A two-out bases loaded walk brought home the winning run in the eleventh.

CARACAS 5, ARAGUA 4 IN CARACAS (10 INNINGS)

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 0-for-5 for Aragua.  Argenis Diaz was 0-for-1 for Aragua.  Josmil Pinto was 0-for-3 for Aragua.

Aragua:  Hector Gimenez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Alex Romero was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.  Jason Lane (San Diego) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Caracas:  Danry Vasquez (Houston) was 4-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two triples, driving in three.  Eugenio Suarez (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Wilsen Palacios (Detroit) struck out five in 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk.

The game:  Vasquez had an RBI single to tie the game 4-4 in the eighth.  With two out and none on in the tenth, Vasquez hit a walkoff home run.

LARA 3, MARGARITA 1 IN LARA

Margarita:  Anthony Ortega (Dodgers) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Lara:  Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) was 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 1-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Nestor Molina (White Sox) pitched seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Margarita scored on a groundout to tie the score 1-1 in the fifth, but Paulo Orlando’s (Kansas City) single in the bottom of the fifth put Lara back in front.  Margarita had only four hits in the game and did not draw a walk.

LA GUAIRA 5, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with a walk for Anzoategui.

La Guaira:  Jaime Romak was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk.  Jose Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Junior Guerra (White Sox) struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Anzoategui:  Niuman Romero (Oakland) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jean Toledo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Romak hit a three-run homer in the second inning and La Guaira never trailed.  Orlando Arcia’s two-run double cut the lead to 4-2 in the eighth, but Luis Sardinas (Texas) singled in an insurance run in the ninth for La Guaira.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Margarita at Lara

La Guaira at Anzoategui

Aragua at Caracas

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 17

Pitching and three-run doubles.

SANTURCE 7, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-5 for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 for Mayaguez.

Santurce:  Delino DeShields (Houston) was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.  A. J. Jimenez (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Ivan Maldonado pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Luis Figueroa was 1-for-2 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  T. J. Rivera (Mets) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Andrew Barbosa (Arizona) struck out seven in five shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk.

The game:  Mayaguez led 1-0 after five, but Santurce took control with a five-run sixth.  A three-run double by Jonathan Rodriguez (St. Louis) put Santurce in the lead for good.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Mayaguez at Santurce
San Juan at Caguas

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 17

The Fox says Oriente wins.

ORIENTE 4, AGUILAS 1 IN AGUILAS

Oriente:  Alberto Rosario (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Juan Diaz (White Sox) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Ryan Rowland-Smith (Cincinnati) pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Aguilas:  Jonathan Villar (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a home run, his third.  Manny Ramirez (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Sugar Ray Marimon (Atlanta) struck out seven in six innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk.

The game:  It was tied 1-1 after eight.  In the ninth, Jake Fox (Philadelphia) hit an RBI double to put Oriente ahead and Rosario doubled in two insurance runs.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Oriente at Licey

Cibao at Este

Escogido at Aguilas

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 17

Oh, those bases on balls.

CULIACAN 6, MEXICALI 3 IN CULIACAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Culiacan.

Mexicali:  Chris Roberson was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Dave Sappelt was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Marco Antonio Duarte struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks.

Culiacan:  Issmael Salalas was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Maxwell Leon was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Arnold Leon (Oakland) struck out seven in seven innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks.

The game:  Mexicali scored two in the second to go up 2-1.  It stayed 2-1 until the seventh, when Culiacan scored five to take control of the game.  They drew four walks and had a hit batsman in the inning.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Navojoa at Jalisco

Mexicali at Culiacan

Los Mochis at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Obregon