Australian League: Game of October 30

Big doubles lead to victory for Adelaide as the Australian League season starts!

ADELAIDE 8, BRISBANE 3 IN BRISBANE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 1-for-3 with a run for Brisbane.

Adelaide:  Tom Brice (White Sox) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring three times.  Craig Maddox (Atlanta) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, driving in three.  Matthew Williams pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Brisbane:  Johnny Field (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Maxx Tissenbaum (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Ryan Searle (Cubs) retired all four batters he faced.

The game:  Five singles produced three runs and a 3-0 lead in the third for Brisbane.  Adelaide came right back in the fourth, with a three-run double by Maddox capping a four-run inning that put Adelaide in the lead to stay.  Ben Lodge doubled in two in the sixth and Rocky Gale (San Diego) added a two-run single in the eighth.

TODAY'S TILTS

Sydney at Perth

Adelaide at Brisbane

Puerto Rican League: Games of October 30

A big hit by Rey Navarro as the Puerto Rican League gets underway!

CAGUAS 7, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3.

Caguas:  Juan Silva was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk, scoring twice.  Trever Adams (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Jose De Leon struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.

Mayaguez:  Andrew Velazquez (Arizona) was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Luis Figueroa was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Bradin Hagens (Arizona) struck out five in three shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks.

The game:  Rey Navarro (Cincinnati) doubled in three in a four-run fourth.  The lead was 7-0 after six.  Mayaguez got one in the eighth and two in the ninth but did not get the tying run up to bat.

SANTURCE AT SAN JUAN

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILTS

Santurce at Carolina

Mayaguez at Caguas

Dominican Winter League: Game of October 30

A big comeback for Licey.

LICEY 7, AGUILAS 6 IN LICEY

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 0-for-4.

Aguilas:  Dan Black (White Sox) was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Ricardo Nanita was 3-for-4 with an walk and two RBIs.  Donnie Veal (White Sox) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and no walks with one strikeout.

Licey:  Marco Hernandez (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in three.  Juan Francisco (Toronto) was 1-for-2 with a three-run homer and a walk.  Gabriel Arias (Cleveland) pitched 3.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits.

The game:  Trailing 6-3, Hernandez hit a three-run triple in the seventh to tie the score at six.  With two out in the ninth, Elmer Reyes (Atlanta) delivered an RBI single to end the game.

TODAY'S TILTS

Oriente at Este

Cibao at Aguilas

Licey at Escogido

Mexican Pacific League: Games of October 30

A five-run first carries Navojoa.  A big day for Antonio Lamas.  A bigger day for Xorge Carillo.

NAVOJOA 6, CULIACAN 1 IN NAVOJOA

Twins:  Eric Farris was 0-for-4.

Culiacan:  Issmael Salas was 1-for-2 with a home run and a walk.  Cody Decker (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a double.  Hector Navarro pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Navojoa:  Luis Fonseca was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs.  Reggie Abercrombie was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Jose Oyervidez pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Navojoa scored five in the first to make it get late early.  Eliseo Aldazaba had a two-run double in the inning.

LOS MOCHIS 6, MAZATLAN 3 IN MAZATLAN

Los Mochis:  Antonio Lamas was 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Sandy Madera was 4-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Edwin Salas struck out four in 3.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits.

Mazatlan:  Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Alberto Carreon was 2-for-4 with two runs.  Felipe Gonzalez (Pittsburgh) struck out two in a scoreless inning, allowing one hit.

The game:  Lamas' two-run triple in the fourth broke a 2-2 tie.  The lead was never less than two runs again.

MEXICALI 14, HERMOSILLO 6 IN HERMOSILLO

Mexicali:  Xorge Carillo (Mets) was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third), scoring three times and driving in seven.  Brock Peterson (Dodgers) was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer (his second) and three runs.  Mario Meza struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings.

Hermosillo:  Jerry Owens was 3-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jose Amador was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.  Jose Cobos pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a hit and a walk.

The game:  Carillo hit a grand slam in the first to make it 4-0.  It was 6-3 after three, but Mexicali scored five in the fourth to put it out of reach.  Peterson had a three-run homer and Carillo a two-run homer in the fourth inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

Jalisco at Los Mochis

Navojoa at Obregon

Hermosillo at Culiacan

Mazatlan at Mexicali

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of October 30

Margarita comes from behind twice.  A pitchers' duel in Magallanes.  Anzoategui gets a big lead early.

MARGARITA 6, LA GUAIRA 5 IN MARGARITA (12 INNINGS)

Twins:  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-4 with two walks.

La Guaira:  Alex Cabrera was 1-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two walks.  Jose Martinez (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Buddy Baumann (Kansas City) pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Margarita:  Junior Sosa (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-2 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Alberto Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Wilfredo Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Margarita trailed 4-1 after eight, but a two-run double by Manny Pina (Detroit) and a wild pitch tied the score in the ninth.  Odubel Herrera (Texas) homered in the top of the twelfth to give La Guaira a 5-4 lead, but RBI singles by Gonzalez and Sosa won the game for Margarita.

MAGALLANES 1, LARA 0 IN MAGALLANES

Lara:  Paulo Orlando (Kansas CIty) was 2-for-4.  Ericson Leonora (Yankees) was 1-for-2 with a double.  Cesar Jimenez (Philadelphia) pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Magallanes:  Jake Opitz (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a triple.  Ronny Cedeno (Arizona) was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Bobby Blevins (Dodgers) pitched 6.2 shutout innings, allowing three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  The game's lone run came in the third, when Cedeno doubled and scored on an Adonis Garcia (Yankees) single.  Lara's best scoring chance came in the third, when they had men on first and third with one out.

ANZOATEGUI 6, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Anzoategui:  Niuman Romero (Baltimore) was 2-for-6 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Balbino Fuenmayor (Toronto) was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fourth.  Jack Snodgrass (San Francisco) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

Caracas:  Luis Antonio Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Danry Vasquez (Houston) was 0-for-1 with two walks and a run.  Yoimer Camacho (Arizona) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Oscar Salazar had a two-run single in the first and Romero had a two-run double in a three-run second that gave Anzoategui a 5-0 lead that was never threatened.

ZULIA 6, ARAGUA 0 IN ARAGUA

Zulia:  Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.  Mark Minicozzi (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in two.  Jeremy Kehrt (Dodgers) pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and two walks.

Aragua:  Mike Hessman (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Argenis Diaz (Arizona) was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Jose Ortega (Detroit) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Minicozzi's two-run double in the sixth made it 3-0 and Pirela had a two-run triple as part of a three-run seventh that made it 6-0.  Aragua got a man to third in the second and the fifth but did not get anyone past first after that.

TODAY'S TILTS

Zulia at Caracas

Anzoategui at Magallanes

La Guaira at Margarita

Aragua at Lara

Arizona Fall League: Games of October 30

Surprise surprises Salt River in the ninth.  Aaron pronounces judgment on Mesa.  A seventh-inning rally carries Glendale.

SURPRISE 5, SALT RIVER 4 IN SALT RIVER

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a run.  Zack Jones struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk.

Surprise:  John Hicks (Seattle) was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Mallex Smith (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Aaron Kurcz (Boston) struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.

Salt River:  Trevor Story (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once.  Peter O'Brien (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Edgar Olmos (Miami) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Salt River led 4-3 after eight.  Hicks homered with one out in the ninth to tie it and Smith walked and scored the go-ahead run on a ground out.

SCOTTSDALE 7, MESA 5 IN MESA

Scottsdale:  Aaron Judge (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with two two-run homers (his third and fourth) and a walk.  Roman Quinn (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a triple and two walks, scoring twice and driving in two.  Steven Okert (San Francisco) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Mesa:  Jacob Hannemann (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Kaleb Cowart (Angels) was 3-for-4 with a run.  Derek Self (Washington) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit with one strikeout.

The game:  Scottsdale scored five in the fifth to take a 7-1 lead.  Quinn had a two-run triple and Judge a two-run homer in the inning.  Mesa closed to 7-4 after six but did not score again until the ninth and did not get the tying run on base.

GLENDALE 4, PEORIA 1 IN PEORIA

Glendale:  Garabez Rosa (Baltimore) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Scott Schebler (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Zach Davies (Baltimore) pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Peoria:  Hunter Dozier (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Dylan Baker (Cleveland) pitched three innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with no strikeouts.

The game:  Hector Gomez (Milwaukee) broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh with an RBI single.  Rosa doubled in a run later in the inning.  Peoria got the tying run up to bat with two out in the ninth.

TODAY'S TILTS

Mesa (Sean Nolin, Toronto, 1-1, 6.48) at Glendale (Matt Magill, Dodgers, 1-3, 6.00)

Scottsdale (Joely Rodriguez, Pittsburgh, 3-0, 1.35) at Salt River (Mark Appel, Houston, 1-0, 1.59)

Surprise (Keith Couch, Boston, 2-1, 5.82) at Peoria (Jaime Schultz, Tampa Bay, 0-3, 7.90)

Dominican Winter League: Games of October 29

Errors make things dicey for Licey.  A comeback falls short for Oriente.  Twins in every game.

CIBAO 4, LICEY 2 IN LICEY

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-5 with an RBI for Licey.  Jeremias Pineda was used on defense for Cibao but did not bat.

Cibao:  Xavier Scruggs (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.  Wilson Betemit (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Scott Alexander (Kansas City) struck out four in 2.1 innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Licey:  Mel Rojas (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Elmer Reyes (Atlanta) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Francisco Rosario (Philadelphia) pitched two shutout innings, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Two errors on the same play put Cibao ahead 3-2 in the third.  Scruggs doubled in a run later in the same inning.  Licey got the tying run on base in the seventh and again in the ninth.

ESCOGIDO 6, ORIENTE 4 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-4.

Escogido:  Jordan Pacheco (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Melky Mesa (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Stephen Kohlscheen (San Diego) pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Oriente:  Gustavo Nunez (Atlanta) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Austin Wates (Miami) was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Edgar Garcia (Philadelphia) pitched two perfect innings, striking out five of the six batters he faced.

The game:  Mesa's two-run double highlighted a four-run third that put Escogido ahead 5-0.  It was 6-0 after five, but Oriente got back into the game with a four-run sixth.  They had the bases loaded with two out, but a ground out ended the inning and Oriente did not threaten again.

AGUILAS 4, ESTE 1 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Wilkin Ramirez was 0-for-4.

Este:  Matt Hague (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Eugenio Velez (Milwaukee) was 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Claudio Vargas pitched 3.1 innings, giving up only one run despite seven hits and three walks.

Aguilas:  Mark Canha (Miami) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer.  Zoilo Almonte (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Liam Hendriks (Kansas City) struck out seven in five shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.

The game:  Canha's three-run homer in the fifth put Aguilas in front 4-0.  Este had the tying run up to bat with two out in the sixth and again with two out in the ninth.

TODAY'S TILT

Aguilas at Licey

Mexican Pacific League: Games of October 29

Aldazaba gets all As for Navojoa.  A big day for Japhet Amador lifts Jalisco.  A big day by Eric Farris is not enough for Culiacan.

NAVOJOA 6, CULIACAN 4 IN NAVOJOA

Twins:  Eric Farris was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs for Culiacan.

Culiacan:  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Oscar Villarreal pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

Navojoa:  Eliseo Aldazaba was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Jose Guadalupe Chavez was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Salvador Robles pitched six innings, allowing two runs on four hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  With the score tied at two, Navojoa scored four in the sixth.  Fernando Flores singled in the go-ahead run and Aldazaba had a two-run double in the inning.  Culiacan scored single runs in the seventh and ninth and had the tying run on base with none out in the ninth.

JALISCO 11, OBREGON 4 IN JALISCO

Twins:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run.

Obregon:  Agustin Murillo was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.  Jake Smolinski (Texas) was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Angel Adrian Ramirez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Jalisco:  Japhet Amador was 2-for-5 with two two-run homers, his second and third.  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a triple and two walks, scoring four times.  Manuel Flores pitched a scoreless inning, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Jalisco scored four in the first but led only 5-4 going to the bottom of the fifth.  Jalisco scored four more in that inning to take control.  Amador and Cory Vaughn (Mets) each had a two-run homer in that inning.

MEXICALI 3, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Mexicali:  Mike Jacobs (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Shane Peterson (Oakland) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Javier Solano (Dodgers) pitched six innings, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Justin Greene (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Jerry Owens was 2-for-5.  James Gillheeney (Seattle) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Jacobs homered in the second and Mexicali went on to score single runs in the fourth and seventh.  The lone Hermosillo run scored in the seventh.  Hermosillo had men on second and third with one out in the eighth but could not score.

MAZATLAN 4, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN MAZATLAN

Los Mochis:  Rodolfo Amador was 1-for-2 with a double.  Julian Arballo (Yankees) struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Mazatlan:  Heber Gomez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jesus Castillo was 0-for-1 with three walks and a run.  Walter Silva pitched seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Gomez' two-run single put Mazatlan ahead 3-0 in the fifth.  The best Los Mochis scoring chance came in the fifth, when Amador was thrown out at the plate trying to score from second on a single.

TODAY'S TILTS

Mexicali at Hermosillo

Culiacan at Navojoa

Los Mochis at Mazatlan

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of October 29

Home runs carry Anzoategui.  An easy win for Caracas.  A bad day for a couple of Twins.

MAGALLANES 4, ZULIA 3 IN MAGALLANES

Twins:  Deolis Guerra pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk for Magallanes.

Zulia:  Ali Castillo (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Freddy Galvis (Galvis) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Leonel Campos (San Diego) struck out two in a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and one walk.

Magallanes:  Lew Ford (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Ronny Cedeno (Arizona) was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Orangel Arenas (Angels) pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks.

The game:  Castillo's three-run double in the seventh tied the score 3-3.  An RBI single in the eighth by Jake Opitz (Philadelphia) scored what turned out to be the winning run for Magallanes.

ANZOATEGUI 4, MARGARITA 2 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk for Margarita.

Anzoategui:  Jose Castillo was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.  Oscar Salazar was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Mark Serrano (Arizona) pitched six innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Margarita:  David Peralta (Arizona) was 3-for-4.  Casey Lawrence (Toronto) pitched six innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on seven hits and no walks.

The game:  Two errors gave Margarita a 2-0 lead in the second, but Castillo's three-run homer in the third put Anzoategui in front 3-2.  Salazar homered for an insurance run in the sixth.

LARA 5, ARAGUA 2 IN ARAGUA

Lara:  Joe Thurston was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Brian Hernandez (Angels) was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Nestor Molina (White Sox) pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Aragua:  Ramon Flores (Yankees) was 2-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Alex Romero was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Yorman Bazardo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Up 2-0, Lara scored three more in the seventh.  Aragua got two in the bottom of the seventh but did not bring the tying run up to bat.

CARACAS 8, LA GUAIRA 2 IN CARACAS

La Guaira:  Erold Andrus (Texas) was 1-for-1 with a double and two RBIs.  Alex Cabrera was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Alvin Herrera (Baltimore) pitched a perfect inning.

Caracas:  Josh Whitesell was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Jesus Aguilar (Cleveland) was 4-for-4 with three runs.  Victor Sanchez (Seattle) pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  A two-run triple by Daniel Mayora (Dodgers) made it 5-0 in the third and Caracas was never threatened.

TODAY'S TILTS

Zulia at Aragua

Lara at Magallanes

Anzoategui at Caracas
La Guaira at Margarita

Arizona Fall League: Games of October 29

Story makes the game never-ending for Salt River and Surprise.  Where there's a Wilson, there's a way for Peoria.  One inning is all Mesa needs.

SALT RIVER 4, SURPRISE 4, IN SURPRISE (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Max Kepler was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Jake Reed pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Salt River:  Brandon Drury (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Trevor Story (Colorado) was 2-for-6 with a home run.  Anthony DeSclafani (Miami) struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and one walk.

Surprise:  Hunter Renfroe (San Diego) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Jace Peterson (San Diego) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Sam Wolff (Texas) pitched two innings, allowing an unearned run on no hits and one walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Surprise led 4-1 after seven, but Story homered in eighth and Taylor Featherston (Colorado) tripled in a run and later came around to score in the ninth to tie it at four.  By rule, AFL games are declared ties after eleven innings.

PEORIA 5, GLENDALE 4 IN GLENDALE

Peoria:  Jacob Wilson (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.  Edward Salcedo (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Tyrell Jenkins (St. Louis) pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Glendale:  Nick Ramirez (Milwaukee) was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Corey Seager (Dodgers) was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Wei-Chung Wang (Milwaukee) pitched four innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  It was 2-1 Glendale after eight.  In the ninth, Salcedo doubled in the tying run and Wilson hit a two-run triple and scored on a sacrifice fly to put Peoria up 5-2.  Peoria scored two in the bottom of the ninth and had the tying run on first with one out when a double play ended the game.

MESA 7, SCOTTSDALE 5 IN SCOTTSDALE

Mesa:  Sean Ochinko (Toronto) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Cal Towey (Angels) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Nate Smith (Angels) struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Scottsdale:  Tyler Austin (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Kyle Higashioka (Yankees) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Rob Whalen (Mets) pitched four shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Mesa scored seven in the sixth, with two scoring on an Ochinko double, to go ahead 7-1.  Scottsdale closed to 7-5 in the eighth but did not bring the tying run up to bat.

TODAY'S TILTS

Glendale (TBA) at Peoria (Dylan Baker, Cleveland, 0-1, 12.46)

Scottsdale (Tyler Glasnow, Pittsburgh, 0-0, 0.93) at Mesa (Felipe Rivero, Washington, 1-3, 9.00)

Surprise (Stephen Landazuri, Seattle, 1-3, 8.10) at Salt River (Jayson Aquino, Colorado, 2-0, 2.45)

Dominican Winter League: Games of October 28

Oriente loses a lead but wins anyway.  A big inning carries Este.

ORIENTE 9, CIBAO 7 IN CIBAO

Twins:  Jeremias Pineda was 0-for-3 for Cibao.

Oriente:  Alberto Rosario (Dodgers) was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring three times and driving in one.  Austin Wates (Miami) was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer.  Radhames Liz (Toronto) struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and no walks.

Cibao:  Moises Sierra (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Xavier Scruggs (St. Louis) was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run.

The game:  A four-run Cibao seventh cut a 6-1 Oriente lead to 6-5.  A single, two doubles, and another single produced three runs for Oriente in the eighth to put the game out of reach.

ESTE 6, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESTE

Escogido:  Wilkin Castillo was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Corey Brown (Boston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Mickey Storey (Toronto) struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Este:  Cristhian Adames (Colorado) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.  Teoscar Hernandez (Houston) was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Dylan Axelrod (Cincinnati) pitched 5.1 innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Trailing 1-0, Este scored six in the fourth to take control of the game.  Adames and Hernandez each had a two-run double in the inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

Cibao at Licey

Escogido at Oriente

Este at Aguilas

Mexican Pacific League: Games of October 28

A shutout in Navojoa.  An almost-shutout in Jalisco.  A good game for Eric Farris.

OBREGON 8, JALISCO 4 IN JALISCO

Twins:  Corey Wimberly was 0-for-5 for Obregon.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-4 with a triple, and double, and a walk, scoring three times and driving in one.  Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a double, driving in three.  Irwin Delgado pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and four walks with five strikeouts.

Jalisco:  Jose Manuel Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Ivan Araujo was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.

The game:  Obregon led 4-0 after five and eventually built an 8-0 lead before Jalisco scored four in the ninth.

NAVOJOA 6, CULIACAN 0 IN NAVOJOA

Twins:  Eric Farris was 2-for-4.

Culiacan:  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Arturo Barradas pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.

Navojoa:  Reggie Abercrombie was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a double.  Luis Fonseca was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Eddie Gamboa (Baltimore) pitched eight shutout innings, allowing six hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

The game:  With Navojoa leading 2-0, Fonseca hit a two-run homer in a three-run sixth that put the game out of reach.

HERMOSILLO 7, MEXICALI 6 IN HERMOSILLO

Mexicali:  Walter Ibarra (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Shane Peterson (Oakland) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Yair Lozoya pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with one strikeout.

Hermosillo:  Yunesky Sanchez was 4-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Justin Greene (Arizona) was 1-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.  Demetrio Gutierrez pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and a walk.

The game:  Mexicali scored six runs in the first three innings to take a 6-0 lead.  It was 6-3 after seven, but Hermosillo scored four runs in the eighth to take the lead.  Jesus Loya (Boston) doubled in the tying run and the winning run scored on a wild pitch.

MAZATLAN 2, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN MAZATLAN

Los Mochis:  Justin Christian (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4.  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Tomas Solis pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Mazatlan:  Jesus Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Erick Rodriguez was 2-for-2 with an RBI.  Jose Contreras pitched six shutout innings, allowing six hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Three singles produced a run in the second and a sacrifice fly brought one home in the fifth.  The best Los Mochis chance came in the first, when they loaded the bases with two out.

TODAY'S TILTS

Obregon at Jalisco

Mexicali at Hermosillo

Culiacan at Navojoa

Los Mochis at Mazatlan

Venezuelan Winter League: October 28

A shutout in Margaritaville.  Choi is the man for Aragua.  A Lewwww sighting!

ANZOATEGUI 6, MARGARITA 0 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-2 with two walks for Margarita.

Anzoategui:  Jose Gil (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 1-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.  Paolo Espino (Washington) struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and three walks.

Margarita:  Eliezer Alfonzo was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Tyler Cravy (Milwaukee) struck out four in 4.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and a walk.

The game;  Anzoategui scored single runs in the fifth and sixth, then got four in the ninth to take control.  Arcia had a three-run triple in the ninth inning.  Margarita's best scoring chance came in the second, when they had men on second and third with none out.

ARAGUA 8, LA GUAIRA 3 IN LA GUAIRA (10 INNINGS)

Aragua:  Ji-Man Choi (Seattle) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Renato Nunez (Oakland) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his third.  Doug Mathis (Tampa Bay) pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up seven hits and one walk with one strikeout.

La Guaira:  Rene Reyes was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Miguel Rojas (Dodgers) was 2-for-5 with two runs.  Enrique Gonzalez retired all four men he faced.

The game:  Nunez' three-run homer in the fourth put Aragua up 3-0 and it stayed there until the eighth.  La Guaira scored two in the eighth and Reyes' RBI single in the ninth tied it at three.  In the tenth, Jose Martinez (Oakland) singled in the go-ahead run, then Choi hit a three-run double and later came around to score and give Aragua the victory.

LARA 8, MAGALLANES 3 IN LARA

Magallanes:  Tomas Telis (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Lew Ford (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Keivi Rojas (Miami) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Lara:  Brian Hernandez (Angels) was 4-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Tim Gustafson (Colorado) struck out two in two perfect innings.

The game:  Leading 4-2, Lara scored three in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

TODAY'S TILTS

Zulia at Magallanes

Lara at Aragua

Anzoategui at Margarita

La Guaira at Caracas

Arizona Fall League: Games of October 28

Stanley earns laurels for Peoria.  Scottsdale can't pull of the surprise.  Two Twins have good days for Salt River.

SALT RIVER 14, GLENDALE 2 IN SALT RIVER

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.

Glendale:  Tim Anderson (White Sox) was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Zac Reininger (Detroit) pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Salt River:  Evan Marzilli (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Vincent Velasquez (Houston) struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on one hit and one walk.

The game: Leading 5-2 after five, Salt River scored nine in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  They sent fourteen men to the plate.  Kepler had a three-run triple in the inning.

PEORIA 2, MESA 1 IN MESA

Peoria:  Cody Stanley (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Edward Salcedo (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Miguel Almonte (Toronto) struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks.

Mesa:  Cal Towey (Angels) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Dalton Pompey (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with two walks.  Tanner Peters (Oakland) struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks.

The game:  Peoria led off the eighth with three singles to break a 1-1 tie.  Stanley's RBI single drove in what turned out to be the game-winning run.

SURPRISE 4, SCOTTSDALE 3 IN SURPRISE

Scottsdale:  Elias Diaz (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Josh Bell (Pittsburgh) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Kyle Haynes (Yankees) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Surprise:  Hunter Renfroe (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a double, driving in two.  Jesse Winker (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Nick Howard (Cincinnati) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  A pair of doubles led to a 2-0 lead for Surprise in the second.  It was 4-1 when RBI singles by Matt Reynolds (Mets) and Diaz cut it to 4-3 in the seventh.  Scottsdale had men on second and third with two out but could do no more damage.

TODAY'S TILTS

Mesa (Nate Smith, Angels 1-0, 4.82) at Scottsdale (Whalen, Mets, 0-1, 8.31)

Peoria (Tyrell Jenkins, St. Louis 0-2, 1.35) at Glendale (Wei-Chung Wang, Milwaukee, 2-0, 2.00)

Salt River (Anthony DeSclafani, Miami 1-0, 4.50) at Surprise (Lisalverto Bonilla, Texas, 0-1, 5.40)

Dominican Winter League: Game of October 27

Double trouble for Cibao.

ORIENTE 3, CIBAO 1 IN ORIENTE

Cibao:  Moises Sierra was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Alexi Casilla was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Roman Colon pitched 1.1 perfect innings with one strikeout.

Oriente:  Junior Lake was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Luis Jimenez was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Ryan Rowland-Smith pitched 5.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with no strikeouts.

The game:  Jimenez hit a two-run double that gave Oriente a 2-0 lead in the first.  Cibao scored in the third and it stayed 2-1 until the eighth, when Lake doubled in an insurance run.

TODAY'S TILTS

Oriente at Cibao

Escogido at Este

Mexican Pacific League: Game of October 27

A big day for Corey Wimberly.

OBREGON 5, JALISCO 4 IN JALISCO

Twins:  Corey Wimberly was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.

Obregon:  Jake Smolinski (Texas) was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Oswaldo Martinez pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

Jalisco:  Eduardo Arredondo was 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Kenneth Sigman struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk.

The game:  Jalisco led 4-3 after four.  In the fifth, Agustin Murillo singled in the tying run and the go-ahead run scored on a force out.  Jalisco threatened in the seventh, putting two on with one out, but two fly outs ended the inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

Obregon at Jalisco

Mexicali at Hermosillo

Culiacan at Navojoa

Los Mochis at Mazatlan

Venezuelan Winter League: Game of October 27

Home runs abound in Zulia.

CARACAS 11, ZULIA 7 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Ryan O'Rourke pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up two runs on two hits for Zulia.  He was credited with his fourth hold of the season.

Caracas:  Jesus Aguilar (Cleveland) was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in four.  Carlos Perez (Houston) was 4-for-5 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.  Victor Larez (Detroit) struck out two in two perfect innings.

Zulia:  Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and a triple, scoring twice.  Aaron Altherr (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third).  Silvino Bracho (Arizona) struck out two in a scoreless inning, allowing a walk.

The game:  Altherr's homer in the fourth put Zulia up 7-3.  It was 7-5 after five.  In the sixth, Aguilar hit a three-run homer, followed by Daniel Mayora's (Dodgers) solo shot that put Caracas ahead 9-7.  Caracas added two more in the ninth on a Perez two-run homer.

TODAY'S TILTS

Anzoategui at Margarita

Magallanes at Lara

Aragua at La Guaira

Arizona Fall League: Games of October 27

Almost every Twin played.  Lots of free baseball.  Bird makes the baseball fly away for Scottsdale.

MESA 3, SALT RIVER 3 IN SALT RIVER (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-4.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-5 with a run.  Max Kepler was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Jason Adam pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and one walk.  Jake Reed pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.  Zack Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits and one walk.

Mesa:  Jacob Hannemann (Cubs) was 3-for-6 with two triples and a run.  Spencer Kieboom (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  C. J. Edwards (Cubs) pitched three perfect innings with one strikeout.

Salt River:  Trevor Story (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run.  Reid Redman (Miami) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Four singles in the seventh plated three runs to give Salt River a 3-2 lead.  Hannemann hit a leadoff triple in the ninth and scored the tying run on a Tony Renda (Washington) single.  By rule, the game was declared a tie after eleven innings.

GLENDALE 6, SURPRISE 5 IN SURPRISE (11 INNINGS)

Glendale:  Steven Moya (Detroit) was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and three RBIs.  Darnell Sweeney (Dodgers) was 3-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Francellis Montas (White Sox) pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Surprise:  Mallex Smith (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jesse Winker (Cincinnati) was 2-for-5 with a home run, his third.  Justin Hancock (San Diego) pitched three shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Winker homered with one out in the ninth to tie the game at four.  Each team scored once in the tenth.  Sweeney singled in what turned out to be the winning run with one out in the eleventh.

SCOTTSDALE 6, PEORIA 2 IN SCOTTSDALE

Peoria:  Patrick Leonard (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Francisco Lindor (Cleveland) was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Matt Lollis (Tampa Bay) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Scottsdale:  Greg Bird (Yankees) was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, his sixth.  Roman Quinn (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Adam Morgan (Philadelphia) pitched four innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Scottsdale led 3-2 after seven.  Bird put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the eighth.

TODAY'S TILTS

Glendale (Robbie Ray, Detroit, 1-0, 1.00) at Salt River (Vincent Velasquez, Houston, 1-1, 5.63)

Peoria (Miguel Almonte, Kansas City 0-1, 3.24) at Mesa (Ivan Pineyro, Cubs) 1-0, 3.86)

Scottsdale (Tom Harlan, Pittsburgh) 0-1, 10.50) at Surprise (Nick Howard, Cincinnati, 1-1, 7.84)

Dominican Winter League: Games of October 26

Tyler's homer helped Este, but they needed Moore.  A big day for Chris Parmelee wasn't enough for Licey.

ESTE 4, ESCOGIDO 3 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Wilkin Ramirez was 1-for-4 for Este.  Deibinson Romero was 0-for-2 with a walk for Escogido.

Este:  Tyler Moore (Washington) was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his fourth.  Eugenio Velez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Chris Leroux (Yankees) struck out eight in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks.

Escogido:  Melky Mesa (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.  Ronny Paulino (Detroit) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Rainy Lara (Mets) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Moore hit a three-run homer in the first.  Escogido came back to score one in the fifth and two in the seventh to tie it.  A Velez single-plus-error and two productive outs plated what turned out to be the winning run in the ninth.

AGUILAS 6, LICEY 1 IN AGUILAS

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk for Licey.

Licey:  Marco Hernandez (Cubs) was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Dionis Soriano pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Aguilas:  Jordy Lara (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), scoring twice and driving in three.  Andy Marte (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk, scoring twice.  Frank Batista (Cubs) pitched 4.2 innings, allowing one run on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Aguilas scored three in the second to take the early lead.  In the eighth, Marte hit a solo homer and Lara hit a two-run shot to put the game out of reach.

MONDAY'S GAME

Cibao at Oriente

Mexican Pacific League: Games of October 26

Amadeo rocks Mexicali in the only close game of the day.  A good game for Eric Farris in his Mexican League debut.

CULIACAN 9, MAZATLAN 2 IN CULIACAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Mazatlan:  Alberto Carreon was 3-for-3 with a double and a run.  Ryan Schimpf (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.  Miguel Aguilar pitched a perfect perfect inning, striking out all three batters he faced.

Culiacan:  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a double, scoring twice and driving in four.  Nick Buss (Oakland) was 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI.  Alejandro Armenta pitched three shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Vazquez doubled in two in a three-run first and the margin never got lower than three runs the rest of the game.

JALISCO 2, MEXICALI 1 IN JALISCO

Mexicali:  Chris Roberson was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jon Del Campo was 2-for-4 with a double.  Omar Espinoza pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Jalisco:  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Leo Heras (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Orlando Lara pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  With the score tied at one with one out in the ninth, Cory Vaughn (Mets) was hit by a pitch, stole second, and scored on an Amadeo Zazueta (Toronto) single to win the game.

HERMOSILLO 9, NAVOJOA 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Navojoa:  Chris Marrero (Baltimore) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Rolando Acosta was 2-for-4.  Esteban Haro pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Hermosillo:  Justin Greene (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Cole Garner was 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs.  Hector Galvan pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Garner's two-run single capped a three-run fifth that put Hermosillo ahead 5-1 and put the game out of reach.

OBREGON 12, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN OBREGON

Los Mochis:  Brian Burgamy (Mets) was 1-for-2 with two walks.  Emmanuel Avila was 2-for-3.  Edwin Salas pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 1-for-2 with a grand slam (his fifth homer) and two walks, scoring twice.  Agustin Murillo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Ramon Delgado (St. Louis) pitched six innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia hit his grand slam as part of a six-run third that put Obregon up 6-1 and gave them control of the game early.

TODAY'S TILT

Obregon at Jalisco

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of October 26

A three-run homer carries Margarita.  Scoring runs is right up Castillo's Ali.  Anzoategui doubles its pleasure against Lara.

MARGARITA 5, LA GUAIRA 2 IN LA GUIARA

Twins:  Aaron Hicks was 0-for-4 with a walk.

Margarita:  Eliezer Alfonzo was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his sixth.  David Peralta (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Eric Berger (Atlanta) struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.

La Guaira:  Heiker Meneses was (Boston) 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.  Jose Martinez (Atlanta) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Gregory Infante (Toronto) pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a walk.

The game:  Alfonzo hit a three-run homer in the fourth to put Margarita up 3-1.  La Guaira cut it to 3-2 in the fifth but Margarita scored single runs in the sixth and seventh.

ZULIA 2, CARACAS 0 IN ZULIA

Caracas:  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4.  Buddy Boshers (Angels) pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk with one strikeout.

Zulia:  Ali Castillo (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs.  Mark Minicozzi (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.  Eric Marzec (Milwaukee) pitched three shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk.

The game:  Castillo tripled and scored in the first and singled and scored in the sixth.  Caracas had four hits, all singles.

ANZOATEGUI 4, LARA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Lara:  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jairo Perez (Mets) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Richard Castillo (Colorado) struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up a walk.

Anzoategui:  Tomas Perez (Colorado) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Jose Gil (Yankees) was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Daryl Thompson pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Anzoategui hit three doubles in the sixth inning, scoring two runs to go ahead 4-2.  Lara put two on with two out in the seventh but did not threaten after that.

MAGALLANES AT ARAGUA

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILT

Caracas at Zulia

Arizona Fall League: The Story So Far

There were no games yesterday, so here's a look at how things are going in the Arizona Fall League.

STANDINGS

East Division

Salt River, 12-4-1
Mesa, 9-7
Scottsdale, 8-9

West Division

Glendale, 7-8-1
Surprise, 7-10
Peoria, 5-10-2

BATTING LEADERS

Average

Daniel Robertson, Mesa, Oakland .444
Eddie Rosario, Salt River, Minnesota .429
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland .400

Home Runs

Greg Bird, Scottsdale, Yankees, 5
Patrick Kivlehan, Surprise, Seattle 4
Matt Olson, Oakland. Mesa, 4

RBIs

Greg Bird, Scottsdale, Yankees. 14
Patrick Kivlehan, Surprise, Seattle, 13
Jesse Winker, Surprise, Cincinnati 13

Stolen Bases

Roman Quinn, Scottsdale, Philadelphia 10
Eddie Rosario, Salt River, Minnesota 9
Kelby Tomlinson, Scottsdale, San Francisco 6

OBP

Daniel Robertson, Mesa, Oakland, .556
Austin Nola, Salt River, Miami, .487
Deven Marrero, Surprise, Boston .475
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland .475

Slugging

Matt Olson, Mesa, Oakland, .793
Matt Reynolds, Scottsdale, Mets, .667
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland .657

OPS

Matt Olson, Mesa, Oakland 1.255
Boog Powell, Mesa, Oakland, 1.132
Daniel Robertson, Mesa, Oakland, 1.083

PITCHING LEADERS

ERA

There are nine pitchers with a 0.00 ERA

Wins

Joely Rodriguez, Scottsdale, Pittsburgh, 3
Six pitchers are tied with 2

Saves

Enrique Burgos, Salt River, Arizona 2
Kaleb Fleck, Salt River, Arizona, 2
Neifi Ogando, Scottsdale, Philadelphia, 2
Sam Tuivailala, Peoria, St. Louis, 2

Innings

Mark Appel, Scottsdale, Houston, 17
Keith Couch, Surprise, Boston, 17
Jaime Schultz, Peoria, Tampa Bay, 13.2

Strikeouts

Chris Bassitt, Glendale, White Sox, 17
Jaime Schultz, Peoria, Tampa Bay,16
Kyle Zimmer, Peoria, Kansas City, 15

WHIP

Ryan Doolittle, Mesa, Oakland 0.43
Mike Thomas, Glendale, Dodgers, 0.43
Ken Roberts, Salt River, Colorado, 0.50

TWINS

Byron Buxton is hitting .264/.316/.302 in 53 at-bats.
Max Kepler is hitting .290/.405/.419 in 31 at-bats.
Eddie Rosario is hitting .429/.436/.449 in 49 at-bats.

Jason Adam is 0-0, 7.71, 2.14 WHIP with 3 strikeouts in 7 innings.
Zack Jones is 0-0, 0.00, 1.50 WHIP with 4 strikeouts in 5.1 innings.
Jake Reed is 0-0, 1 save, 0.00, 0.71 WHIP with 7 strikeouts in 7 innings.
Taylor Rogers is 0-0, 3.38, 1.88 WHIP with 3 strikeouts in 2.2 innings.

TODAY'S TILTS

Glendale (Francellis Montas, White Sox, 1-0, 1.74) at Surprise (Justin Hancock, San Diego, 0-0, 13.50)

Mesa (C. J. Edwards, Cubs, 1-0, 2.57) at Salt River (Christian Bergman, Colorado, 1-0, 2.00)

Peoria (Aaron Northcraft, Atlanta, 1-2, 3.86) at Scottsdale (Adam Morgan, Philadelphia 0-0, 8.44)

Dominican Winter League: Games of October 25

A Licey rally falls short.  Singles are the key to big innings for Cibao and Aguilas.  Twins combine to go 8-for-12.

ESTE 4, LICEY 3 IN ESTE

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 2-for-4 with a run for Licey.  Wilkin Ramirez was used defensively but did not bat for Este.

Licey:  Mel Rojas (Pittsburgh) was 1-for-4 with a double and a run, scoring once and driving in one.  John Lannan (Mets) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Este:  Tyler Moore (Washington) was 3-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Cameron Maybin (San Diego) was 4-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once.  Elih Villanueva (Miami) pitched five shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Este scored single runs in the first, fifth, sixth, and seventh to take a 4-1 lead.  Licey scored two in the eighth to make it 4-3.  In the ninth, Licey had the tying run on second with none out, but Ruben Sosa (Houston) was thrown out trying to score from second on a single.  The next two batters struck out to end the game.

CIBAO 9, ESCOGIDO 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Twins:  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one for Cibao.  Deibinson Romero was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs for Escogido.

Cibao:  Adrian Nieto (Washington) was 4-for-4 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Moises Sierra (White Sox) was 3-for-6 with a double and three RBIs.  Ramon Ramirez pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Escogido:  Ronny Paulino (Detroit) was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jose Casilla (San Francisco) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit with one strikeout.

The game:  Up 3-2 after four, Cibao scored five in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  A double and six singles produced the runs.

AGUILAS 8, ORIENTE 3 IN AGUILAS

Oriente:  Alex Valdez was 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Matt Fields (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Jailen Peguero retired all four batters he faced, striking out two of them.

Aguilas:  Willy Garcia (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Dan Black (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Salvador Sanchez (White Sox) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  A home run and six singles produced five runs in the Aguilas fourth, breaking a 2-2 tie and putting Aguilas in control of the game.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Licey at Aguilas

Este at Escogido

Mexican Pacific League: Games of October 25

An easy win for Obregon.  An eighth-inning rally lifts Jalisco.  Mazatlan nearly blows a big lead, but puts it away in the ninth.

OBREGON 9, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN OBREGON

Twins:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-2 with an RBI for Obregon.

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 3-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Emmanuel Avila was 2-for-3.  Oswaldo Pacheco struck out three in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and a walk.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Jake Smolinski (Texas) was 2-for-2 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.  Arturo Lopez pitched six shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  With Obregon already leading 4-0, Valencia hit a two-run homer in the fifth followed by Smolinski's three-run blast, making it 9-0 after five.

JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 1 IN JALISCO

Mexicali:  Brock Peterson (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Marco Antonio Duarte pitched seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

Jalisco:  Japhet Amador was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Leo Heras (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Marco Tovar struck out six in six innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks.

The game:  Heras' RBI double in the eighth broke a 1-1 tie.  He came around to score on Amador's single.  Mexicali did not get a hit after the seventh.

NAVOJOA 4, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Navojoa:  Reggie Abercrombie was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second) and two RBIs.  Alejandro Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a home run.  Alejandro Soto struck out nine in seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.

Hermosillo:  Cole Garner was 1-for-3 with a double.  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 1-for-3 with a run.  Jesus Castillo pitched two perfect innings.

The game:  A two-run fourth gave Navojoa a 3-0 lead.  Hermosillo scored one in the sixth and had the tying run on base, but a caught stealing ended the inning.

MAZATLAN 9, CULIACAN 4 IN CULIACAN

Mazatlan:  Jose Manuel Orozco was 2-for-6 with a two-run homer and a double, scoring twice.  Hector Paez was 2-for-5 with three runs and an RBI.  Amilcar Gaxiola pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Culican:  J. C. Linares was 2-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Joey Meneses (Atlanta) was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jose Meraz pitched 1.2 scoreless innings despite allowing two hits and a walk.

The game:  Olmo Rosario had a two-run single in a four-run fourth that put Mazatlan ahead 6-0.  Culiacan pecked away, scoring single runs in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth to cut the lead to 6-4, but Orozco hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run ninth that put the game out of reach.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Mexicali at Jalisco

Los Mochis at Obregon

Navojoa at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Culiacan