Arizona Fall League: Game of November 15: AFL Championship

Sevens are lucky for Salt River!

SALT RIVER 14, PEORIA 7 IN SCOTTSDALE (HOME TEAM:  SALT RIVER)

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 4-for-5 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Max Kepler was 0-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Taylor Rogers pitched 1.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit.

Peoria:  Justin O'Conner (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Hunter Dozier (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Sam Tuivailala (St. Louis) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Salt River:  Ryan Casteel (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  Mitch Lambson (Houston) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  It was 7-7 after six, but a seven-run seventh for Salt River put the game out of reach.  Justin Bohn (Miami) had a two-run single and Taylor Featherston (Colorado) had a three-run double in the inning.

Congratulations to Salt River on winning the Arizona Fall League Championship!

Australian League: Games of November 14

Three one-run games.  Two walkoffs.

ADELAIDE 5, PERTH 4 IN ADELAIDE

Perth:  Nick Rulli was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs. Tim Smith (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a triple and two walks, scoring once.  Cameron Lamb (Houston) struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Adelaide:  Aaron Miller (Dodgers) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Chan Moon (Houston) was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Josh Tols struck out five in 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk.

The game:  Brandon Dixon (Dodgers) doubled in Moon to give Adelaide a 4-3 lead in the seventh.  In the ninth, a walk and a single-plus-error tied the score and put the winning run on third; a wild pitch then scored the winning run.

BRISBANE 6, MELBOURNE 5 IN BRISBANE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 0-for-2 for Brisbane.

Melbourne:  Mitch Ayers was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double, driving in two.  Kellin Deglan (Texas) was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer, his third.  Tim Brown (Philadelphia) struck out three in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks.

Brisbane:  Thomas Coyle (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Kuan-Wei Yang was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Daniel Cooper (Seattle) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Brisbane led 6-1 after five.  Melbourne scored two in the sixth and two in the ninth and had the potential tying run thrown out at the plate trying to score on an infield grounder.

SYDNEY 7, CANBERRA 6 IN SYDNEY

Twins:  Markus Solbach pitched 7.2 innings for Sydney, giving up three runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Canberra:  Anthony Alford (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Jack Murphy (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.  Wayne Ough pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout.

Sydney:  Alex Glenn (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Michael Lysaught was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  Canberra trailed 6-2 after seven, but an RBI double by Alex Hudak (Kansas City) and Murphy's three-run homer tied it 6-6.  With the bases loaded and one out in the ninth, Glenn hit a sacrifice fly to win the game.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Canberra at Sydney

Melbourne at Brisbane

Perth at Adelaide

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 14

Late runs win it for Caguas.  Home runs and shutout pitching a are a good combination for Santurce.

CAGUAS 4, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Daniel Ortiz was used as a pinch-hitter by Mayaguez and was 0-for-1.

Caguas:  Angel Sanchez (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Rey Navarro (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a run.  Efrain Nieves (Toronto) pitched six innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Luis Figueroa was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  T. J. Rivera (Mets) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jorge Lopez (Milwaukee) pitched five innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Caguas scored two in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Sanchez doubled in the go-ahead run and scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly.

SANTURCE 5, SAN JUAN 0 IN SAN JUAN

Santurce:  A. J. Jimenez (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Reymond Fuentes (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice.  Joel PIneiro (Angels) pitched seven shutout innings, giving up five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

San Juan:  Juan Centeno (Mets) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Reinier Roibal (San Francisco) struck out six in six shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk.

The game:  Fuentes' home run in the seventh broke a scoreless tie.  Yadiel Rivera (Milwaukee) hit a three-run homer as part of a four-run ninth that put the game out of reach.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Carolina at Santurce

San Juan at Mayaguez

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 14

Three one-run games.  One of them goes extra innings.

ESCOGIDO 6, LICEY 5 IN ESCOGIDO (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-5 with a double for Licey.

Licey:  Juan Francisco (Toronto) was 1-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Jose Ruiz (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a double.  Hansel Robles (Mets) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Escogido:  Pedro Ciriaco (Kansas City) was 3-for-6 with a home run and two doubles, driving in four.  Eury Perez (Washington) was 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI.  Rafael Montero (Mets) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Escogido lost leads of 3-1 and 5-3, with Licey scoring twice in the ninth to tie it 5-5.  Ciriaco doubled in Perez with one out in the eleventh to win the game.

ORIENTE 4, ESTE 3 IN ESTE

Oriente:  Junior Lake (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Luis Jimenez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Chris Rearick (San Diego) struck out two in two perfect innings.

Este:  Tyler Moore (Washington) was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.  Yasmani Grandal (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Edwar Cabrera (Texas) retired all seven men he faced, striking out four.

The game:  Gustavo Nunez (Atlanta) hit a two-run double in a three-run second that put Oriente up 3-1.  It was 4-1 after three and stayed there until the seventh, when Este scored twice on Grandal's two-run single.  Grandal stole second but was stranded there and Este did not get another baserunner.

CIBAO 9, AGUILAS 8 IN AGUILAS

Cibao:  Carlos Peguero (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and two walks, scoring three times.  Moises Sierra (White Sox) was 3-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.  Brooks Raley (Angels) pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

Aguilas:  Dan Black (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.  Lorenzo Barcelo pitched four shutout innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts.

The game:  Cibao led 7-0 after three, but Aguilas scored one in the sixth and six in the seventh to tie it up.  Sierra's two-run triple in the ninth put Cibao ahead 9-7.  Aguilas got one back in the eighth and had the tying run on base with one out.

NEXT DAY'S GAME

Este at Licey

Escogido at Cibao

Aguilas at Oriente

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 14

A bases-clearing double lifts Jalisco.  Solo home runs will hurt you if you don't score.  Mazatlan dies with their boots.

JALISCO 4, CULIACAN 3 IN JALISCO

Twins:  Eric Farris was 0-for-3 for Culiacan.

Culiacan:  Nick Buss (Arizona) was 2-for-3 with a home run, his third.  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a run.  Marco Camarena (Mets) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on one hit and four walks with one strikeout.

Jalisco:  Japhet Amador was 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs.  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a home run, his seventh.  Ben Kozlowski pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  A sacrifice fly put Culiacan ahead 2-1 in the top of the sixth, but Amador's three-run double in the bottom of the sixth made it 4-2 Jalisco.  Culiacan got one in the seventh and put the tying run on second with one out in the eighth.

OBREGON 2, NAVOJOA 0 IN OBREGON

Navojoa:  Carlos Orrantia was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Jon Weber (Detroit) was 1-for-2 with two walks.  Eddie Gamboa (Baltimore) struck out seven in seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk.

Obregon:  Said Gutierrez was 3-for-3 with a home run, his fourth.  Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk.  Ramon Delgado (St. Louis) pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Lutz homered in the sixth and Gutierrez homered in the seventh.  Navojoa had seven hits and four walks but could not score.

MEXICALI 4, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mexicali:  Luis Juarez was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Walter Ibarra (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Horacio Ramirez pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with no strikeouts.

Los Mochis:  Antonio Lamas was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Joan Carlos Pedroso was 1-for-3 with a home run.  Tomas Solis pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Juarez' RBI double in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie.  Chris Roberson homered for an insurance run in the eighth.

HERMOSILLO 6, MAZATLAN 2 IN MAZATLAN

Hermosillo:  Jerry Owens was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Jorge Flores (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with two runs and an RBI.  Jesse Estrada pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Mazatlan:  Olmo Rosario was 3-for-3 with two RBIs.  Gilberto Mejia was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Enrique Lechuga retired all eleven men he faced, striking out three.

The game:  Two throwing errors led to a three-run third for Hermosillo, giving them a 3-1 lead.  Mazatlan cut the lead to 3-2, but two more errors led to two Hermosillo runs in the fifth and gave Hermosillo control of the game.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Culiacan at Jalisco

Mexicali at Los Mochis

Navojoa at Obregon

Hermosillo at Mazatlan

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 14

A pair of Arcias lead Margarita.  Ryan O'Rourke does all he can do for Zulia.  Adonis had a beauty of a day for Magallanes.

ZULIA 2, LARA 1 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Ryan O'Rourke struck out the only man he faced for Zulia.

Lara:  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Erasmo Rodriguez pitched six shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Zulia:  Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Aaron Altherr (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Yeiper Castillo (Oakland) pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Each team scored once in the seventh.  In the ninth, Giovanny Urshela (Cleveland) walked, took second on a bunt, and scored on Altherr's single to win the game.

ANZOATEGUI 3, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) for Anzoategui.

Anzoategui:  Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  Daryl Thompson struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on eight hits and a walk.

Margarita:  Eliezer Alfonzo was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  David Peralta (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Eric Berger (Atlanta) struck out seven in five innings, allowing one run on six hits and no walks.

The game:  Orlando Arcia doubled in a run in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Oswaldo Arcia homered in the eighth to provide an insurance run.

MAGALLANES 5, CARACAS 3 IN MAGALLANES

Caracas:  Jesus Aguilar (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and a walk, driving in two.  Daniel Mayora (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Miguel Socolovich (Mets) retired all five men he faced, striking out one.

Magallanes:  Adonis Garcia (Yankees) was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Ramon Hernandez was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Anthony Larew (Angels) struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

The game:  Caracas scored two in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead, but Magallanes came back as Garcia hit a three-run homer in the seventh.  Caracas did not get a man past first after that.

ARAGUA 5, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LA GUAIRA

Twins:  Argenis Diaz was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in two.

Aragua:  Jose Martinez was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Doug Mathis (Tampa Bay) pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with one strikeout.

La Guaira:  Rene Reyes was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one.  Odubel Herrera (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Edgmer Escalona (Yankees) pitched six innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on eleven hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Diaz doubled in a run and later scored in the second to make it 2-0.  Avisail Garcia (White Sox) tripled in a run and later scored in the fifth to make it 4-0 and Aragua was never threatened.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Aragua at Caracas

Lara at Zulia

La Guaira at Magallanes

Anzoategui at Margarita

Australian League: Games of November 13

A Brisbane comeback falls short.  Brilliant pitching by Craig Anderson and Brian Baker leads Sydney and Perth, respectively.

MELBOURNE 7, BRISBANE 6 IN BRISBANE

Twins:  Logan Wade was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.

Melbourne:  Kellan Deglan was 3-for-5 with two home runs and a double, driving in four.  Chace Numata (Philadelphia) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Kuzuki Miyata struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits.

Brisbane:  Thomas Coyle (Tampa Bay) was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  C. J. Beatty (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two RBIs.  Jason Jarvis (San Francisco) pitched 3.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts.

The game:  A four-run fifth, featuring a three-run homer by Deglan and a solo shot by Josh Davies, (San Diego) broke a 2-2 and put Melbourne up 6-2.  They still led 7-4 after eight, but Coyle's two-out two-run triple in the ninth closed the gap to 7-6 before the third out was recorded.

SYDNEY 2, CANBERRA 0 IN SYDNEY

Canberra:  L. B. Dantzler (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Brian Grening (Cleveland) pitched seven innings, giving up one run on seven hits and no walks with six strikeouts.

Sydney:  Trent Oeltjen (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Tyler Bortnick (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Craig Anderson (Baltimore) pitched a complete game shutout, giving up four hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

The game:  Bortnick singled in a run with two out in the fifth, the only run Sydney would need.  All of Canberra's hits were singles and none came after the sixth inning.

PERTH 6, ADELAIDE 0 IN ADELAIDE

Perth:  Brian Pointer (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Tim Smith (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.  Brian Baker pitched seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.

Adelaide:  Mitch Dening (Boston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Matthew Williams struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk.

The game:  In the sixth, a two-run homer by Taishi Nakagawa and a solo homer by Pointer made the score 5-0.  Adelaide had only one hit, a one-out double by Dening in the fourth.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Canberra at Sydney

Melbourne at Brisbane

Perth at Adelaide

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 13

Kennys Vargas and Roberto Perez lead Mayaguez.  Adalberto Flores and Jose Rosado lead San Juan.

MAYAGUEZ 6, CAGUAS 3 IN CAGUAS

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-5 with five strikeouts for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 3-for-5 with a home run, his second, for Mayaguez.

Mayaguez:  Roberto Perez (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  Randy Ruiz was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Kanekoa Texiera (Atlanta) struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits.

Caguas:  Rey Navarro (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Trever Adams (Texas) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in two.  Luis Atilano struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.

The game:  Perez' two-run homer in the third put Mayaguez up 5-0.  Caguas came back with three in the bottom of the third but could get no closer.

SAN JUAN 4, CAROLINA 0 IN SAN JUAN

Carolina:  Anthony Garcia (St. Louis) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Ozzie Martinez (Baltimore) was 1-for-3 with a walk.

San Juan:  Jose Lozada (Washington) was 2-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Jonathan Mota (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Adalberto Flores struck out eight in seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.

The game:  Lozada's two-run homer in the fifth broke a scoreless tie.  Carolina had five hits and four walks but stranded seven and hit into two double plays.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Santurce at San Juan

Caguas at Mayaguez

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 13

Chris Parmelee leads Licey to victory.  Oriente holds on to win.

LICEY 8, CIBAO 6 IN LICEY

Twins:  Jeremias Pineda was used as a pinch-hitter by Cibao and was 0-for-1.  Chris Parmelee was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice for Licey.

Cibao:  Wilson Betemit (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Maikel Franco (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Rafael Perez (Pittsburgh) struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Licey:  Jhonatan Solano (Washington) was 1-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Jairo Ascencio struck out two in a perfect inning.

The game:  Cibao scored three in the first, Licey tied it 3-3 in the second, Licey went up 7-3 in the fourth, and Cibao cut the lead to 7-6 in the fifth.  Then the bullpens took over, with the only other run coming for Licey in the eighth.

ORIENTE 4, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ORIENTE

Escogido:  Jimmy Paredes (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Stephen Kohlscheen (San Diego) pitched a perfect inning.

Oriente:  Aneury Tavarez (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Alberto Rosario (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Radhames Liz (Toronto) struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.

The game:  Oriente scored one in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth to go up 4-0.  Escogido got one in the eighth and one in the ninth and put the tying run into scoring position with two out in the ninth.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Oriente at Este

Cibao at Aguilas

Licey at Escogido

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 13

A walkoff for Culiacan.  A close win for Navojoa.  Excellent pitching for Hermosillo.

CULIACAN 5, LOS MOCHIS 3 IN CULIACAN (11 INNINGS)

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

Los Mochis:  Brian Burgamy (Mets) was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Emmanuel Avila was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Edwin Salas pitched two perfect innings.

Culiacan:  Issmael Salas was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, his third.  Rico Noel (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with two walks and two runs.  Hector Daniel Rodriguez (Atlanta) pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.

The game:  Burgamy scored on a sacrifice fly in the sixth to tie it 3-3.  There was no more scoring until the eleventh, when Issmael Salas hit a two-run walkoff homer with one out.

NAVOJOA 4, MAZATLAN 3 IN NAVOJOA

Mazatlan:  Olmo Rosario was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Heber Gomez was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Jesus Barraza pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk with one strikeout.

Navojoa:  Rolando Acosta was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Tim Fedorowicz (Dodgers) was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks, scoring twice.  Hector Velazquez pitched four innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Navojoa led 3-0 early, but Mazatlan got two in the fifth and Rosario doubled in a run in the sixth to tie the score.  Carlos Orrantia singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the sixth and Mazatlan did not get a hit after that.

HERMOSILLO 4, JALISCO 0 IN HERMOSILLO

Jalisco:  Hugo Castellanos struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a walk.

Hermosillo:  Adan Munoz was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Juan Pablo Oramas (San Diego) struck out seven in six shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk.

The game:  Hermosillo scored two in the first and it was all they needed.  Jalisco had only two hits, both singles.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Culiacan at Jalisco

Mexicali at Los Mochis

Navojoa at Obregon

Hermosillo at Mazatlan

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 13

Giovanny Urshela leads Zulia to victory.  Lara scores early and late to win.  Big days for Eduardo Escobar and Oswaldo Arcia.

ZULIA 3, CARACAS 1 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Ryan O'Rourke retired the only man he faced for Zulia.  O'Rourke has appeared in thirteen winter league games and has pitched 7.2 innings.

Caracas:  Danry Vasquez (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a run.  Wilsen Palacios (Detroit) struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Zulia:  Giovanny Urshela (Cleveland) was 1-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Eric Marzec (Milwaukee) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Zulia scored two in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Urshela tripled in the go-ahead run and scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly.

LARA 7, ANZOATEGUI 4 IN LARA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Anzoategui:  Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Richard Salazar (Baltimore) pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits with three strikeouts.

Lara:  Carlos Rivero (Seattle) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Terry Doyle (Baltimore) struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk.

The game:  Rivero had a two-run double in a four-run first that put Lara up 4-0.  Anzoategui had cut the lead to 4-3 when Lara added three in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

ARAGUA 8, LA GUAIRA 3 IN ARAGUA

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 3-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two walks, scoring three times for Aragua.  Argenis Diaz was used as a defensive replacement for Aragua.

La Guaira:  Carlos Sanchez (White Sox) was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Alex Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a run.  Arlett Mavare (Texas) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Aragua:  Avisail Garcia (White Sox) was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.  Cesar Carrillo struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks.

The game:  Garcia led off the third with a home run and Renato Nunez (Oakland) delivered a two-run single later in the inning to put Aragua up 5-1.  The lead was never less than three after that.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Lara at Zulia

Anzoategui at Margarita

Caracas at Magallanes

Aragua at La Guaira

Arizona Fall League: Games of November 13

A good comeback for Scottsdale.  Mesa misses chances to win.  Justin O'Conner secures victory for Peoria.

SCOTTSDALE 8, SALT RIVER 5 IN SCOTTSDALE

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Jason Adam pitched one inning, giving up five runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with one strikeout.  Zack Jones pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks with one strikeout.

Salt River:  Justin Bohn (Miami) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.  Taylor Featherston (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Brian Ellington (Miami) pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Scottsdale:  Greg Bird (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Aaron Judge (Yankees) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Steven Okert (San Francisco) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Salt River led 4-0 after two, but a three-run third and a five-run fourth left Scottsdale up 8-5.  Salt River did not get a man past first base after the fourth inning.

GLENDALE 4, MESA 4 IN MESA (11 INNINGS)

Glendale:  Mike Ohlman (Baltimore) was 1-for-5 with a home run.  Tim Anderson (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Brooks Hall (Milwaukee) pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk with two strikeouts.

Mesa:  Jon Berti (Toronto) was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer (his third) and a walk, scoring twice.  Danny Lockhart (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a run.  Ivan Pineyro (Cubs) struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Glendale had a lead of 2-0 after two and a half, but Mesa had leads of 3-2 after three and 4-3 after five.  Scott Schebler's (Dodgers) RBI single in the eighth tied the game at four.  Mesa left the bases loaded in the tenth and eleventh.

PEORIA 5, SURPRISE 2 IN SURPRISE

Peoria:  Justin O'Conner (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring twice.  Kes Carter (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Aaron Northcraft (Atlanta) pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Surprise:  Hunter Renfroe (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a home run, his sixth.  Mallex Smith (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Nick Howard (Cincinnati) struck out five in four shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.

The game:  Five singles in the fifth produced three runs and a 3-1 Peoria lead.  Surprise cut it to 3-2 in the eighth, but O'Conner hit a two-run homer in the ninth for some valuable insurance runs.

END OF REGULAR SEASON

The next AFL game was the league championship, played November 15.

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 12

Little scoring in Santurce.  Big scoring in Mayaguez.

SANTURCE 2, CAGUAS 0 IN SANTURCE

Caguas:  Henry Ramos (Boston) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Miguel Abreu was 2-for-4.  Jacob Barnes (Milwaukee) struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Santurce:  Jonathan Rodriguez (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Ivan Maldonado pitched four shutout innings, allowing four hits and one walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Santurce scored one on a wild pitch in the fifth and got an insurance run on an RBI single by Emmanuel Marrero (Philadelphia) in the sixth.  Caguas had seven hits, all singles, and stranded nine.

MAYAGUEZ 11, CAROLINA 9 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 1-for-5 with a run for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with three walks and two runs for Mayaguez.

Carolina:  Isan Diaz (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Cameron Seitzer (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs.  Giovanni Soto (Cleveland) pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Mayaguez:  Andrew Velazquez (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Randy Ruiz was 2-for-5 with a grand slam.  Luis Callazo pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit and striking out one.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Carolina at San Juan

Mayaguez at Caguas

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 12

Licey loses a 3-0 lead but still wins.  Aguilas takes the lead early and holds on.  Fence posts are enough for Oriente.

LICEY 7, CIBAO 5 IN CIBAO

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-5 for Licey.

Licey:  Juan Francisco (Toronto) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.  Marco Hernandez (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Mitch Atkins (Atlanta) struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.

Cibao:  Moises Sierra (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Robinzon Diaz (Milwaukee) was 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit two-run homer.  Elvin Ramirez (Cincinnati) struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing two hits.

The game:  Licey led 3-0 after three, but Sierra hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Diaz hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Cibao a 4-3 advantage.  Licey scored three in the eighth to go into the lead to stay, with Francisco hitting a homer to tie it up, D'Angelo Jimenez' RBI single putting them ahead, and Hernandez driving in two with a double to provide some insurance.

AGUILAS 4, ESTE 3 IN ESTE

Aguilas:  Ricardo Nanita was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second.  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Frank Batista (Cubs) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Este:  Tyler Moore (Washington) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once.  Matt Hague (Toronto) was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Hector Neris pitched a perfect inning.

The game:  Nanita hit his three-run homer in the first and Aguilas led 4-0 after three and a half.  Este scored two in the fourth and one in the ninth and had men on second and third in the bottom of the ninth.

ORIENTE 4, ESCOGIDO 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Oriente:  Junior Lake (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice.  Matt Fields (Kansas City) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Scott Copeland (Toronto) pitched four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Escogido:  Joc Pederson (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Claudio Galva struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Oriente scored single runs in the first, second, fourth, and eighth.  The lone Escogido run came in the fourth.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Cibao at Licey

Escogido at Oriente

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 12

Buss kisses one for the only run Culiacan needs.  A pinch-hit walkoff is definitely over the Mendoza line.  Weber grills Mazatlan.

CULIACAN 1, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN CULIACAN

Los Mochis:  Sandy Madera was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Luis Niebla (Yankees)pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with one strikeout.

Culiacan:  Nick Buss (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.  Oscar Robles was 1-for-2 with a walk.

The game:  Buss hit a solo homer with two out in the fourth for the only run of the game.  Los Mochis had only three hits.

MEXICALI 3, OBREGON 2 IN MEXICALI

Obregon:  Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks.  Martin Sotelo struck out four in 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and no walks.

Mexicali:  Victor Mendoza was 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit three-run homer.  Gil Velazquez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Juan Omar Espinoza pitched seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and three walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  It was scoreless through seven, but Obregon got single runs in the eighth and ninth to go up 2-0.  In the bottom of the ninth, Dave Sappelt hit a one-out double, the next batter walked, and Mendoza hit a pinch-hit three-run walkoff homer.

NAVOJOA 3, MAZATLAN 2 IN NAVOJOA

Mazatlan:  Jesus Castillo was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.  Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.  Alejandro Martinez pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

Navojoa:  Jose Guadalupe Chavez was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Jon Weber (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh.  Alejandro Soto pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Weber's homer with one out in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie.  Mazatlan got the tying run to second in the eighth and to third in the ninth.

JALISCO 8, HERMOSILLO 5 IN HERMOSILLO

Jalisco:  Eduardo Arredondo was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Leo Heras (Houston) was 2-for-3 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Brian Broderick (Washington) struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Hermosillo:  Luis Alfonso Garcia was 2-for-4 with a home run (his third), scoring twice and driving in two.  Matt Padgett was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Shaun Garceau pitched four innings, allowing one run on five hits and three walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Hermosillo scored four in the first, led 5-1 after three, and still led 5-1 until the seventh, when Jalisco scored five times to take the lead.  A two-run single by Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Los Mochis at Culiacan

Jalisco at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Navojoa

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 12

A big inning carries Margarita.  Lots of little innings carry Lara.  Rene Reyes comes through for La Guaira.

MARGARITA 5, ARAGUA 2 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 1-for-5 for Aragua.

Aragua:  Ramon Flores (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Avisail Garcia (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  Jan Granado pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Margarita:  Taylor Motter (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Alberto Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  Carlos Monasterios pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

The game:  Margarita scored four in the third to go ahead 5-1 and was in control the rest of the way.  Margarita had only two hits in the inning, both singles, and was aided by three walks and an error.

LARA 11, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN LARA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia was 0-for-2 with a walk for Anzoategui.

Anzoategui:  Cory Aldridge (Toronto) was 2-for-2 with a double and a walk.  Jesus Flores (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.  Joice Linares (Tampa Bay) struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Lara:  Cesar Izturis (Houston) was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 3-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.  Nestor Molina (White Sox) pitched six innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Lara scored in each of the first five innings to build a 7-1 lead, then scored four in the seventh to top it off.

LA GUAIRA 4, MAGALLANES 3 IN LA GUAIRA

Magallanes:  Lew Ford (Baltimore) was 3-for-5 with a run.  Adonis Garcia (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Bobby Blevins (Dodgers) pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

La Guaira:  Odubel Herrera (Texas) was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Alex Cabrera was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Junior Guerra (White Sox) struck out seven in 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and no walks.

The game:  Rene Reyes' two-run double with two out in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie for La Guaira.  Magallanes got one back in the eighth and had the tying run on third base in both the eighth and the ninth.

ZULIA 8, CARACAS 3 IN ZULIA

Caracas:  Blake Gailen was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Alex Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Loiger Padron (Cubs) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Zulia:  Giovanny Urshela (Cleveland) was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.  Ender Inciarte (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Alex Torres (Tampa Bay) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Aaron Altherr's (Philadelphia) two-run single capped a three-run third that put Zulia up 5-2.  Caracas got one back in the fourth but never got closer.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Anzoategui at Lara

Caracas at Zulia

La Guaira at Aragua

Arizona Fall League: Games of November 12

A comeback for Glendale.  A walkoff for Mesa.  A shutout for Surprise.

GLENDALE 5, SALT RIVER 4 IN SALT RIVER

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-5 with an RBI.  Max Kepler was 3-for-5 with a triple and a run.

Glendale:  Scott Schebler (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Jason Esposito (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.  Joe Mantiply (Detroit) struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Salt River:  Evan Marzilli (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with a run.  Mark Appel (Houston) pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Salt River led 4-1 after three, but Glendale scored two in the sixth and two in the ninth to win.  Esposito's two-run triple with two out in the ninth brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.

MESA 6, PEORIA 5 IN MESA (11 INNINGS)

Peoria:  Hunter Dozier (Kansas City) was 3-for-4 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Edward Salcedo (Atlanta) was 2-for-5 with a home run and a walk, scoring three times.  Jamie Schultz (Tampa Bay) pitched four innings, giving up one run on one hit and five walks with no strikeouts.

Mesa:  Bijan Rademacher (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk, driving in four.  Cal Towey (Angels) was 1-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two walks, scoring twice.  C. J. Edwards (Cubs) pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  It was 3-3 after seven, 4-4 after nine, and 5-5 after ten.  Towey led off the bottom of the eleventh with a walkoff home run.

SURPRISE 8, SCOTTSDALE 0 IN SCOTTSDALE

Surprise:  Patrick Kivlehan (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in four.  Nick Williams (Texas) was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in three.  Keith Couch (Boston) pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks with three strikeouts.

Scottsdale:  Kyle Nigashioka (Yankees) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Nefi Ogando (Philadelphia) struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Kivlehan singled in two in the first and tripled in two in the fourth, giving Surprise a 5-0 lead.  Scottsdale had only two hits in the game.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Glendale at Mesa

Peoria at Surprise

Salt River at Scottsdale

Puerto Rican League: Games of November 11

A tough day for Twins players.  Free baseball in San Juan.

SANTURCE 4, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Twins:  Daniel Ortiz was 0-for-4.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3.  Both players are playing for Mayaguez.

Santurce:  Jack Lopez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Jordan Lennerton (Detroit) was 3-for-4 with an RBI.  Pat Misch (Detroit) pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks with three strikeouts.

Mayaguez:  Randy Ruiz was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run.  Luis Figueroa was 2-for-3.  Freddie Cabrera (Dodgers) pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits with two strikeouts.

The game:  Santurce scored two in the third and two in the fourth and was in control the rest of the way.  The lone Mayaguez run came in the eighth.

SAN JUAN 5, CAROLINA 4 IN SAN JUAN (10 INNINGS)

Carolina:  Jesus Feliciano was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Masayoshi Tsukada was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Juan Caballero (St. Louis) struck out six in three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk.

San Juan:  John Andreoli (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jose Lozada (Washington) was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Eddie Camacho struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on three hits.

The game:  San Juan took a 3-0 lead in the first, but it was tied 3-3 after five and 4-4 after six.  Andreoli led off the tenth with a triple and scored on a one-out single by Geraldo Valentin (Miami) to win the game.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Caguas at Santurce

Carolina at Mayaguez

Dominican Winter League: Games of November 11

The Diory of a win for Licey.  More from Moore for Este.

LICEY 4, ORIENTE 1 IN ORIENTE

Twins:  Chris Parmelee was 1-for-4 for Licey.

Licey:  Diory Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double, driving in two.  Jhonatan Solano (Washington) was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.  Ramon Ortiz pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Oriente:  Aneury Tavarez (Boston) was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Jordany Valdespin (Miami) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Kelvin Perez pitched a scoreless inning, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Hernandez doubled in a run in the first and Licey led the rest of the game.  They went on to score single runs in the fifth, sixth, and eighth, with the lone Oriente run coming in the seventh.

ESTE 8, AGUILAS 5 IN AGUILAS

Este:  Wilkin Ramirez was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Tyler Moore (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer (his sixth) and a double.  Elih Villaneuva (Miami) struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks.

Aguilas:  Jonathan Villar (Houston) was 3-for-4 with two home runs and three runs.  Rafael Ynoa (Colorado) was 3-for-5 with a double.  Sugar Ray Marimon (Atlanta) pitched five innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Moore's three-run homer with none out in the first gave Este a lead it would not relinquish.  The lead was down to 3-2 after five, but a three-run sixth put Este in control of the game.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Aguilas at Este

Oriente at Escogido

Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 11

Errors play a big part for Mexicali and Mazatlan.  Los Mochis wins a close game.  Heras harasses Hermosillo.

MEXICALI 4, OBREGON 2 IN MEXICALI

Obregon:  Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Arturo Lopez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

Mexicali:  Gil Velazquez was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Walter Ibarra (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Marco Antonio Duarte pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two unearned runs on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Mexicali scored two in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  The go-ahead run scored on a squeeze bunt and a single-plus-error by Velazquez brought home an insurance run.

MAZATLAN 5, NAVOJOA 2 IN NAVOJOA

Mazatlan:  Jesus Castillo was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Heber Gomez was 1-for-1 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Amilcar Gaxiola pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

Navojoa:  Jose Guadalupe Chavez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Rolando Acosta was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Luis De La O pitched two shutout innings, allowing four hits.

The game:  Navojoa led 2-0 after three, but Mazatlan scored four in the fifth and one in the sixth.  The four-run inning came with just one hit, aided by two walks and an error.

LOS MOCHIS 6, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN

Los Mochis:  Sandy Madera was 1-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Brian Burgamy (Mets) was 0-for-1 with four walks and a run.  Julian Arballo (Yankees) retired all five men he faced.

Culiacan:  Issmael Salas was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Maxwell Leon was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.  Rodrigo Lopez pitched 6.2 innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Los Mochis led all the way, but it was 1-0 after two, 3-2 after five, and 4-3 after eight.  Juan Carlos Gamboa hit a two-run double in the ninth to give Los Mochis a more comfortable lead.

JALISCO 11, HERMOSILLO 2 IN HERMOSILLO

Jalisco:  Leo Heras (Houston) was 3-for-5 with three home runs (his fifth, sixth, and seventh) and a walk, driving in five.  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 1-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk, scoring twice.  Graham Godfrey (Arizona) pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jesus Loya (Boston) was 2-for-4.

The game:  Smith led off the fifth with a homer to break a 1-1 tie and put Jalisco in the lead to stay.  They went on to lead 5-2 after six, then Heras hit a three-run homer in the seventh to put the game out of reach.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Los Mochis at Culiacan

Jalisco at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Navojoa

Obregon at Mexicali

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 11

An eighth-inning rally carries Caracas.  Strong pitching by Casey Lawrence wins it for Margarita.

CARACAS 4, LARA 2 IN LARA

Caracas:  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 4-for-5 with a triple and two runs.  Blake Gailen was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk.  Boone Whiting (St. Louis) pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and six walks with one strikeout.

Lara:  Cesar Izturis (Houston) was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 0-for-1 with three walks.  Romulo Sanchez pitched four innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with no strikeouts.

The game:  Caracas broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run eighth.  Jesus Aguilar (Cleveland) had a two-run triple-plus-error and Gailen homered in the inning.

MARGARITA 5, ARAGUA 0 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar was 0-for-4 for Aragua.

Aragua:  Willson Contreras (Cubs) was 2-for-3.  Hector Gimenez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4.  Manny Martinez (Philadelphia) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Margarita:  David Peralta (Arizona) was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Taylor Motter (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer (his fifth) and two runs.  Casey Lawrence (Toronto) pitched seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

The game:  Peralta hit a two-run homer in the first to make it 2-0 and Motter hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 5-0.  Aragua only once got a man to second base, in the eighth.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Anzoategui at Lara

Caracas at Zulia

Magallanes at La Guaira

Aragua at Margarita

Arizona Fall League: Games of November 11

There are ties in baseball, at least in the AFL.  Late runs carry Surprise.  Darnell Sweeney drives in more runs than the whole Scottsdale team.

PEORIA 4, SALT RIVER 4 IN SALT RIVER

Twins:  Max Kepler was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Taylor Rogers pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks with one strikeout.  Jake Reed pitched one inning, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Peoria:  Bubba Starling (Kansas City) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Raul Mondesi (Kansas City) was 4-for-5 with a double.  Dylan Baker (Cleveland) struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Salt River:  Justin Bohn (Miami) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Mitch Lambson (Houston) retired all seven men he faced, striking out three.

The game:  Peoria led 3-0 after four and held that lead until the seventh, when Salt River scored four times to go ahead.  Two of the runs came on an inside-the-park home run by Bohn.  Justin O'Conner's (Tampa Bay) RBI single tied it in the eighth.  By rule, AFL games are declared ties after eleven innings.

SURPRISE 5, MESA 1 IN MESA

Surprise:  Sean Coyle (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double, scoring three times.  Patrick Kivlehan (Seattle) was 3-for-4 with a double and a run.  Sam Wolff (Texas) pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with no strikeouts.

Mesa:  Chad Hinshaw (Angels) was 2-for-3.  Dan Vogelbach (Cubs) was 2-for-4.  Felipe Rivero (Washington) pitched five innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  Coyle's two-run homer broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh inning.  Surprise added single runs in the eighth and ninth.

GLENDALE 8, SCOTTSDALE 4 IN SCOTTSDALE

Glendale:  Darnell Sweeney (Dodgers) was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a double, driving in five.  Nick Basto (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Matt Magill (Dodgers) struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Scottsdale:  Roman Quinn (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Josh Bell (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jake Kuebler (Mets) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

The game:  Sweeney had a two-run double in a three-run second.  Glendale went on to lead 5-0 after three and their lead was never less than three runs.

NEXT DAY'S GAMES

Peoria at Mesa

Surprise at Scottsdale

Glendale at Salt River