Winter League Playoffs: Games of January 27

VENEZUELAN WINTER LEAGUE

ANZOATEGUI 8, MAGALLANES 4 IN MAGALLANES

Anzoategui:  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez (Pittsburgh) was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Cesar Valdez pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Magallanes:  Ronny Cedeno was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs.  Adonis Garcia (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs.  Jesus Martinez pitched two perfect innings with one strikeout.

The game:  Perez had a two-run single in the first and Anzoategui never trailed.  They built the lead to 8-0 after four.  Magallanes got two in the sixth and two in the eighth but did not get the tying run up to bat.

Series status:  Anzoategui leads the best-of-seven series three games to one.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 5, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN SANTURCE

Mayaguez:  Ozzie Martinez (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Martin Maldonado (Milwaukee) was 2-for-3 with a run.  Reinier Roibal pitched 4.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk with no strikeouts.

Santurce:  Anthony Garcia (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Ruben Sosa (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one.  Ricardo Gomez struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings.

The game:  With two out and none on in the third, Mayaguez got six consecutive singles to score three runs.  Mayaguez still led 3-1 after seven.  In the bottom of the eighth, however, a single and two doubles tied the score and Jorge Padilla hit a two-run double to give Santurce a 5-3 lead.  Mayaguez went down in order in the ninth.

Series status:  Santurce wins the series four games to two.