Games of October 30

We're back!  While we were away, the Puerto Rican League started play.  No attempt will be made to catch up the games we missed.  Sorry about that.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LA GUAIRA 7, CARACAS 2 IN LA GUAIRA

La Guaira scored all of their runs in the first three innings, building a 7-0 lead with three in the first, three in the second, and one in the third.  Heiker Meneses was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI for La Guaira.

ZULIA 3, ARAGUA 1 IN ZULIA

Wilson Garcia's RBI single in the eighth broke a 1-1 tie and Carlos Colmenares added an RBI double later in the inning for an insurance run.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run for Zulia.

LARA 5, MAGALLANES 2 IN LARA

Trailing 2-0 after five, Lara scored four in the sixth to go into the lead to stay.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-4 for Magallanes.

MARGARITA 7, ANZOATEGUI 6 IN MARGARITA

Jose Osuna's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth gave Margarita the victory.  Omar Bencomo pitched five innings, giving up one run on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI for Anzoategui.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 5, ESCOGIDO 3 IN ESCOGIDO

Aguilas scored four in the eighth to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 5-2 lead.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-4 for Escogido.

LICEY 2, ESTRELLAS 0 IN ESTRELLAS

Anderson Hernandez singled in a run in the eighth to break a scoreless tie.  Confesor Lara pitched a third of an inning for Estrellas, allowing a run on a hit and a walk.

TOROS 6, GIGANTES 5 AT GIGANTES

The Toros trailed 5-3 going to the ninth, but Carlos Franco tied it with a two-run double and scored on a Eugenio Velez single for the go-ahead run.  Carlos Paulino was 0-for-4 for the Gigantes.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

MAYAGUEZ 5, CAROLINA 0 IN MAYAGUEZ

Kennys Vargas' two-run double capped a four-run seventh that put Mayaguez ahead 5-0.  Vargas was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, driving in two.  Nelson Molina was used as a defensive replacement for Mayaguez but did not bat.  Dereck Rodriguez pitched 4.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up just one hit and no walks with two strikeouts.

CAGUAS 3, AGUADILLA 1 IN CAGUAS

Caguas scored single runs in the second and third and never trailed.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 9, OBREGON 1 IN MEXICALI

Ramon Rios hit a two-run homer in the first that gave Mexicali a lead they would not relinquish.

LOS MOCHIS 4, HERMOSILLO 3 IN HERMOSILLO

Isaac Rodriguez singled in a run in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie and Saul Soto homered in the eighth to make it 4-2.

JALISCO 5, MAZATLAN 1 IN MAZATLAN

Already leading 2-1, Jalisco scored five in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

NAVOJOA 3, CULIACAN 0 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa scored two in the first and led all the way.