Games of November 5-6

GAMES OF NOVEMBER 5

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

FALL-STARS GAME:  WEST 12, EAST 4

The West scored four in the second and four in the third to take an easy win.  Nick Gordon was the only Twin to make the team, going 0-for-3.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

CARACAS 7, LA GUAIRA 2 IN CARACAS

Caracas scored three in the third and three in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead.  Wilfredo Tovar was used as a defensive substitute for Caracas and did not bat.  Heiker Meneses was 1-for-4 for La Guaira.

ZULIA 7, LARA 1 IN LARA

Zulia scored in four of the first five innings to build a 5-1 lead.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his fifth and sixth) and is batting .352 for Zulia.

ANZOATEGUI 5, MARGARITA 4 IN ANZOATEGUI

RBI singles by Tomas Telis and Rene Reyes in the eighth inning gave Anzoategui a 5-4 win.  Niko Goodrum was 0-for-4 for Anzoategui.

MAGALLANES 10, ARAGUA 5 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes led 4-0 after one, then had the lead cut to 4-3.  In the fourth, however, Jose Rondon delivered a two-run triple and later scored to secure the Magallanes win.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-4 with two triples and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  He is batting .329 for Magallanes.  Jairo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Aragua and is batting .324.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGIDO 3, ESTE 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Joaquin Arias' two-run single in the seventh snapped a 1-1 tie.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk, scoring once for Escogido.  Leonardo Reginatto was 0-for-3 for Este.

ESTRELLAS 5, GIGANTES 2 IN ESTRELLAS

All the runs were scored in the sixth inning, with the Gigantes getting two in the top half and Estrellas countering with five in the bottom half.  Confesor Lara struck out two in a scoreless inning for Estrellas, giving up two hits.  Carlos Paulino was 2-for-4 for the Gigantes.

LICEY 5, AGUILAS 4 AT AGUILAS

Rymer Liriano was 4-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring twice and driving in two, to lead Licey.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 10, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Leading 3-2, Caguas scored four in the sixth to secure the win.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-1 with two walks for Mayaguez.

AGUADILLA 5, CAROLINA 0 IN CAROLINA

Four pitchers combined on a shutout for Aguadilla.  Juan Centeno was 0-for-3 with two walks for Aguadilla.  J. J. Fernandez pinch-hit for Carolina and was 0-for-1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

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MAZATLAN 4, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN MAZATLAN

Corey Brown hit a three-run homer (his third) in a four-run fourth for Mazatlan.

HERMOSILLO 4, MEXICALI 1 IN MEXICALI

Matt Skole's three-run homer in the sixth gave Hermosillo all the runs they would need.

CULIACAN 2, OBREGON 1 IN CULIACAN

Joey Meneses two-run homer (his fifth) in the fourth provided all the Culiacan runs.

NAVOJOA 3, JALISCO 0 IN NAVOJOA

With Navojoa leading 1-0, Randy Arozarena hit a two-run triple to put the game out of reach.  Seven pitchers combined for the shutout, with four of them going less than one inning.

GAMES OF NOVEMBER 6

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LA GUAIRA 13, CARACAS 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Brock Stassi hit a three-run homer (his fifth) as La Guaira took a 4-1 lead in the first inning and never looked back.  Heiker Meneses was 2-for-5 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in four, for La Guaira.  He is batting .300.

ARAGUA 11, MAGALLANES 5 IN ARAGUA

Six of the first seven Aragua batters reached base as they scored six in the first and led all the way.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-6 with a double and two runs and is batting .341 for Magallanes.

LARA 3, ZULIA 2 IN LARA

Two singles and a sacrifice fly brought home the go-ahead run for Lara in the seventh.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run and is batting .340 for Zulia.

ANZOATEGUI 15, MARGARITA 11 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui trailed 2-0, led 9-2, trailed 11-10, and then scored five in the bottom of the ninth to win as Emerson Landoni hit a walkoff grand slam.  Niko Goodrum was 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, and a walk, scoring twice for Anzoategui.  Ryan O'Rourke struck out two but allowed one run on three hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning for Margarita.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 8, AGUILAS 2 IN LICEY

Licey scored six in the second and led all the way.

ESCOGIDO 3, ESTE 2 IN ESTE

Mark Thomas broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the seventh and Escogido added a needed insurance run on an error in the eighth.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-4 for Escogido.

ESTRELLAS AT GIGANTES

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAROLINA 4, SANTURCE 3 IN SANTURCE

Johneshwy Fargas hit a three-run double in the eighth to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead.  J. J. Fernandez was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run for Carolina and is batting .333.  Lean Marrero pinch-ran and scored for Carolina.

MAYAGUEZ 8, AGUADILLA 2 IN AGUADILLA

Danny Ortiz hit a three-run homer for Mayaguez in the first inning and they led all the way.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

HERMOSILLO 2, MEXICALI 1 IN MEXICALI

Jorge Flores' RBI double broke a scoreless tie in the seventh and Jose Amador homered in the eighth for Hermosillo.

NAVOJOA 4, JALISCO 1 IN NAVOJOA

Humberto Sosa's two-run single in the first gave Navojoa a lead they would not relinquish.

OBREGON 4, CULIACAN 2 IN CULIACAN

Leo Heras hit a two-run single in a three-run third and Obregon led the rest of the game.