Games of January 14-15

GAMES OF JANUARY 14

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 8, AGUILAS 3 AT AGUILAS (GAME 1)

Garabez Rosa hit a two-run homer in a three-run sixth that put the Gigantes up 5-3.  The Gigantes added three more in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Danny Santana was 0-for-4 for the Aguilas.  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks for the Aguilas.  Rosa was 4-for-5 and had two doubles in addition to his home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  Ketel Marte was 3-for-6 with a triple for the Gigantes, scoring once and driving in two.  Cam Perkins was 3-for-5 for the Gigantes.

GIGANTES 8, AGUILAS 2 AT AGUILAS

The Gigantes scored at least once in each of innings two through six, building a 6-2 lead.  It was a bullpen game for the Gigantes, as they used seven pitchers.

LICEY 11, ESCOGIDO 1 IN LICEY

Emilio Bonifacio's RBI double in the fourth put Licey up 2-1.  They then scored two in the fifth, three in the sixth, and four in the eighth.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-3 with a walk for Escogido.  Evan MacLane struck out six in six innings for Licey, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Engel Beltre was 3-for-4 with a run and two RBIs for Licey.

STANDINGS

Aguilas, 11-4
Gigantes, 7-8
Licey, 7-8
Escogido, 5-10

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 1, SANTURCE 0 IN SANTURCE

Randy Ruiz singled Jorge Padilla home in the first inning and Caguas made the run stand up.  Orlando Roman struck out four in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Caguas leads the best-of-nine series 1-0.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

CULIACAN 7, LOS MOCHIS 3

Jose Guadalupe Chavez hit a three-run homer in a four-run sixth that put Culiacan ahead 7-3.  Leandro Castro was 1-for-3 for Los Mochis.  Daniel Rodriguez pitched seven innings for Culiacan, giving up three runs on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Los Mochis leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

MELBOURNE 6, CANBERRA 5 IN CANBERRA

Trailing 5-4, Melbourne scored twice in the seventh to take the lead to stay.  The go-ahead run scored from third when Canberra had to throw to first to record a strikeout.

ADELAIDE 2, PERTH 1 IN ADELAIDE

Stefan Welch's two-run double in the first provided all the runs Adelaide would need.  Steven Chambers struck out six in 4.1 scoreless innings for Adelaide, giving up three hits and four walks.

SYDNEY AT BRISBANE

Rained out.

*Games played January 15.  It's timey-wimey.

GAMES OF JANUARY 15

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LARA 9, LA GUAIRA 3 IN LA GUAIRA

Lara scored two in the first and never looked back, building an 8-0 lead after six.  Jorge Martinez pitched five shutout innings for Lara, giving up four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Ildemaro Vargas was 3-for-4 with a double and two walks for Lara, scoring twice and driving in one.  Juniel Querecuto was 3-for-5 with a triple for Lara, scoring twice and driving in three.

Lara leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.

ZULIA 3, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ZULIA

Zulia scored two in the second and never trailed.  Anzoategui cut the lead to 3-2, left the bases loaded in the sixth, and stranded two more in the seventh.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-4 with a run for Zulia.  Rolando Valdez pitched five innings for Zulia, giving up one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

Zulia leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 8, ESCOGIDO 0 IN ESCOGIDO

Angel Franco hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second that gave the Aguilas all the runs they needed.  Danny Santana was 0-for-4 with a walk for the Aguilas.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with two walks for the Aguilas, scoring once and driving in one.  Alfredo Marte hit a two-run homer for the Aguilas and Jonathan Villar hit a solo homer for the Aguilas.

GIGANTES 10, LICEY 6 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes trailed 6-4 after seven but scored six runs in the eighth to win.  Melvin Mercedes was 3-for-4 with two RBIs for the Gigantes.  Leury Garcia was 3-for-5 with two runs for the Gigantes.

STANDINGS

Aguilas, 12-4
Gigantes, 8-8
Licey, 7-9
Escogido, 5-11

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 6, CAGUAS 3 IN CAGUAS

Santurce trailed 2-0 after six but scored five in the seventh to win.  Drew Ferguson had a three-run double to break a 2-2 tie.

The best-of-nine series is tied 1-1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

HERMOSILLO 2, MEXICALI 1 IN MEXICALI

Hermosillo got RBI singles by O'Koyea Dickson and Jose Amador in the eighth to overcome a 1-0 deficit.  Barry Enright pitched eight innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

Mexicali leads the best-of-seven series 2-1.

CULIACAN 4, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN CULIACAN

Ramiro Pena's RBI single in the seventh broke a 1-1 tie and Culiacan added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth.  Leandro Castro was 1-for-3 for Los Mochis.

The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.