Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Venezuelan Winter League: Games of November 18


A walkoff walk for Zulia.  Danry Vasquez wins it for Caracas.  Jamie Romak has the big hit for La Guaira.

ZULIA 5, MAGALLANES 4 IN ZULIA (11 INNINGS)

Magallanes:  Andres Blanco (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Mario Lisson (San Francisco) was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Bobby Blevins (Dodgers) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Zulia:  Carlos Moncrief (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 2-for-6 with two runs.  Silvino Bracho (Arizona) struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Reegie Corona’s (Yankees) RBI double capped a two-run Zulia eighth that tied the game 4-4.  A two-out bases loaded walk brought home the winning run in the eleventh.

CARACAS 5, ARAGUA 4 IN CARACAS (10 INNINGS)

TwinsEduardo Escobar was 0-for-5 for Aragua.  Argenis Diaz was 0-for-1 for Aragua.  Josmil Pinto was 0-for-3 for Aragua.

Aragua:  Hector Gimenez (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Alex Romero was 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBIs.  Jason Lane (San Diego) pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Caracas:  Danry Vasquez (Houston) was 4-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two triples, driving in three.  Eugenio Suarez (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Wilsen Palacios (Detroit) struck out five in 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk.

The game:  Vasquez had an RBI single to tie the game 4-4 in the eighth.  With two out and none on in the tenth, Vasquez hit a walkoff home run.

LARA 3, MARGARITA 1 IN LARA

Margarita:  Anthony Ortega (Dodgers) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Lara:  Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) was 2-for-2 with a walk and an RBI.  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 1-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Nestor Molina (White Sox) pitched seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Margarita scored on a groundout to tie the score 1-1 in the fifth, but Paulo Orlando’s (Kansas City) single in the bottom of the fifth put Lara back in front.  Margarita had only four hits in the game and did not draw a walk.

LA GUAIRA 5, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

TwinsOswaldo Arcia was 0-for-3 with a walk for Anzoategui.

La Guaira:  Jaime Romak was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk.  Jose Gonzalez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Junior Guerra (White Sox) struck out six in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Anzoategui:  Niuman Romero (Oakland) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Jean Toledo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits with one strikeout.

The game:  Romak hit a three-run homer in the second inning and La Guaira never trailed.  Orlando Arcia’s two-run double cut the lead to 4-2 in the eighth, but Luis Sardinas (Texas) singled in an insurance run in the ninth for La Guaira.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Margarita at Lara
La Guaira at Anzoategui
Aragua at Caracas


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