Winter League Playoffs: Through Games of January 22

VENEZUELAN WINTER LEAGUE

FINAL ROUND-ROBIN PLAYOFF STANDINGS

Anzoategui, 11-5
Magallanes, 10-6
Aragua, 8-8
Zulia, 6-10
La Guaira, 5-11

I misunderstood the playoff format in the VWL.  The top two teams, Anzoategui and Magallanes, now play a best-of-seven series for the championship.  The first game of the series is Saturday night.

MEXICAN PACIFIC LEAGUE

JALISCO 5, CULIACAN 0 IN JALISCO

Culiacan:  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-4.  Oscar Robles was 2-for-4.  Marco Camarena pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks with one strikeout.

Jalisco:  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Eduardo Arredondo was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Juan Delgadillo pitched six shutout innings, allowing five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Japhet Amador singled in a run in the first and Jalisco led all the way.  Leo Heras (Houston) added a two-run single in the fourth and Smith hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

Series status:  The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.

DOMINICAN WINTER LEAGUE

Off-day.  Cibao leads Oriente in the best-of-nine series three games to two.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Off-day.  Mayaguez and Santurce are tied in the best-of-seven series 1-1.