Games of December 5

Kennys Vargas hits a home run!

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

They apparently played the league's all-star game yesterday, but mlb.com gives me no information about how it came out.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

MEXICALI 7, JALISCO 2 IN JALISCO

Mexicali scored four in the first inning and led all the way.  Xorge Carrillo was 3-for-5.  Luis Juarez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  C. J. Retherford was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring three times.  Walter Ibarra was 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Rolando Valdez pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.  For Jalisco, Agustin Murillo was 3-for-4.

MAZATLAN 2, OBREGON 1 IN OBREGON

Mazatlan scored single runs in the second and sixth, while Obregon's lone run came in the eighth.  They had the tying run on second with two out, but their last four batters were retired.  Alejandro Soto pitched six shutout innings giving up five hits and striking out five.  For Obregon, ex-Twin Dustin Martin was 3-for-4.  Marco Antonio Duarte pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk and striking out three.

NAVOJOA 3, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Trailing 2-1, Navojoa scored two in the ninth to win.  A squeeze bunt brought home the tying run and Fernando Flores singled home the lead run.  Jaime Lugo pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out four.  For Los Mochis, Michael Wing hit a home run, his second.  Jonathan Castellanos pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out five.

CULIACAN 10, HERMOSILLO 6 IN HERMOSILLO

Culiacan led 3-0, Hermosillo led 5-3, Culiacan led 6-5, Heromsillo tied it 6-6, but Culiacan scored four in the ninth to win.  Ryan McBroom was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk, scoring four times.  Jose Amador hit a home run for Hermosillo, his fifth.  Jason Bourgeois was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Aguilas) was 1-for-4 with a home run.

AGUILAS 5, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO

The Aguilas broke a 1-1 tie with four in the eighth inning.  Vargas hit a three-run homer in the inning.  Roenis Elias struck out eight in 6.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and one walk.  For Escogido, Vidal Nuno struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

ESTRELLAS 3, TOROS 2 AT TOROS

The Estrellas led 3-0 after two and held on.  The Toros scored two in the sixth and had men on second and third with one out, but their last eleven batters were retired.  Gabriel Guerrero was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk for the Estrellas.  Edward Valdez pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out two.  For Este, Raul Valdes pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs on ten hits and a walk and striking out three.

GIGANTES 7, LICEY 5 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes scored three in each of the first two innings to take a 6-0 lead.  Licey came back to tie it 6-6 after seven.  Rosell Herrera singled in the winning run in the ninth.  Leury Garcia and Carlos Paulino each homered for the Gigantes.  For Licey, Julio Borbon was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, driving in three.  Juan Francisco was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and two walks.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of December 4

Only one winter league game yesterday.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGIDO 7, ESTREALLAS 6 AT ESTRELLAS

The Estrellas led 4-0 and 6-4, but Ronny Paulino's two-run double tied it in the eighth and Wilkin Castillo homered in the ninth to give Escogido the win.  Franchy Cordero was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Starling Marte was 3-for-5 with a double.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of December 3

Willians Astudillo goes yard!

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.

ZULIA 6, LARA 4 IN LARA

Trailing 3-1, Zulia scored three in the sixth to go into the lead to stay.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.  For Lara, Ildemaro Vargas and Rangel Ravelo were each 3-for-5.  Cesar Jimenez pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out one.

ANZOATEGUI 7, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Luis Hernandez doubled home a run in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie and Willians Astudillo hit a three-run homer in a four-run ninth that put the game out of reach.  Luis Jimenez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his eighth) and two doubles.  Daryl Thompson pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk and striking out two.  Wilfredo Tovar was 3-for-4 for Caracas.  Luis Diaz struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.

MAGALLANES 6, ARAGUA 2 IN ARAGUA

Magallanes scored one in the third and two in the fifth, leading all the way.  Aragua cut it to 3-2 in the sixth, but Magallanes got one in the seventh and two in the eighth.  Ronny Cedeno hit for the cycle, going 4-for-5 with a single, double, triple, and home run, his second.  Alex Sanabia pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with no strikeouts.

MARGARITA 3, LA GUAIRA 1 IN MARGARITA

Leonardo Reginatto singled home a run in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and Jose Osuna doubled in an insurance run in the seventh.  Omar Bencomo pitched eight innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out seven.  For La Guaira, Edgmer Escalona pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out one.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

MEXICALI 1, HERMOSILLO 0 IN MEXICALI

Francisco Cordoba singled in the game's only run in the fifth.  Sergio Mitre struck out eight in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  For Hermosillo, Ryan Verdugo pitched seven innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks and striking out five.

NAVOJOA 2, JALISCO 1 IN NAVOJOA

With one out in the second, Navojoa got four consecutive singles and a walk to score all the runs they needed.  Tyler Kane struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up one hit and five walks.  For Jalisco, Octavio Acosta struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.

OBREGON 7, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN

Barbaro Canizares hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Obregon led all the way.  Culiacan cut the lead to 4-3 after six, but Obregon scored three more in the ninth.  Pablo Ortega pitched six innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and a walk and striking out none.

LOS MOCHIS 1, MAZATLAN 0 IN MAZATLAN

It was scoreless until the ninth, when Ramon Urias hit a one-out triple and scored on Olmo Rosario's single.  Luis Perez pitched eight shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out three.  For Mazatlan, Oscar Verdugo pitched eight shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out four.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Aguilas) was 0-for-4.

ESTRELLAS 4, AGUILAS 3 AT AGUILAS

The Estrellas scored three in the fifth to go ahead 4-0.  The Aguilas cut the lead to 4-3 in the ninth and had the tying run on second.  Nik Turley pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out four.

TOROS 4, GIGANTES 3 AT TOROS

Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run homer in a three-run first as the Toros led all the way.  The Gigantes cut the lead to 4-3 in the ninth and had the tying run in scoring position with one out.  Elih Villanueva pitched five shutout innings, giving up seven hits and striking out four.  Miguel Andujar hit a two-run homer for the Gigantes.

ESCOGIDO 7, LICEY 2 IN LICEY

Patrick Kivlehan hit a three-run double in a four-run first and Escogido led all the way.  It was the only hit Escogido had in the inning, as they were aided by three walks and an error.  Kivlehan was 2-for-4 and had four RBIs.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 1-for-5 with three walks.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 1-for-7.

PERTH 8, SYDNEY 4 IN SYDNEY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Perth scored four in the first and led all the way.  Sydney cut the lead to 5-4 in the fourth, but Perth got two in the sixth and one in the seventh.  Jesse Williams was 3-for-4.

PERTH 7, SYDNEY 4 IN SYDNEY (GAME 2)

Trailing 4-2, Perth got a three-run homer from Tim Kennelly in the fifth and added two more runs in the seventh.  Kennelly's home run was his third.  Luke Hughes also hit a home run, his fourth.

MELBOURNE 2, BRISBANE 1 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

A sacrifice fly in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie.  Tomoya Mori was 2-for-2 with a home run.  Kona Takahashi struck eleven in 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and four walks.  Mitch Nilsson hit a home run for Brisbane, his fourth.

MELBOURNE 3, BRISBANE 2 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 2--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS--8 INNINGS)

The goofy "start with men on first and second rule" decides another game, as a single and a hit batsman were all Melbourne needed to bring home the winning run.  Josh Tols struck out nine in five shutout innings of relief for Melbourne, giving up one hit and three walks.

Games of December 2

A good game for Adalberto Marte.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) pinch-hit and was 0-for-1.

CARACAS 10, ARAGUA 3 IN ARAGUA

Caracas scored four in the first and five in the third to take a 9-2 lead.  Trayvon Robinson was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer (his third) and a double.  Jesus Aguilar was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two walks, scoring three times.  Jose Vargas hit a two-run homer for Aragua, his fourteenth.

LARA 14, ZULIA 5 IN LARA

Zulia scored three in the top of the first, but Lara got four in the bottom of the first and never trailed.  Lara also had four-run innings in the fifth and eighth.  Ildemaro Vargas was 4-for-6 with a triple and three runs.  Henry Urrutia was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Carlos Rivero was 3-for-6 with a double.  Rangel Ravelo was 2-for-6 with a home run (his fourth) and three RBIs.  For Zulia, Jairo Perez was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.  Hector Gimenez was 3-for-5 with a double.

MARGARITA 3, LA GUAIRA 1 IN MARGARITA

Lara scored two in the third to go ahead 2-0.  Francisco Diaz was 3-for-4.  Logan Darnell pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk and striking out three.  For La Guaira, Arvicent Perez was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Jonathan Albaladejo struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and three walks.

MAGALLANES 7, ANZOATEGUI 3 IN ANZOATEGUI

Magallanes trailed early, but a six-run fifth put them ahead 7-2.  Mario Lisson was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and a double.  Frankie De La Cruz pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

LOS MOCHIS 2, MAZATLAN 0 IN MAZATLAN

The only runs came in the ninth on a two-run single by Ramon Urias.  Akeem Bostick pitched six innings, giving up three hits and a walk and striking out four.  Roy Merritt pitched six shutout innings for Mazatlan, giving up six hits and a walk and striking out one.

CULIACAN 4, OBREGON 3 IN CULIACAN (10 INNINGS)

Maxwell Leon delivered an RBI single to bring home the winning run.  Sebastian Elizalde was 3-for-5.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out one.  Dustin Martin was 2-for-3 with a home run for Obregon.  David Reyes pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk and striking out one.

MEXICALI 3, HERMOSILLO 0 IN MEXICALI

David Harris hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Luis Juarez homered in the sixth.  Harris was 2-for-2 with a double and two walks in addition to his second home run.  Juarez was 2-for-4 and the home run was his fourth.  Javier Solano pitched 6.2 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out five.  For Hermosillo, Juan Pablo Oramas pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks and striking out three.

NAVOJOA 8, JALISCO 7 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa trailed 7-5, but in the bottom of the ninth drew two walks and then got a three-run homer from Randy Arozarena to win the game.  Arozarena was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk in addition to his eleventh home run.  Jesus Castillo was 1-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and two walks.  For Jalisco, Donald Dewees, Jr. was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Jabari Blash was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Adalberto Mejia (Gigantes) pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out four.

ESCOGIDO 2, AGUILAS 1 IN ESCOGIDO (11 INNINGS)

Three walks and an RBI single by Danny Richar produced the winning run in the eleventh.  Adalberto Flores struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  For the Aguilas, Francisley Bueno pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out two.

LICEY 3, GIGANTES 1 AT GIGANTES

Licey scored two in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Kyle Lobstein struck out four in five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk.

TOROS 7, ESTRELLAS 4 AT ESTRELLAS

The Estrellas scored three in the first but did not score again until the ninth.  Meanwhile, the Toros got two in the third, two in the sixth, one in the eighth, and two in the ninth to win.  Cristhian Adames was 3-for-5 with a two-run omer.  Jeimer Candelario and Jefry Marte were each 3-for-5.  For the Estrellas, Radhames Liz pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk and striking out four.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

CANBERRA 7, ADELAIDE 4 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 1--10 INNINGS)

It was a good game for nine innings, tied 2-2, but then the goofy "start the inning with men on first and second" rule came into play.  Canberra scored five in the top of the tenth and held off Adelaide to win.  David Kandilas was 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Buddy Reed was 3-for-5 with a double.  Frank Gailey struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks.  For Adelaide, Matt Williams pitched six innings, giving up one run on six hits and striking out five.

ADELAIDE 4, CANBERRA 2 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Adelaide scored three in the first on a single and five walks.  Canberra cut the lead to 3-2 in the second but could not tie it up.  Isaias Quiroz hit a home run for Adelaide.  Max Beatty pitched a complete game, striking out eight and giving up two runs on five hits.

PERTH AT SYDNEY (TWO GAMES)

Rained out.

BRISBANE AT MELBOURNE (TWO GAMES)

Rained out.

Games of December 1

Good days for Willians Astudillo and Anderson Munoz.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 3-for-7 with a run and an RBI.  Anderson Munoz (Zulia) pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

ANZOATEGUI 5, ZULIA 0 IN ZULIA (COMPLETION OF SUSPENDED GAME)

Anzoategui scored two in the first, two in the third, and one in the sixth.  Kelvin De La Cruz pitched 5.1 scoreless innings of relief, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

ANZOATEGUI 4, ZULIA 3 IN ZULIA (SCHEDULED GAME--7 INNINGS)

Trailing 3-1 through six, Anzoategui scored three in the seventh to win.  Rafael Ortega's two-run triple brought home the tying and lead runs.  For Zulia, Elvis Araujo pitched 4.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and three walks and striking out four.

MARGARITA 8, ARAGUA 2 IN MARGARITA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Margarita broke a scoreless tie with six in the fourth.  Jose Osuna hit a home run, his second.  Omar Poveda pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and three walks and striking out three.  For Aragua, Alberto Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with two doubles.

ARAGUA 5, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Jose Vargas hit a three-run homer in the fifth that gave Aragua a 4-0 lead.  Vargas was 4-for-4 with four RBIs and the home run was his thirteenth.  Freddy Garcia pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and striking out three.

LA GUAIRA 11, LARA 6 IN LA GUAIRA

Teodoro Martinez tripled in a run in the seventh to break a 6-6 tie and La Guaira scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Martinez was 4-for-5.  Heiker Meneses was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  For Lara, Jesus Montero was 4-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.  Alejandro De Aza was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk.

MAGALLANES 7, CARACAS 6 IN CARACAS

Magallanes trailed 4-0 after two, but it was tied 6-6 when Alexander Palma delivered an RBI single in the seventh to put Magallanes ahead to stay.  Mario Lisson was 3-for-4 with a double.  Luis Torrens was 0-for-3 with two walks but scored three times.  For Caracas, Wilfredo Tovar was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

NAVOJOA 4, JALISCO 1 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa scored two in the sixth to break a scoreless tie and led the rest of the way.  Randy Arozarena was 2-for-4 with a home run, his tenth.  Omar Renteria also hit a home run.  Raul Carrillo struck out eight in 7.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  For Jalisco, Edwin Salas struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up two hits.

CULIACAN 7, OBREGON 5 IN CULIACAN

Ryan McBroom hit a two-run homer in a four-run third that broke a 2-2 tie.  McBroom was 3-for-3 with two home runs and a walk, driving in four.  Rico Noel was 3-for-5.  Emmanuel Avila hit a home run for Obregon.

MAZATLAN 6, LOS MOCHIS 3 IN MAZATLAN

Trailing 3-2, Mazatlan scored four in the eighth to go into the lead.  Corey Brown was 2-for-3 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk.  Dustin Crenshaw pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and striking out three.  For Los Mochis, Olmo Rosario was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fourth.  Luis Niebla pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

MEXICALI 7, HERMOSILLO 3 IN MEXICALI

Mexicali broke a 2-2 tie with five in the eighth.  Chris Roberson hit a three-run homer in the inning.  It was Roberson's seventh homer of the season.  David Harris was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Justin DeFratus struck out six in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk.  For Hermosillo, Fernando Perez hit a home run, his eighth.  Jose Samayoa pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and five walks and striking out two.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ESCOGIDO 11, ESTRELLAS 3 IN ESCOGIDO

Trailing 3-1, Escogido scored seven in the seventh and three in the eighth.  Franchy Cordero was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Danny Richar was 2-for-4 with a grand slam.  For the Estrellas, Socrates Brito was 3-for-5.  Evan MacLane pitched three innings, giving up one run on six hits.

TOROS 6, LICEY 0 AT TOROS

The Toros scored two in the second, one in the fourth, and three in the seventh.  Jefry Marte hit a three-run homer, his second.  Jake Buchanan pitched five shutout innings, giving up seven hits and striking out three.

AGUILAS 6, GIGANTES 3 AT AGUILAS

The Gigantes led 3-0 after two, but Aguilas scored three in the sixth to tie it and three in the seventh to win.  Wilin Rosario's two-run single brought home the lead runs.  Juan Perez was 3-for-5.  Yunesky Maya pitched six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks and struck out five.  For the Gigantes, Patrick Johnson struck out five in five innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 0-for-4.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-3.

CANBERRA 5, ADELAIDE 2 IN ADELAIDE

Buddy Reed's two-run triple in the second gave Canberra a 3-2 lead and they led the rest of the way.  Jay Baum was 3-for-5 with a double.  Connor Panas hit a home run, his third.  Steven Kent pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks and striking out four.  For Adelaide, Steven Lohr was 3-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Greg Mosel pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks and striking out one.

MELBOURNE 3, BRISBANE 0 IN MELBOURNE

Melbourne scored two in the fifth and one in the eighth.  Ex-Twin Mark Hamburger pitched a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and one walk and striking out seven.  Ryan Bollinger pitched a complete game for Brisbane, striking out ten and giving up three runs on six hits and three walks.

PERTH 5, SYDNEY 4 IN SYDNEY

Luke Hughes hit a two-run homer in the eighth to put Perth up 5-1.  Sydney came back with three in the ninth and had men on first and third when the game ended.  It was Hughes' third homer of the season.  Tim Kennelly was 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.  Alex Boshers pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and six walks and striking out four.  For Sydney, Trevor Foss pitched six innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and striking out four.

November Roundup

I always have hopes of doing a comprehensive look at what's happening in winter baseball, and I never seem to have time to do it.  So, here's how Twins players are doing.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

It's now done, of course:

Sean Miller, .255/.293/.273 in 55 at-bats.
Chris Paul, .292/.329/.444 in 72 at-bats.
LaMonte Wade, .238/.351/.413 in 63 at-bats.

Ryan Eades, 2-0, 0.66, 1.24 WHIP, 3 walks, 13 strikeouts, 13.2 innings.
Tom Hackimer, 0-1, 2.31, 1.29 WHIP, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts, 11.2 innings.
Tyler Jay, 0-0, 5.59, 1.86 WHIP, 5 walks, 11 strikeouts, 9.2 innings.
Andrew Vasquez, 0-0, 1.42, 1.11 WHIP, 5 walks, 14 striekouts, 12.2 innings.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Willians Astudillo, .326/.382/.426 in 129 at-bats.

Edwar Colina, 1-1, 3.60, 1.20 WHIP, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, 5 innings.
Anthony Marzi, 0-2, 4.32, 1.41 WHIP, 12 walks, 16 strikeouts, 33.1 innings.
Anderson Munoz, 1-0, 2.00, 1.00 WHIP, 7 walks, 8 strikeouts, 9 innings.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

None.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

T. J. White, .000/.000/.000 in 14 at-bats.

David Hurlbut, 2-0, 3.38, 1.13 WHIP, 6 walks, 17 strikeouts, 26,2 innings.
Adalberto Mejia, 2-0, 3.94, 1.44 WHIP, 6 walks, 11 strikeouts, 16 innings.
Randy Rosario, 0-0, 0.00, 3.00 WHIP, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 inning.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Logan Wade, .267/.333/.400 in 30 at-bats.
Aaron Whitefield, .353/.395/.559 in 34 at-bats.

Games of November 30

Welcome to the Twins, Willians Astudillo!

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-2 with an RBI.

MAGALLANES 12, CARACAS 9 IN CARACAS (14 INNINGS)

It was 3-2 through eight and 4-4 through nine.  Each team scored four in the tenth to make it 8-8.  Magallanes scored four in the fourteenth, with Caracas getting only one back.  Alberth Martinez hit a three-run homer for Magallanes in the fourteenth.  Ronny Cedeno was 3-for-6.  Martinez was 3-for-7 with a double in addition to his fifth home run and had five RBIs.  Adonis Garcia was 3-for-7 with a home run and a double and scored three times.  Jesus Valdez was 2-for-6 with two home runs (his fourteenth and fifteenth) and a walk.  Derek Eitel pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out two.  For Caracas, Trayvon Robinson was 4-for-6 with two doubles and a walk.  Carlos Perez was 4-for-6 with a triple and a walk, driving in three.  Alexander Palma was 3-for-7 with a home run and a double, driving in three.  The teams combined to use twenty-one pitchers, with Magallanes using twelve.

LARA 10, LA GUAIRA 3 IN LARA

Lara scored five in the second and four in the fifth to lead 9-2.  Ildemaro Vargas was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Carlos Rivero was 3-for-5 with a double.  Rangel Ravelo was 3-for-5 with three runs.  Jorge Martinez pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out two.  Miguel Gonzalez hit a home run for La Guaira.

ANZOATEGUI AT ZULIA

The game was suspended with Anzoategui leading Zulia 4-0 with two out in the bottom of the third.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

HERMOSILLO 7, JALISCO 6 IN JALISCO

Hermosillo led 5-1, but fell behind 6-5 before coming back with two in the eighth to win.  Ivan De Jesus, Jr. drove in the two eighth-inning runs with a single.  Luis Alfonso Garcia was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Fernando Perez was 3-for-4.  Jose Cardona hit a home run.  For Jalisco, Amadeo Zazueta was 3-for-5 with a double.  Japhet Amador was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.

NAVOJOA 2, OBREGON 1 IN OBREGON

Navojoa scored one in the first and one in the fifth.  Obregon's lone run came in the sixth, but they got the tying run to third in the eighth.  Randy Arozarena hit a home run for Navojoa, his ninth.  Eddie Gamboa struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on nine hits.  Humberto Sosa homered for Obregon's lone run.  Luis Mendoza pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out one.

MEXICALI 11, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mexicali scored three in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead and put the game out of reach with five in the eighth.  Yuniesky Betancourt was 4-for-5 with a double and four RBIs.  C. J. Retherford was 2-for-4 with a home run (his seventh) and four RBIs.  Miguel Pena pitched five innings, giving up two runs on nine hits, one walk, and two strikeouts.  Saul Soto hit a home run for Los Mochis.

MAZATLAN 1, CULIACAN 0 IN CULIACAN

The game's lone run came on a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning.  Mitch Lively pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just one and no walks.  He struck out four.  For Culiacan, Salvador Valdez pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out two.

DOMINCAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ESTRELLAS 2, GIGANTES 1 AT ESTRELLAS

With the Estrellas trailing 1-0, Frank Schwindel hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to put them in the lead to stay.  Schwindel was 2-for-4.  Mitch Atkins pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk while striking out one.  For the Gigantes, Gabriel Ynoa pitched four shutout innings, giving up three hits and striking out one.  The Estrellas out-hit the Gigantes 9-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

CANBERRA 18, ADELAIDE 3 IN ADELAIDE

Canberra scored four in the second to take a 4-1 lead.  Already leading 9-2, they scored nine more in the eighth.  Buddy Reed was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs.  Jay Baum was 3-for-5 with a walk.  Cameron Warner was 0-for-3 with three walks and three runs.  Gabriel Arias was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double, scoring three times and driving in five.