Games of January 6

Willians Astudillo goes deep.  We missed that the Puerto Rican League started January 5--we've added the results of those games to that day's report.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 0-for-3.  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.

LARA 5, ZULIA 2 IN ZULIA

Rangel Ravelo's two-run single in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie.  Henry Urrutia was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Ildemaro Vargas was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Nestor Molina pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk and striking out four.  For Zulia, Hector Gimenez was 3-for-5 with a home run.

Lara leads the series 3-1.

CARACAS 7, ARAGUA 1 IN ARAGUA

Anzoategui scored four in the third to take a 4-0 lead.  Trayvon Robinson was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Felix Perez was 3-for-5.  Cory Riordan pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.

Caracas leads the series 3-1.

ANZOATEGUI 9, MAGALLANES 8 IN ANZOATEGUI

Magallanes led 8-2 after six.  Anzoategui scored three in the seventh and four in the ninth to win.  Luis Jimenez hit a three-run walkoff homer with two out in the ninth.  Jimenez was 2-for-4 and the home run was his second of the playoffs.  Rafael Ortega hit a three-run homer.  Willians Astudillo hit a two-run homer.  For Magallanes, Jesus Valdez was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk and drove in four.  Ronny Cedeno was 1-for-2 with a double and three walks.

Anzoategui leads the series 3-1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

CULIACAN 5, JALISCO 4 IN JALISCO

Culiacan scored three in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead.  It stayed 5-1 until the ninth, when Jalisco scored three and had the tying run on base with one out, but a double play ended the game.  Ali Solis hit a three-run homer for Culiacan.  Anthony Vasquez pitched eight innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out three.  For Jalisco, Japhet Amador was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Culiacan leads the series 3-2.

MAZATLAN 5, MEXICALI 3 IN MAZATLAN

Mazatlan trailed 3-2 when Brian Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the seventh to put them in the lead to stay.  Hernandez was 2-for-4.  Aneury Tavarez was 3-for-3.  Carlos Munoz was 0-for-1 with three walks.  Roy Merritt pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and two walks and striking out three.  For Mazatlan, Javier Solano pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk and striking out five.

Mexicali leads the series 3-2.

NAVOJOA 4, HERMOSILLO 3 IN HERMOSILLO

Trailing 3-2, Jesus Castillo hit a two-run double in the seventh to give Navojoa the lead to stay.  Randy Arozarena was 4-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Castillo was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, driving in three.  Eddie Gamboa pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two unearned runs on four hits and a walk and striking out one.  For Hermosillo, Barry Enright pitched six innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk and striking out three.

Navojoa wins the series 4-1.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 7, GIGANTES 1 IN LICEY

Licey scored in five of their eight innings, building a 7-0 lead before the Gigantes got on the board in the ninth.  Donovan Solano was 3-for-5 with a double.  Pedro Echemendia pitched six shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out five.  For the Gigantes, Garabez Rosa was 3-for-3.  Kevin McGovern struck out five in 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks.

ESCOGIDO 4, AGULIAS 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Escogido scored three in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.  Jonathan Castellanos pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out four.  For the Aguilas, Michael Roth pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and striking out one.

Licey, 7-1
Escogido, 4-4
Aguilas, 3-5
Gigantes, 2-6

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 1-for-6 with a run.

CANBERRA 12, MELBOURNE 3 IN MELBOURNE

Canberra scored six in the third to take a 7-0 lead and never looked back.  Gabriel Arias was 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Lake Bachar struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.  For Melbourne, Brett Cumberland hit a home run, his sixth, and Tyler Neslony hit a home run, his fourth.

BRISBANE 14, SYDNEY 1 IN SYDNEY

Brisbane led 2-1 through four, but they scored three in the fifth, four in the sixth, two in the seventh, and three in the eighth.  Wade Dutton was 3-for-6 with a double and a home run, his sixth.  Donald Lutz was 2-for-3 with a home run (his ninth) and four RBIs.  Tim Atherton struck out five in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

ADELAIDE 8, PERTH 6 IN ADELAIDE

Adelaide scored five in the third, two in the fourth, and one in the fifth to build an 8-1 lead.  Kuan-Jen Chen was 3-for-5.  For Perth, Alex Hall was 3-for-4 with a walk.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

CAROLINA 2, MAYAGUEZ 0 IN MAYAGUEZ

Carolina scored single runs in the second and sixth.  Giovanni Soto pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out five.  For Mayaguez, Jorge Lopez struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits.

SANTURCE 6, CAGUAS 2 IN SANTURCE

Santurce took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on a sacrifice fly and scored three in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Edwin Gomez was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Ivan De Jesus, Jr. was 3-for-4.  Adalberto Flores pitched six innings, giving up two runs on two hits and three walks and striking out five.

Games of January 5

Good days in the Venezuelan League.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

ZULIA 4, LARA 3 IN ZULIA

Jose Flores delivered a two-run single in the ninth to win it for Zulia.  Flores was 2-for-2 with three RBIs.  Henderson Alvarez struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks.  For Lara, Raul Rivero pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.

Lara leads the series 2-1.

ARAGUA 2, CARACAS 1 IN ARAGUA (10 INNINGS)

Carlos Tocci delivered an RBI single in the tenth to win it for Aragua.  Hernan Perez hit a home run.  Wil Ledezma struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk.  For Caracas, Manny Correa pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out one.

Caracas leads the series 2-1.

ANZOATEGUI 6, MAGALLANES 4 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui scored two in the first and built a 6-0 lead before Magallanes scored four in the ninth.  Rene Reyes was 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his second of the playoffs.  Luis Jimenez was 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, and a walk.  Carlos Teller pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and seven walks and striking out three.  For Magallanes, Dustin Martin hit a home run.

Anzoategui leads the series 2-1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 7, CULIACAN 6 IN JALISCO (12 INNINGS)

It was tied 4-4 after nine.  Each team scored two in the eleventh.  Jalisco loaded the bases with none out in the twelfth and Edson Garcia hit a sacrifice fly to win it.  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-5 with a triple and a walk.  Amadeo Zazueta was 3-for-6 with a double.  Japhet Amador hit a home run, his second of the playoffs.  For Culiacan, Joey Meneses was 3-for-4 with three home runs and a walk.  Justin Greene hit a home run.

The series is tied 2-2.

NAVOJOA 5, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Jovan Rosa hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Leo Heras also homered for Navojoa.  Jaime Lugo struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  For Hermosillo,  Josh Outman pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out three.

Navojoa leads the series 3-1.

MEXICALI 1, MAZATLAN 0 IN MAZATLAN

C. J. Retherford singled in the ninth for the game's only run.  Justin DeFratus pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out five.  For Mazatlan, Dustin Crenshaw pitched eight shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out three.

Mexicali leads the series 3-1.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

GIGANTES 6, AGUILAS 5 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes scored five in the fourth to take a 6-3 lead.  The Aguilas scored two in the eighth but did not get the tying run on base.  Melvin Mercedes had three RBIs.  For the Aguilas, Juan Perez was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run.

ESCOGIDO 3, LICEY 2 IN ESCOGIDO (12 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 through eight.  Each team scored once in the ninth.  In the twelfth, an error, a single, and a walk loaded the bases and a fielder's choice brought home the winning run.  Elih Villanueva pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk and striking out one.  For Licey, Julio Borbon was 3-for-5 with a walk.  Sebastian Valle hit a home run.  Alex Candelario pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out three.  Licey out-hit Escogido 12-6.

Licey, 6-1
Aguilas, 3-4
Escogido, 3-4
Gigantes, 2-5

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

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

MELBOURNE 7, CANBERRA 5 IN MELBOURNE

Melbourne scored two in the eighth to break a 5-5 tie.  Darryl George was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, his fourth.  Michael Crouse hit a three-run homer, his second.  For Canberra, Buddy Reed was 2-for-5 with two homers (his second and third) and three RBIs.  David Kandilas hit a home run, his sixth.  Cameron Warner also hit a home run.

BRISBANE 8, SYDNEY 5 IN SYDNEY

Brisbane scored two in each of innings four through six to build an 8-1 lead.  T. J. Bennett was 2-for-3 with a home run (his eighth) and a double, scoring three times.  Chih-Sheng Lin hit a home run, his fifth.  Travis Blackley struck out eight in seven innings, giving up one run on eight hits.  For Sydney, Connor McDonald was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Jacob Younis was 3-for-5 with a double.

PERTH 17, ADELAIDE 10 IN ADELAIDE

Already leading 7-3, Perth scored seven runs in the eighth.  Luke Hughes was 3-for-3 with a double and three walks, scoring four times.  Robbie Glendinning was 3-for-6.  Alex Hall was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and two walks, scoring three times and driving in four.  Matt Dixon was 2-for-4 with a home run and two walks.  Jesse Williams was 2-for-6 with a double, a home run (his second) and five RBIs.  Jake Fraley was 2-for-6 with a double and a home run, his eighth.  Ulrich Bojarski was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Kyle Simon pitched six innings, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks and striking out one.  For Adelaide,   Kuan-Jen Chen was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third) and four RBIs.  Jordan McArdle was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and two walks.  Bas Noonj hit a two-run homer, his second.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, scoring three times and driving in four.

SANTURCE 9, CAROLINA 4 IN CAROLINA

Santurce scored two in the second, four in the third, and two in the fourth to build a 4-1 lead.  Edwin Gomez was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs.  Kevin Rivera was 3-for-5 with a double.

MAYAGUEZ 8, CAGUAS 3 IN MAYAGUEZ

Kennys Vargas hit a three-run homer in the third to break a 3-3 tie.  Vargas was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.  Jiandido Tromp hit a three-run homer.  Hiram Burgos pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk and striking out two.

Games of January 4

Logan Wade got a key hit for Brisbane.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

CULIACAN 3, JALISCO 2 IN JALISCO

D'Arby Myers' RBI single in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on five hits and striking out one.  For Jalisco, William Oliver pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out five.

Culiacan leads the series 2-1.

HERMOSILLO 4, NAVOJOA 3 IN HERMOSILLO

Cedric Hunter homered in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie.  Raul Barron pitched 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.  For Navojoa, Alejandro Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a double.

Navojoa leads the series 2-1.

MAZATLAN 3, MEXICALI 0 IN MAZATLAN

Mazatlan scored one in the fourth and two in the seventh.  Alejandro Soto pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and three walks and striking out one.  For the Aguilas, Miguel Pena pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks and striking out two.

Mexicali leads the series 2-1.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ESCOGIDO 10, AGUILAS 5 IN ESCOGIDO

Trailing 2-0, Escogido scored seven runs in the sixth to take control of the game.  Matt Hague was 3-for-5.  Kelvin Marte pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and striking out three.  For the Aguilas, Edwin Espinal was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Richelson Pena pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

LICEY 5, GIGANTES 4 IN LICEY

Trailing 3-2, Licey scored three in the fifth to go into the lead to stay.  The Gigantes got the tying run to third base with two out in the ninth.  For Licey, Jair Jurrjens pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk and striking out one.

Licey, 6-0
Aguilas, 3-3
Escogido, 2-4
Gigantes, 1-5

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 1-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.

CANBERRA 2, MELBOURNE 0 IN MELBOURNE

Canberra scored a single run in each of the first and last innings.  David Kandilas hit a home run, his fifth.  Brian Grening pitched a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and striking out five.  For Melbourne, Mark Hamburger struck out sixteen in a complete game, giving up two runs on four hits.

BRISBANE 7, SYDNEY 2 IN SYDNEY

Brisbane trailed 2-1, but Logan Wade hit a two-run triple in a three-run sixth that put Brisbane in the lead to stay.  Donald Lutz was 3-for-5 with a home run (his eighth) and a double, driving in three.  Andrew Campbell was 3-for-5.  Ryan Bollinger struck out six in six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.  For Sydney, Connor McDonald hit a home run, his fourth.

PERTH 5, ADELAIDE 3 IN ADELAIDE

Leading 2-1, Perth scored three in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Luke Hughes was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eighth), a double, and a walk.  Jesse Williams was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.  Michael Brosseau was 2-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk.  Alex Boshers pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and striking out three.  For Adelaide, Greg Mosel struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on five hits.

Games of January 3

A couple of good days for Twins in the Venezuelan League.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 2-for-4 with two runs.

LARA 8, ZULIA 0 IN LARA

Lara scored three in the second and scored in each inning from the second through the sixth.  Carlos Rivero was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jorge Martinez struck out six in six innings, giving up three hits and three walks.

Lara leads the series 2-0.

MAGALLANES 7, ANZOATEGUI 6 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes scored four in the seventh to tie the score 6-6.  With one out in the ninth Rayder Ascanio hit a walk-off homer to win it.  Ascanio was 2-for-4 with a double in addition to the home run.  Alberth Martinez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Jesus Valdez was 1-for-2 with a triple and a walk, driving in four.

Magallanes tied the series 1-1.

CARACAS 7, ARAGUA 5 IN CARACAS

Caracas scored three in the third and three in the fifth to build a 6-1 lead.  Jesus Aguilar was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, driving in four.  For Aragua, Jose Vargas was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.

Caracas leads the series 2-0.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 6, GIGANTES 3 AT AGUILAS

Trailing 3-1, the Aguilas scored five in the seventh to win.  Edwin Espinal was 3-for-4.  For the Gigantes, Hanser Alberto was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Evan MacLane pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks and striking out one.

LICEY 10, ESCOGIDO 7 IN ESCOGIDO

Licey scored two in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie and scored six in the sixth to take control of the game.  Escogido scored three in the seventh and three in the ninth to make the final score look better.  For Licey, Emilio Bonifacio was 3-for-3 with a double and two walks.  Juan Francisco was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Lisalverto Bonilla struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.

Licey, 5-0
Aguilas, 3-2
Escogido, 1-4
Gigantes, 1-4

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of January 2

Another good day for Willians Astudillo.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

LARA 4, ZULIA 3 IN LARA (13 INNINGS)

Zulia scored two in the ninth to tie it 3-3, but in the bottom of the thirteenth, Henry Urrutia singled home the winning run.  Juniel Querecuto was 5-for-6 with a walk for Lara.  Rangel Ravelo was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Junior Guerra pitched seven innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out six.

Lara leads the series 1-0.

ANZOATEGUI 6, MAGALLANES 5 IN MAGALLANES

Anzoategui scored three in the second and three in the third to take a 6-0 lead, then held on.  Magallanes scored two in the ninth to cut the lead to 6-5 and had the bases loaded with one out.  For Anzoategui, Luis Jimenez was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run.  Rene Reyes was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Daryl Thompson pitched six shutout innings, giving up six hits and striking out one.  For Magallanes, Jesus Sucre was 3-for-4 with a home run.

Anzoategui leads the series 1-0.

CARACAS 11, ARAGUA 8 IN CARACAS

Caracas scored in the first and led all the way.  Aragua cut the lead to one twice and two once, but could never catch up.  For Caracas, Wilfredo Tovar was 4-for-5 with a home run and a double, scoring three times.  For Aragua, Gustavo Nunez was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.

Caracas leads the series 1-0.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 4, CULIACAN 2 IN CULIACAN

Donald Dewees, Jr. doubled in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Gabriel Gutierrez was 2-for-4 with a home run for Jalisco.  For Culiacan, Sebastian Elizalde was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Salvador Valdez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk and striking out one.

Jalisco tied the series 1-1.

NAVOJOA 3, HERMOSILLO 0 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa scored one in the fifth and two in the sixth.  Hector Velasquez pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.

Navojoa leads the series 2-0.

MEXICALI 3, MAZATLAN 2 IN MEXICALI (11 INNINGS)

C. J. Retherford hit a walk-off homer to lead off the bottom of the eleventh.  Rolando Valdez struck out nine in five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  For Mazatlan, Mitch Lively pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out four.

Mexicali leads the series 2-0.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

GIGANTES 4, AGUILAS 2 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes scored two in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.  Jose Siri hit a home run, his second of the playoffs.  Raul Valdes struck out seven in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

LICEY 4, ESCOGIDO 1 IN LICEY

Licey scored two in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 4-0 lead.  For Licey, Yermin Mercedes hit a two-run homer.  Bryan Evans struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Licey, 4-0
Aguilas, 2-2
Escogido, 1-3
Gigantes, 1-3

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of January 1

The Mexican League playoffs begin.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.  The playoffs start today.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

The playoffs started.  It looks like teams play head-to-head matchups, in what I think is a best-of seven series.  There are six teams in the playoffs.  As I recall, the three winners, plus the loser who does the best, move on to the next round.  I could be wrong about that, though.  Finding information on how winter league playoffs work is not easy, at least not for me.

CULIACAN 2, JALISCO 1 IN CULIACAN

All the runs were scored in the fourth inning.  With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the fourth, Culiacan somehow scored two runs on a ground out to the first baseman to take the lead.  Jalisco out-hit Culiacan 6-1.  Anthony Vasquez pitched 6.1 innings for Culiacan, giving up one run on five hits and a walk and striking out five.  For Jalisco, Japhet Amador hit a home run.  Tyler Alexander struck out eight in seven innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on one hit and one walk.

Culiacan takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

NAVOJOA 5, HERMOSILLO 0 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa broke a scoreless tie with four in the fourth and added one in the eighth.  Paul Leon was 3-for-4 with a double.  Eddie Gamboa pitched seven shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks and striking out five.  Hermosillo had just one hit.

Navojoa takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

MEXICALI 2, MAZATLAN 1 IN MEXICALI

Luis Juarez homered in the seventh to tie it 1-1 and Walter Ibarra scored from first on a two-out ninth-inning double by C. J. Retherford to win it.  Sergio Mitre pitched seven innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  For Mazatlan, Roy Merritt pitched eight innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out three.  Mazatlan out-hit Mexicali 7-4.

Mexicali takes a 1-0 lead in the series.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Games of December 31

The only action was in the Australian League, but enough runs were scored there for two or three leagues.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

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

PERTH 32, CANBERRA 10 IN PERTH

That's not a typo.  Perth scored six in the first, eleven in the second, nine in the sixth, and various other runs in other innings.  Jesse Williams was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, driving in six.  Tim Kennelly was 3-for-6 with a double and a walk, scoring four times.  Luke Hughes was 3-for-6 with a double and scored four times.  Jake Fraley was 3-for-7 with a home run (his seventh), a double, and a walk, driving in five.  Garrett Whitley was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and three walks, scoring five times.  Michael Brosseau was 2-for-5 with a double and three runs.  Robbie Glendinning was 3-for-5 with two walks, scoring three times and driving in three.  Ulrich Bojarski was 1-for-3 with a double and four walks, scoring five times.  Alex Hall was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in three.  For Canberra, Buddy Reed was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, his second.  Jay Baum was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fourth.  Kyle Perkins hit a home run, his sixth.  Gabriel Arias hit a home run, his fifth.

SYDNEY 13, MELBOURNE 6 IN SYDNEY

Leading 3-2, Sydney scored five in the fourth and four in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Michael Suchy was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run (his fifth), driving in three.  Mitchell Edwards was 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs.  Max Brennan was 2-for-6 with a double and four RBIs.  Chih-Hsien Chiang was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Clayton Freimuth struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits.  For Melbourne, Darryl George was 4-for-5.  Jarryd Dale was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, his third.

ADELAIDE 5, BRISBANE 3 IN BRISBANE

Angus Roeger singled home a run in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and Adelaide led the rest of the way.  Rodrigo Ayarza was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, his sixth.  Tai-San Chang hit a home run, his second.  Darius Day hit a home run, his second.  Ryo Koura struck out twelve in seven innings, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk.  For Brisbane, Donald Lutz hit a two-run homer, his seventh, and Adam Weisenburger hit a home run, his third.