Winter Wonderland: Games of November 10

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SURPRISE 3, GLENDALE 1 IN GLENDALE

Surprise got a triple, two doubles, and two singles in the first inning, scoring all three runs.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run and is batting .344 for Surprise.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Mason Melotakis pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout and has an ERA of 0.90.

PEORIA 5, SCOTTSDALE 4 IN PEORIA

A two-run fifth put Peoria up 5-2.  Scottsdale got two in the eighth but never got the tying run past first base.  Gleyber Torres was 3-for-4 with a run for Scottsdale.

MESA 6, SALT RIVER 5 IN MESA

Salt River led 4-0 after five, but a four-run sixth tied it.  Mesa then scored two in the seventh on three walks, a ground out, and a single to take the lead.  Danny Jansen was 3-for-4 for Mesa.  Chris Ellis pitched four shutout innings for Salt River, giving up two hits and a walk while striking out three.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

CARACAS 5, LARA 3 IN CARACAS

Caracas built a 4-1 lead after three and led the rest of the way.  Ildemaro Vargas was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs for Lara.

MAGALLANES 8, ANZOATEGUI 6 IN MAGALLANES

Down 6-1 after seven, Magallanes scored seven runs in the eighth to take the win.  Luis Arraez delivered a three-run double to cap the rally.  Arraez was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  He is now batting .363.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice.  He is now batting .306 for Anzoategui.

ARAGUA 6, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Aragua scored three in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead and added three in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched six innings for Aragua, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

LA GUAIRA 4, ZULIA 2 IN ZULIA (6 INNINGS--RAIN)

A three-run fifth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 victory.  Heiker Meneses hit a two-run double to give La Guaira the lead.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 8, ESTRELLAS 1 AT GIGANTES

Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer (his fourth) in a four-run first that gave the Gigantes more than enough runs.  Hanser Alberto was 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Gigantes.  Alec Asher pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks while striking out three for the Gigantes.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAROLINA 3, SANTURCE 1 IN SANTURCE

Jose Rivera's two-run double put Carolina up 2-0 in the second inning and they led from there.  Giovanni Soto pitched six shutout innings for Carolina, giving up three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

CAGUAS 4, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN CAGUAS

Philip Evans' two-run double for Caguas tied it in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth put Caguas in the lead to stay.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 with a double for Mayaguez, scoring once and driving in one.  Dereck Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning for Mayaguez, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 2 IN JALISCO

Jalisco led 3-0 after three and held on.  Mexicali got the tying run to third in the ninth but could not advance him the last ninety feet.  Daniel Guerrero pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks while striking out three for Jalisco.

OBREGON 6, MAZATLAN 5 IN OBREGON (12 INNINGS)

Mazatlan led 5-0 after four.  Olmo Rosario singled home the tying run for Obregon in the ninth and the winning run scored on a bunt single by Jose Heberto Felix.  Carlos Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a double for Mazatlan.

NAVOJOA 3, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN LOS MOCHIS

Navojoa scored single runs in the second, eighth, and ninth.  Hector Velazquez struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk, for Navojoa.  Luis Niebla also struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks, for Los Mochis.

CULIACAN 8, HERMOSILLO 5 IN HERMOSILLO

A three-run second put Culiacan in the lead to stay.  Issmael Salas was 4-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two, for Culiacan.