ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE
No games scheduled. Surprise will play Mesa in the league championship game today.
VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
MARGARITA 7, ZULIA 5 IN ZULIA
Margarita hit three homers in the fifth, producing four runs and taking a 6-1 lead. Zulia scored four in the eighth, cutting the lead to 7-5, and left the bases loaded that inning and left two on in the ninth. Omar Bencomo pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Daniel Mayora was 3-for-5 with a home run (his sixth), driving in two.
LARA 5, MAGALLANES 0 IN LARA
All five runs were scored in the seventh inning, the last four on a grand slam by Jesus Montero (his third homer). Jorge Martinez pitched 6.2 scoreless innings for Lara, giving up three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
LA GUAIRA AT CARACAS
Rained out.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
ESCOGIDO 5, AGUILAS 4 IN ESCOGIDO (10 INNINGS)
It was 1-1 through eight, but each team scored three in the ninth. In the tenth, a single, a walk, and a single loaded the bases, and Rafael Bautista delivered a one-out single to end the game. Daniel Palka was 1-for-4 with a walk for Escogido.
LICEY AT ESTRELLAS
Rained out.
TOROS AT GIGANTES
Rained out.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
SANTURCE 2, CAGUAS 1 IN CAGUAS
Robert Andino's two-run single in the second provided all the runs Santurce would need. Reiner Roibal pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks while striking out three.
MAYAGUEZ 6, CAROLINA 3 IN CAROLINA
Mayaguez broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth, a rally capped by Jesmuel Valentin's two-run double. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez. Dereck Rodriguez struck out the only man he faced for Mayaguez. J. J. Fernandez was used as a pinch-runner by Carolina but did not bat.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
HERMOSILLO 5, OBREGON 4 IN OBREGON (11 INNINGS)
Luis Alfonso Garcia's RBI double with two out in the eleventh gave Hermosillo the win. Obregon had the tying run on third with one out, but Corey Wimberly was thrown out trying to score on a ground ball to short. Eric Young, Jr. was 3-for-6 with a home run (his eleventh) and a double, scoring twice and driving in two for Hermosillo.
CULIACAN 8, JALISCO 2 IN CULIACAN
Ramiro Pena hit a two-run homer in a three-run third that put Culiacan up 4-0. Pena was 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs.
LOS MOCHIS 3, MAZATLAN 2 IN MAZATLAN
Los Mochis scored all of their runs in the third inning. Mazatlan had the tying run on second with one out in the ninth, but a fly out and a strikeout ended the game. Julian Arballo pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
MEXICALI 7, NAVOJOA 2 IN MEXICALI
C. J. Retherford's two-run double capped a three-run third and Mexicali led the rest of the way. Miguel Pena struck out five in five innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
CANBERRA 8, BRISBANE 2 IN BRISBANE
Already leading 2-1, Canberra scored four in the fifth to take control of the game. David Kandilas had a three-run double in the fifth inning. Kyle Perkins was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third), scoring three times.
MELBOURNE 5, PERTH 0 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Mike Walker hit a grand slam in the first inning and Melbourne was never threatened. Keisuke Honda struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up six hits and a walk.
PERTH 9, MELBOURNE 4 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 2)
Jake Bowey's RBI single in the seventh broke a 4-4 tie and Perth put the game out of reach with four in the ninth. Ulrich Bojarski was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Perth. Joey Wong was 3-for-5 with a walk and an RBI for Perth.
SYDNEY 2, ADELAIDE 0 IN SYDNEY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Tucker Neuhaus hit a two-run double in the fourth for all of the game's runs. Luke Wilkins pitched a complete game shutout, giving up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
SYDNEY 3, ADELAIDE 2 IN SYDNEY (GAME 2--11 INNINGS)
Apparently, in an attempt to avoid long games, the Australian League has a rule whereby, after ten innings, you start the next inning with men on first and second. Adelaide failed to score despite that, with a bunt/force out followed by a fly out and a strikeout. Sydney popped up a bunt, but that was followed by an RBI double by Michael Campbell to end the game. The run counts as an earned run against the pitcher who started the inning, which seems kind of unfair.
*Games actually played November 19. It's timey-wimey.