VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LARA 13, MAGALLANES 4 IN MAGALLANES

Lara scored three in the second and three in the third and controlled the game from there.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-5 with two RBIs and is batting .358 for Magallanes.

ANZOATEGUI 3, LA GUAIRA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI (10 INNINGS)

Anzoategui scored two in the eighth to tie it 2-2.  Their first two batters went out, but a pair of singles put men on first and third.  Rene Reyes was intentionally walked to load the bases and Orlando Arcia was accidentally walked to force home the winning run.  Tomas Telis was 3-for-5 for Anzoategui.  Shane Youman struck out six in 5.2 innings for Anzoategui, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

MARGARITA 4, ZULIA 1 IN ZULIA

Jose Osuna's two-run single in the fifth put Margarita up 3-0 and they never trailed.  Daniel Mayora was 3-for-4 for Margarita.  Omar Bencomo pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with one strikeout.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 11, ESCOGIDO 3 AT GIGANTES

Escogido took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, but the Gigantes countered with four in the bottom of the third and seven in the fourth to take control of the game.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-2 for Escogido.

LICEY 4, ESTE 1 IN LICEY

Licey scored three in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Mitch Atkins pitched five innings for Licey, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with one strikeout.

AGUILAS 2, ORIENTE 0 IN ORIENTE

Ronny Rodriguez tripled and scored on a Juan Carlos Perez single in the fourth and Perez again singled Rodriguez home in the ninth.  Francisley Bueno pitched six shutout innings for the Aguilas, giving up one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

AGUADILLA 2, CAROLINA 1 AGUADILLA (12 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 after three and it stayed there until the twelfth.  Juan Centeno led off with a walk and was bunted to second.  Two walks filled the bases and a hit batsman forced in the winning run.  J. J. Fernandez was 1-for-5 for Carolina.

SANTURCE 6, CAGUAS 0 IN CAGUAS

Santurce scored three in the first and it was more than enough.  Christian Vazquez was 4-for-5 with a double and two runs for Santurce.  Andres Santiago struck out four in four shutout innings for Santurce, giving up two hits and no walks.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

HERMOSILLO 1, JALISCO 0 IN HERMOSILLO

The game's lone run came in the third, when Jorge Flores led off with a double, took third on a bunt, and scored on a fielder's choice.  Tim Melville pitched a whale of a game, going 5.2 scoreless innings and giving up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

NAVOJOA 5, OBREGON 2 IN NAVOJOA

Niko Vasquez homered in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and Navojoa added two insurance runs in the eighth.  Randy Arozarena was 3-for-4 with a double for Navojoa.  Zack Dodson pitched six innings for Navojoa, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and three walks with five strikeouts.

MAZATLAN 3, CULIACAN 0 IN MAZATLAN

Mazatlan scored two in the first and led all the way.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Mazatlan.  Nick Struck pitched six shutout innings for Mazatlan, giving up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

LOS MOCHIS 6, MEXICALI 1 IN MEXICALI

Los Mochis scored all of its runs in the third, getting five singles, two doubles, and two walks.  Saul Soto was 3-for-4 with two doubles for Los Mochis, scoring once and driving in one.  Roy Merritt was deserving, pitching seven shutout innings while giving up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

CANBERRA 10, ADELAIDE 9 IN CANBERRA

Canberra lost leads of 4-1 and 6-4, trailing 9-6 before coming from behind to win.  The tying and go-ahead runs scored on a double by Robbie Perkins in the sixth.  Boss Moanaroa was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in four for Canberra.  Perkins was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

*Game played December 1.  It's timey-wimey.