VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
ANZOATEGUI 3, MAGALLANES 1 IN ANZOATEGUI
All the runs came in the fourth inning, with Humberto Arteaga singling one home for Magallanes in the top of the inning and Balbino Fuenmayor hitting a three-run homer (his fifth) in the bottom half. Luis Arraez was 1-for-4 for Magallanes and is batting .355.
ZULIA 5, CARACAS 0 IN ZULIA
Wilson Garcia doubled home the first run of the game in the seventh Zulia put the game away with four in the eighth. Joan Montero struck out four in 3.2 scoreless innings for Zulia, giving up two hits and two walks.
LARA 4, ARAGUA 1 IN ARAGUA
Manny Pina hit a two-run homer in a three-run second that provided Lara with all the runs they would need. Jorge Martinez pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts for Lara. Wellington Dotel was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double for Lara, scoring twice.
LA GUAIRA 3, MARGARITA 2 IN LA GUAIRA
La Guaira scored once in each of the first three innings and it was barely enough. Margarita got two in the eighth and had men on first and third with one out, but a double play ended the threat. Jose Gil was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk for La Guaira, scoring once.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
LICEY 4, ESCOGIDO 3 IN ESCOGIDO
It was tied at two after two and still tied at two after six, but Licey scored single runs in the seventh and eighth to win. Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a run for Escogido.
ORIENTE 3, ESTE 2 IN ORIENTE (10 INNINGS)
Este led 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth, but Junior Lake led off with a double and scored on a sacrifice fly to tie it 2-2. In the tenth, an infield single, a bunt single, and two walks produced the winning run for Oriente. Confesor Lara pitched a scoreless inning for Oriente and now has an ERA of 1.80.
GIGANTES 16, AGUILAS 4 AT GIGANTES
Already leading 3-2, the Gigantes had an eight-run inning in the fifth to put the game out of reach. The Aguilas made three errors in the inning and six in the game. Eric Wood hit a three-run homer for the Gigantes.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
MAYAGUEZ 5, SANTURCE 0 IN SANTURCE
Kennys Vargas had an RBI single in the third and Benji Gonzalez hit a two-run double in the fourth to give Mayaguez a 3-0 lead. Vargas was 1-for-5 with an RBI.
CAGUAS AT AGUADILLA
Postponed due to wet grounds.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
JALISCO 6, NAVOJOA 5 IN JALISCO
Jalisco scored three in the fifth to take a lead they would not give up. Jesus Valdez was 3-for-4 with a double for Jalisco, scoring once and driving in one.
OBREGON 6, CULIACAN 4 IN OBREGON
Obregon scored two in the first and three in the third to take a 5-0 lead. Leo Heras was 3-for-4 with a double for Obregon, scoring twice and driving in three
MEXICALI 4, HERMOSILLO 2 IN HERMOSILLO
C. J. Retherford hit a two-run homer (his seventh) in the eighth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Kameron Loe pitched five innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts. Yordanys Linares was 4-for-5 with a double for Mexicali. Retherford was 3-for-4 and scored twice.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
MELBOURNE 7, BRISBANE 3 IN BRISBANE (GAME 1--6 INNINGS)
Trailing 3-1, Melbourne scored six runs in the fifth, hitting three home runs in the inning, to take the win. Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a double and is batting .389 for Brisbane. Logan Wade was 0-for-3 for Brisbane.
MELBOURNE AT BRISBANE (GAME 2)
Rained out.
SYDNEY 2, PERTH 1 IN SYDNEY (GAME 1--8 INNINGS)
Four walks produced the walkoff win in the eighth. Luke Wilkins pitched seven innings for Sydney, giving up one run on seven hits and four walks while striking out two.
SYDNEY 2, PERTH 1 IN SYDNEY (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)
Zac Shepherd's two-run triple in the sixth gave Sydney a 2-1 lead. Craig Anderson pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks while striking out one.
CANBERRA 14, ADELAIDE 6 IN CANBERRA
Canberra scored seven in the second to take a 7-2 lead and led at least by four the rest of the way. Canberra had four doubles and a triple in the inning. Lots of Canberra players had big days: Jason Sloan was 3-for-5 with three doubles, scoring twice and driving in one; Mike Reeves was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run (his fourth), scoring twice and driving in three; Aaron Sloan was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two; and Kyle Perkins was 3-for-5 with two doubles.
*Games played December 3. It's timey-wimey.