Winter Wonderland: Games of December 6

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 4, ZULIA 3 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes scored two in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-3 for Magallanes and is batting .348.

MARGARITA 1, LA GUAIRA 0 IN MARGARITA

A single, an error, and two more singles produced the game's lone run in the first inning, with Jose Osuna delivering the RBI hit.  Omar Bencomo pitched six shutout innings for Margarita, giving up two hits and one walk with one strikeout.

CARACAS 7, ARAGUA 3 IN CARACAS

Henry Alejandro Rodriguez hit a three-run homer in the seventh and Jesus Aguilar followed with a solo homer to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 6-3 lead.  Luis Diaz struck out six in 5.2 innings for Caracas, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Anderson De La Rosa was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) for Caracas.  Rodriguez was 2-for-4 and the homer was his seventh.  Aguilar's homer was his fifth.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGIDO 5, AGUILAS 3 IN ESCOGIDO

A sacrifice fly in the sixth put Escogido up 3-2 and they added two insurance runs in the seventh.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-3 with two walks and a run for Escogido.

ORIENTE 3, LICEY 0 IN ORIENTE

Oriente scored single runs in each of innings five through seven.  Evan MacLane pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with two strikeouts for Oriente.

ESTE 4, GIGANTES 1 AT GIGANTES

Este scored once in each of the first three innings and added one more in the fifth.  Frank Garces pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts for Este.  Austin Wynns was 3-for-4 with a home run for Este.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 3, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Mayaguez got two in the first but no more, and an RBI single in the eighth by Christian Vazquez capped the Santurce comeback.  Adalberto Flores pitched five innings for Santurce, giving up two runs on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.  Neftali Soto was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice for Santurce.

AGUADILLA 5, CAGUAS 4 IN CAGUAS (10 INNINGS)

Jorge Jimenez delivered an RBI single in the tenth to give Aguadilla a lead they would not give up.  Ruben Gotay was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once and driving in three for Aguadilla.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 10, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN NAVOJOA

An eight-run sixth, aided by three walks, a hit batsman, and an error, put the game away for Navojoa.  Zack Dodson struck out seven in six innings for Navojoa, giving up two hits and a walk.  Niko Vasquez was 4-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a double for Navojoa, scoring twice and driving in four.

CULIACAN 6, HERMOSILLO 5 IN CULIACAN

Hermosillo led 5-2 going to the bottom of the ninth.  Culiacan scored two and loaded the bases with two out.  Oscar Robles then delivered a two-run single to win the game for Culiacan.  Daniel Rodriguez struck out six in six innings for Culiacan, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk.  Joey Meneses was 3-for-4 with a double for Culiacan, scoring twice and driving in one.

MAZATLAN 8, OBREGON 7 IN MAZATLAN

Mazatlan led 8-3 after six.  A home run in the ninth made it 8-7 but the tying run did not get on base.  Brian Hernandez was 3-for-5 with a run and three RBIs for Mazatlan.  Carlos Munoz was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs for Mazatlan.

MEXICALI 6, JALISCO 0 IN MEXICALI

Chris Roberson's two-run double in a three-run fourth gave Mexicali a 3-0 lead.  Miguel Pena pitched six shutout innings for Mexicali, giving up two hits and three walks with two strikeouts.  Roberson was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.