Winter Wonderland: Games of December 11

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 12, LA GUAIRA 6 IN LA GUAIRA

Magallanes scored three in the second to take a 5-1 lead and was in control the rest of the way.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-5 with a walk and two runs for Magallanes and is batting .335.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 3, LICEY 2 IN LICEY

Two errors resulted in an Aguilas run in the fourth that broke a 2-2 tie.  Licey had only one hit after the second inning.  Danny Santana was 0-for-5 for the Aguilas.

ESCOGIDO 4, ESTE 1 IN ESTE

Wilkin Castillo singled in a run in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and Escogido added two insurance runs in the eighth.  Jorge Polanco was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run for Escogido.

ORIENTE AT GIGANTES

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

LOS MOCHIS 5, JALISCO 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Jake Fox' three-run double with two out in the eighth broke a 2-2 tie.  Jon Sintos pitched six innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and three walks with three strikeouts for Los Mochis.  Rodolfo Amador was 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI for Los Mochis.  Fox was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) in addition to the double.

MEXICALI 5, CULIACAN 3 IN MEXICALI

Five first-inning singles produced three runs for Mexicali and they never trailed.  Xorge Carrillo was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) for Mexicali, scoring twice and driving in two.  Yuniesky Betancourt was 3-for-4 with a double and a run for Mexicali.

MAZATLAN 2, NAVOJOA 0 IN MAZATLAN

Brian Hernandez drove in two runs with a fifth-inning double for the only runs of the game.  Walter Silva struck out seven in seven shutout innings for Mazatlan, giving up two hits and no walks.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run for Mazatlan.

OBREGON 4, HERMOSILLO 3 IN OBREGON

The scoring was efficient, with Obregon getting all four in the fourth and Hermosillo all three in the sixth.  Rolando Valdez pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

BRISBANE 5, SYDNEY 1 IN SYDNEY

Kevin Padlo hit a three-run triple in the first inning and that was all Brisbane needed.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-4 for Brisbane and is batting .317.  Logan Wade was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI and is batting .339 for Brisbane.

CANBERRA 2, MELBOURNE 1 IN MELBOURNE

Kyle Perkins singled in a run in the ninth to break a 1-1 tie.  Sean Guinard pitched four innings for Canberra, giving up an unearned run on one hit and three walks while striking out one.  Boss Moanaroa was 3-for-4 for Canberra.  By the way, Boss Moanaroa's given name is Crew Tipene Moanaroa.