VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 6, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Josmil Pinto delivered a two-out two-run single in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.

LARA 6, LA GUAIRA 2 IN LARA

Already leading 2-0, Lara scored three in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Raul Rivero struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk for Lara.  Jesus Montero hit his sixth home run for Lara.

ARAGUA 5, ZULIA 1 IN ZULIA

Aragua scored three in the third to take a 3-0 lead.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched 5.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts for Aragua.  Ramon Flores was 4-for-4 with a double for Aragua, scoring once and driving in one.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 3, ESCOGIDO 1 AT GIGANTES (GAME 1)

Two walks, a single, a hit batsman, and another walk produced two seventh-inning runs that broke a 1-1 tie.  Terry Doyle pitched five innings for the Gigantes, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

ESCOGIDO 12, GIGANTES 5 AT GIGANTES (GAME 2)

Escogido scored five in the eighth to break a 5-5 tie.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-5 with a home run and a walk, driving in four.  The Gigantes used thirteen pitchers, with none going more than two innings and only three going as many as one.

ORIENTE 4, LICEY 3 IN ORIENTE

RBI singles by Michael Martinez and Audry Perez gave Oriente a victory in the bottom of the ninth.  Jason Krizan was 3-for-4 for Oriente.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

MAYAGUEZ 3, CAROLINA 2 IN MAYAGUEZ

Yadiel Rivera's RBI single in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run for Mayaguez.  Benji Gonzalez was 1-for-2 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Dereck Rodriguez pitched a perfect inning for Mayaguez, lowering his ERA to 0.64.

CAGUAS 3, SANTURCE 1 IN CAGUAS

Three singles and two walks, in that order, produced two runs for Caguas in the second and they led the rest of the way.  Jose De La Torre struck out six in six innings for Caguas, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  Rey Navarro was 3-for-4 with a double and a run for Caguas.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 7, OBREGON 3 IN JALISCO

Jalisco scored all seven of their runs in the sixth inning.  Joe Gardner pitched five innings for Jalisco, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

NAVOJOA 3, MEXICALI 2 IN NAVOJOA

Jesus Castillo hit a two-run homer (his fifth) in the first for Navojoa and they led the rest of the way.  Hector Velazquez pitched seven innings for Navojoa, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Tony Thomas was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second), a double, and a walk for Navojoa.

CULIACAN 1, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN CULIACAN

A pair of two-out singles and a wild pitch produced the game's only run in the second inning.  Salvador Valdez pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk with one strikeout.

HERMOSILLO 8, MAZALTAN 5 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo scored three times in the sixth, turning a 5-4 deficit into a 7-5 lead.  Brian Goodwin and Efren Navarro each hit a two-run homer for Hermosillo.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

BRISBANE 10, ADELAIDE 6 IN ADELAIDE

Donald Lutz hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that put Brisbane up 6-1.  Adelaide cut it to 7-5, but Mitch Nilsson hit a two-run homer in the seventh to secure the victory for Brisbane.  Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-5 for Brisbane.  Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs and is batting .348 for Brisbane.

MELBOURNE 5, SYDNEY 4 IN MELBOURNE

Jared Cruz' two-run triple tied the game 4-4 in the eighth and a sacrifice fly in the ninth won it for Melbourne.  Cruz was 3-for-4 in the game.

*Games played December 16.  It's timey-wimey.