Winter Wonderland: Games of December 20

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

CARACAS 3, ARAGUA 0 IN CARACAS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Caracas scored single runs in the second, fifth, and sixth.  Luke Irvine pitched six shutout innings for Caracas, giving up five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Jesus Aguilar hit a home run for Caracas, his tenth.

CARACAS 2, ARAGUA 0 IN CARACAS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Caracas scored single runs in the first and fifth.  It was a bullpen game for Caracas, as they used seven pitchers and none pitched more than two innings.

ZULIA 5, LARA 4 IN ZULIA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Trayvon Robinson's RBI single in the seventh gave Zulia the victory.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a double for Zulia, scoring once and driving in one.

LARA 9, ZULIA 4 IN ZULIA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Zulia scored three in the first and stayed up 3-0 until the fourth, when Lara scored four runs to go into the lead to stay.  Lara scored four more runs in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Jesus Montero was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Lara.  Rangel Ravelo hit a home run for Lara, his fifth.

MAGALLANES 3, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Josmil Pinto's three-run homer in the fifth broke a scoreless tie and gave Magallanes all the runs it would need.  Eduardo Rodriguez struck out six in five shutout innings for Magallanes, giving up three hits and two walks.  Jose Tabata was 3-for-3 with a double and a run for Magallanes.  The home run was Pinto's third.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGIDO 3, LICEY 2 IN LICEY

Erik Gonzalez' RBI single in the eighth broke a 2-2 tie.  Chris Leroux struck out six in six shutout innings for Escogido, giving up three hits and two walks.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-3 for Escogido.

ESTE 5, ORIENTE 4 IN ESTE (10 INNINGS)

Eugenio Velez singled in a run in the seventh for Este to tie it 4-4 and Deibinson Romero hit a walkoff homer in the tenth to give Este the win.

GIGANTES 4, AGUILAS 1 AT AGUILAS

Moises Sierra hit a three-run double in a four-run first that gave the Gigantes all the runs they needed.  Terry Doyle pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

MAYAGUEZ 5, CAGUAS 4 IN MAYAGUEZ

Mayaguez scored all their runs in the second inning, getting three singles, three walks and an error.  Emmanuel Rivera was 3-for-4 with a run for Mayaguez.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Benji Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs for Mayaguez.  Dereck Rodriguez struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings for Mayaguez, giving up a hit and a walk.

SANTURCE 4, CAROLINA 1 IN SANTURCE

Santurce scored single runs in the second, third, seventh, and eighth.  Adalberto Flores pitched five innings for Santurce, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Jose Lozada was 3-for-3 with a double and a run for Santurce.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

LOS MOCHIS 3, MEXICALI 1 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis scored single runs in the first, third, and eighth.  Guillermo Trujillo pitched six shutout innings for Los Mochis, giving up six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

NAVOJOA 2, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Quincy Latimore's RBI single in the eighth broke a 1-1 tie.  Ruddy Acosta pitched five shutout innings for Navojoa, giving up three hits and four walks with two strikeouts.  Jesus Castillo was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Navojoa.

CULIACAN 3, OBREGON 2 IN CULIACAN (11 INNINGS)

Ryan Lollis homered in the bottom of the ninth to tie it 2-2.  With two out and none on in the eleventh, Culiacan put together three consecutive singles, the last by Issmael Salas, to win it.  Lollis was 4-for-5 with two home runs.  Oscar Robles was 3-for-4 with a walk for Culiacan.

MAZATLAN 10, JALISCO 3 IN MAZATLAN

Jose Aguilar hit a three-run homer in a four-run second that put Mazatlan ahead 5-1.  Jesus Sanchez pitched five innings for Mazatlan, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Aguilar was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.  The home run was his second.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.