Winter Wonderland: Games of December 22

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ANZOATEGUI 4, ZULIA 3 IN ZULIA

Niuman Romero's sixth-inning RBI single tied it 3-3 and a wild pitch later in the inning brought home the go-ahead run.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 1-for-4 with an RBI for Zulia and is batting .309.  Ehire Adrianza hit a home run for Anzoategui.

LARA 6, CARACAS 2 IN LARA

Gustavo Molina hit a two-run homer in a four-run third that put Lara ahead to stay.  Nestor Molina pitched five innings for Lara, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Gustavo Molina's homer was his third.

MAGALLANES 4, MARGARITA 3 IN MARGARITA

RBI singles by Ronny Cedeno and Frank Diaz in the fifth inning put Magallanes ahead 4-3.  Mark Serrano pitched four innings of relief for Magallanes, giving up one run on two hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

ARAGUA 5, LA GUAIRA 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Trailing 5-2, La Guaira scored one in the eighth and one in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.  Lueris Gomez pitched five innings for Aragua, giving up two unearned runs on three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Hernan Perez was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk for Aragua, driving in three.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 5, GIGANTES 2 AT GIGANTES

The Aguilas scored in four of the first five innings, building a 5-0 lead.   Danny Santana was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter for the Aguilas.  Dan Rohlfing was 0-for-2 with a walk for the Gigantes.  Angel Castro struck out five in five innings for the Aguilas, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks.  Jonathan Villar hit two home runs for the Aguilas.

ESCOGIDO 6, ORIENTE 4 IN ORIENTE

Escogido broke a scoreless tie with three in the third and never trailed.  Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4 for Escogido.  Chesny Young was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Escogido.  Erik Gonzalez hit a two-run homer, his third, for Escogido.

ESTE 3, LICEY 2 IN ESTE

Diory Hernandez' RBI single in the top of the ninth put Licey up 2-1, but Deibinson Romero delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to give Este the win.  Edwar Cabrera pitched six innings for Este, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with five strikeouts.  Eugenio Velez was 3-for-4 with a triple and a run for Este.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

MAYAGUEZ 3, CAROLINA 2 IN CAROLINA

Mayaguez got all three of their runs in the second inning.  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk for Mayaguez.  Benji Gonzalez was 0-for-1 as a reserve for Mayaguez.  Dereck Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning for Mayaguez despite giving up two hits and a walk, lowering his ERA to 0.55.  Jonathan Sanchez struck out five in five innings for Mayaguez, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks.

SANTURCE 10, AGUADILLA 1 IN AGUADILLA

Already leading 4-0, Santurce scored five in the fourth to put the game out of reach.  Frank Del Valle pitched five shutout innings for Santurce, giving up three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Jose Lozada was 3-for-3 with a double, scoring three times and driving in three.  Neftali Soto was 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Santurce.  Christian Vazquez hit a home run for Santurce, his second.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 2, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

A double and three walks brought home the go-ahead run in the fifth inning.  Hector Velazquez pitched five innings for Navojoa, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

NAVOJOA 5, HERMOSILLO 0 IN HERMOSILLO (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Alan Sanchez put Navojoa up 2-0 with a two-run single in the second, Jesus Castillo homered leading off the sixth, and Niko Vasquez hit a two-run homer later in the sixth.  Zack Dodson pitched a complete game for Hermosillo, striking out eight in seven innings while giving up three hits and two walks.  It was the seventh homer for both Castillo and Vasquez.

LOS MOCHIS 4, MEXICALI 3 IN LOS MOCHIS (13 INNINGS)

Mexicali led 3-1 after seven, but Los Mochis scored one in the eighth and one in the ninth to send it to extra innings.  A walk, a fielder's choice, a hit batsman, and a sacrifice fly scored the winning run.  Sergio Garcia hit a home run for Los Mochis, his second.

CULIACAN 4, OBREGON 2 IN OBREGON

Culiacan scored two in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Patrick McCoy pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

JALISCO 3, MAZATLAN 1 IN MAZATLAN

Japhet Amador hit a two-run homer in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Tyler Alexander struck out eleven in 7.1 innings for Jalisco, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  Amador was 3-for-4 and scored twice.  The home run was his seventh.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.