Winter Wonderland: Games of December 27

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ZULIA 6, CARACAS 4 IN CARACAS

Trailing 3-1 through eight, Zulia scored five in the ninth to win.  Caracas scored one in the ninth and had the bases loaded when the third out was made.  Wilfredo Boscan pitched four shutout innings for Zulia, giving up two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Jose Flores was 3-for-4 with a double for Zulila, scoring once and driving in one.

MARGARITA 15, ANZOATEGUI 3 IN ANZOATEGUI

Margarita scored six in the second inning and was never threatened.  Breyvic Valera hit a two-run triple in the inning.  Randy Boone pitched six innings for Margarita, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Angelo Castellano was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk for Margarita, scoring twice and driving in three.

LARA 5, ARAGUA 3, IN ARAGUA

A walk was followed by four singles in the fifth inning, producing three Lara runs and breaking a 2-2 tie.  Eduardo Escobar was 2-for-4 for Aragua.  Rangel Ravelo was 3-for-5 with a double for Lara, scoring twice.

LA GUAIRA 2, MAGALLANES 1 IN MAGALLANES

In the first inning, La Guaira got three singles and two walks, producing two runs that turned out to be all La Guaira needed.  Jonathan Albaladejo pitched six innings for La Guaira, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

PLAYOFFS--DAY ONE

LICEY 4, AGUILAS 1 IN LICEY

Three singles and two errors produced two Licey runs in the first and Licey led all the way.  Danny Santana was used as a reserve for Licey and was 0-for-1.  Yohan Flande pitched 5.1 innings for LIcey, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Diory Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Licey.  Austin Wynns was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

ESCOGIDO AT GIGANTES

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAROLINA 4, CAGUAS 3 IN CAGUAS

Carolina trailed 3-2 going to the eighth, but a strikeout/wild pitch, a double, and a throwing error brought home the tying and go-ahead runs.  Giovanni Soto struck out six in six innings for Carolina, giving up two runs on seven hits and no walks.  Jeff Dominguez was 4-for-4 with two doubles and a run for Carolina.  Both Giovanni Soto and Geovany Soto play for Carolina, which one would think must get confusing at times.

MAYAGUEZ 2, AGUADILLA 1 IN AGUADILLA

Mayaguez scored two in the first and made it stand up.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-5 for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Benji Gonzalez was 0-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Jorge Lopez struck out six in four shutout innings for Mayaguez, giving up three hits and three walks.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

HERMOSILLO 6, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN HERMOSILLO

Efren Navarro's two-run triple brought home the go-ahead runs in a four-run fourth that broke a 2-2 tie.  Travis Blackley pitched 6.2 innings for Hermosillo, giving up two runs on ten hits and a walk with one strikeout.

NAVOJOA 8, JALISCO 1 IN NAVOJOA

Already leading 4-1, Navojoa scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Hector Velazquez struck out six in 6.1 innings for Navojoa, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.  Quincy Latimore was 2-for-4 with a home run (his eleventh) and a double for Navojoa, scoring twice.  Niko Vazquez hit a two-run homer for Navojoa, his eighth.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.