VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 9, ZULIA 3 IN MAGALLANES

Leading 4-3, Magallanes hit three doubles in a four-run fifth that put the game out of reach.  Endy Chavez was 3-for-4 for Magallanes, scoring twice and driving in one.

MARGARITA 3, CARACAS 1 IN CARACAS

Caracas got a run in the first, but Margarita came back with two in the third and one in the fifth.  Omar Poveda struck out six in five innings for Margarita, giving up one run on six hits and no walks.  Breyvic Valera was 3-for-4 with a double for Margarita, scoring once and driving in one.

ARAGUA 7, ANZOATEGUI 0 IN ARAGUA

Aragua scored three in the second and never trailed.  Eduardo Escobar was 2-for-5 with an RBI for Aragua and is batting .308.  Misael Siverio pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

LARA 10, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LARA

Manny Pina hit a two-run triple to cap a four-run first that put Lara in control of the game.  Jorge Martinez pitched five innings for Lara, giving up an unearned run on two hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Ildemaro Vargas was 4-for-4 with a walk and three runs for Lara.  Luis Valbuena was 3-for-5 with a run and three RBIs for Lara.  Rangel Ravelo was 2-for-2 with a home run (his sixth) and a walk for Lara, scoring three times and driving in two.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

PLAYOFFS--DAY TWO

AGUILAS 7, ESCOGIDO 4 AT AGUILAS

Each team scored four in the first, the Aguilas scored three in the third, and that was it.  Neither team's starter made it out of the first inning.  Danny Santana was used as a pinch-runner for the Aguilas and did not bat.  Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a walk and a run for Escogido.  Zoilo Almonte was 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs for the Aguilas.

GIGANTES AT LICEY

Rained out.

STANDINGS

Licey, 1-0
Aguilas, 1-1
Gigantes, 0-0
Escogido, 0-1

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 1, MAYAGUEZ 0 IN SANTURCE

It was scoreless until the bottom of the ninth, when Neftali Soto hit a one-out walkoff homer.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-3 with a walk for Mayaguez.  Benji Gonzalez was 0-for-3 for Mayaguez.  Dereck Rodriguez struck out two in 1.1 innings for Mayaguez, giving up one run on one hit and no walks, making his ERA 1.02.  Reiner Roibal pitched four shutout innings for Santurce, giving up two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Soto's homer was his fourth.

AGUADILLA 3, CAROLINA 2 IN CAROLINA

A two-run double by Jorge Jimenez in the eighth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead and an eventual win.  Tomas Santiago pitched 5.1 innings for Aguadilla, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 7, CULIACAN 6 IN JALISCO (12 INNINGS)

Culiacan led 2-1 until the eighth, when they scored four runs to take a commanding 6-1 lead only to see Jalisco get five in the bottom of the inning to tie it 6-6.  Jose Manuel Rodriguez led off the twelfth with a walkoff homer for Jalisco.  Miguel Chalas pitched 5.1 innings for Jalisco, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Rodriguez was 3-for-6 and the home run was his seventh.  Jesus Valdez hit a home run for Jalisco, his sixth.

NAVOJOA 8, LOS MOCHIS 4 IN LOS MOCHIS

Alejandro Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie and put Navojoa in the lead to stay.  Quincy Latimore was 2-for-3 with a home run (his twelfth) and two walks for Navojoa, scoring twice and driving in four.  Gonzalez was 2-for-2 with two walks for Navojoa.  The home run was his second, as he scored twice and drove in two.

MAZATLAN 2, OBREGON 1 IN MAZATLAN

Mazatlan scored two in the first and made them stand up.  Felipe Gonzalez pitched six shutout innings for Mazatlan, giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

MEXICALI 8, HERMOSILLO 7 IN MEXICALI

C. J. Retherford hit a grand slam to cap a six-run eighth, bringing Mexicali back from a 7-2 deficit to win.  Retherford was 2-for-4 with a walk in addition to the home run, which was his thirteenth.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

ADELAIDE 8, BRISBANE 3 IN BRISBANE

Mitch Dening's two-run homer in the eighth put Adelaide ahead 4-3 and they added four in the ninth to put the game out of reach.  Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-5 for Brisbane.  Logan Wade was 1-for-5 with a double for Brisbane.  Dening was 2-for-5 and the home run was his third.  LeDarious Clark was also 2-for-5 with a home run (his second), as well as a walk.  Jordan Cowan was 2-for-5 with a home run and scored twice.

MELBOURNE 4, SYDNEY 3 IN SYDNEY

Cody Jones' RBI single with two out in the ninth put Melbourne ahead to stay.  Mark Hamburger struck out eleven in eight innings for Melbourne, giving up three runs on nine hits and no walks.

PERTH 8, CANBERRA 2 IN PERTH

With Perth already up 4-2 Joey Wong hit a three-run triple to put the game out of reach.  Matt Kennelly was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double for Perth, scoring three times.  Tim Kennelly was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk for Perth, scoring twice.

*Games played December 29.  It's timey-wimey.