VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MARGARITA 4, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Margarita scored two in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Breyvic Valera hit a home run for Margarita, his seventh.

ANZOATEGUI 4, MAGALLANES 1 IN MAGALLANES

Two singles, a walk, and another single produced two first-inning runs for Anzoategui and they led all the way.  Daryl Thompson pitched seven shutout innings, giving up seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

LARA 10, ARAGUA 7 IN LARA

Lara trailed 5-2, but a two-run fourth and a three-run fifth gave them a 7-5 lead and they were ahead the rest of the way.  Jairo Perez hit a home run for Lara, his fifth.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

PLAYOFFS--DAY THREE

AGUILAS 7, ESCOGIDO 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Zoilo Almonte's two-run double gave the Aguilas a 2-0 lead in the first and Jonathan Villar's two-run single in the sixth made it 7-4.  Danny Santana was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run for the Aguilas.  Jorge Polanco was 3-for-4 with a double for Escogido, scoring once and driving in one.  Almonte was 3-for-5 for the Aguilas.

LICEY 10, GIGANTES 7 AT GIGANTES

A single, a walk, and three doubles produced four runs for Licey, turning a 3-1 deficit into a 5-3 lead they kept the rest of the game.  Diory Hernandez was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk for Licey, scoring four times and driving in one.  Jason Rogers homered for Licey.

STANDINGS

Licey, 2-0
Aguilas, 2-1
Gigantes, 0-1
Escogido, 0-2

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAROLINA 4, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Jeff Dominguez' two-run homer capped a three-run fourth that put Carolina up 3-0.  Benji Gonzalez was 1-for-3 for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Felix Ortega pitched five innings for Carolina, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

CAGUAS 4, AGUADILLA 2 IN CAGUAS

Rusney Castillo's RBI single in the sixth broke a 2-2 tie and Caguas added an insurance run in the eighth.  Orlando Roman struck out six in six innings for Caguas, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

CULIACAN 6, JALISCO 5 IN JALISCO

Joey Meneses' three-run homer in the seventh gave Culiacan a 6-4 lead and they held on.  Maxwell Leon was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI for Culiacan.  Meneses' homer was his seventh.

NAVOJOA 12, LOST MOCHIS 7 IN LOS MOCHIS

Leading 4-3, Navojoa scored three in the fourth, highlighted by a two-run single by Quincy Latimore, to take control of the game.  Alan Sanchez was 5-for-5 with two doubles for Navojoa, scoring four times and driving in two.  Yosmany Guerra was 3-for-5 with two doubles for Navojoa, scoring once and driving in three.

OBREGON 11, MAZATLAN 4 IN MAZATLAN

Mazatlan led 1-0 through seven, but Obregon scored five in the eighth and six in the ninth to take control of the game.  Irwin Delgado struck out six in 5.1 innings for Obregon, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

HERMOSILLO 8, MEXICALI 2 IN MEXICALI

Hermosillo scored seven in the fourth to take an 8-2 lead.  Jose Amador hit a grand slam in the inning.  Pablo Ortega pitched six innings for Hermosillo, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Amador's home run was his fifteenth.  O'Koyea Dickson also hit a home run, his second.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

ADELAIDE 13, BRISBANE 10 IN BRISBANE

Adelaide saw a 9-1 lead shrink to 9-8 before scoring two in the seventh and two in the eighth to take control of the game.  Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-4 with two walks for Brisbane, scoring three times.  Logan Wade was 0-for-6 for Brisbane, dropping his average to .300.  Mitch Dening was 5-for-5 with three home runs (his fourth, fifth, and sixth) for Adelaide, scoring four times and driving in six.  Jordan McArdle was 3-for-5 with two runs for Adelaide.  Marcus Greene, Jr. hit a home run, his sixth.

SYDNEY 9, MELBOURNE 2 IN SYDNEY

Sydney had three doubles and a single in the first inning, producing a 3-0 lead which Sydney held the rest of the game.  Craig Anderson pitched five innings for Sydney, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.  Tucker Neuhaus was 3-for-4 with two doubles for Sydney, scoring twice and driving in one.

CANBERRA 4, PERTH 3 IN PERTH

Each team scored three in the first.  The only other run came in the seventh on back-to-back doubles by Robbie Perkens and Aaron Sayers.  Louis Cohen pitched seven innings for Canberra, giving up three unearned runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  Sayers was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.

*Games played December 30.  It's timey-wimey.