VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
ANZOATEGUI 7, ZULIA 1 IN ANZOATEGUI
Anzoategui scored four in the third, three of them on a home run by Denis Phipps, to take a 4-1 lead. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 0-for-3 with a walk for Zulia. Yohan Pino pitched 4.2 innings for Anzoategui, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Phipps was 3-for-4 and drove in four runs.
The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.
LARA 9, LA GUAIRA 5 IN LARA
Lara trailed 3-0 going to the bottom of the sixth, when they scored five times to go ahead to stay. Rangel Ravelo had a two-run double and Carlos Rivero had a three-run double in the inning. Lara added four more in the seventh to take control of the game.
The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
GIGANTES 5, ESCOGIDO 3 IN ESCOGIDO
The Gigantes scored two in the fourth and two in the eighth to take a 4-1 lead. Jorge Polanco was 2-for-4 with a run for Escogido. Ernesto Zaragoza pitched 5.2 innings for the Gigantes, giving up one run on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts. Ketel Marte was 3-for-5 with a triple and an RBI. Moises Sierra hit a home run for the Gigantes.
AGUILAS 6, LICEY 0 AT AGUILAS
The Aguilas scored two in the third, two in the sixth, and two in the eighth. Danny Santana was 1-for-3 with two RBIs for the Aguilas. Jose Urena struck out five in five shutout innings for the Aguilas, giving up five hits and a walk. Juan Perez was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI for the Aguilas. Zoilo Almonte hit a two-run homer for the Aguilas.
STANDINGS
Agulias, 11-2
Licey, 6-8
Gigantes, 5-8
Escogido, 5-9
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
No games scheduled.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
ADELAIDE 4, PERTH 3 IN ADELAIDE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)
Adelaide built a 4-1 lead in the first two innings and held on. Perth advanced the tying run in to scoring position in both the sixth and seventh. Jordan Cowan hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Angus Roeger and Jordan McArdle each hit a solo homer in the second.
PERTH 5, ADELAIDE 3 IN ADELAIDE
Perth trailed 3-2 after seven but rallied for three in the eighth to win. Michael Lee pitched seven innings, giving up three runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts.
CANBERRA 8, MELBOURNE 1 IN CANBERRA
Already leading 4-0, Canberra scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Sean Guinard walked seven in 7.1 innings, but only gave up one run because he only gave up two hits and struck out six. David Kandilas was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs for Canberra. River Stevens was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Canberra. Josh Almonte hit a home run for Canberra and drove in five runs (not all on the home run--that would be a record).
BRISBANE 7, SYDNEY 6 IN BRISBANE
Trailing 4-1, Brisbane scored five in the third to take the lead, getting home runs by Trent Oeltjen and Mitch Nilsson in the inning. Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs for Brisbane and is now batting .350. Logan Wade was 1-for-4 with a double and a run for Brisbane. David Sutherland was 4-for-4 with two RBIs for Brisbane.