DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 3, LICEY 2 AT AGUILAS (10 INNINGS)

Ronny Rodriguez hit a walkoff homer to keep the Aguilas alive.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for the Aguilas.  Jarret Leverett pitched five innings for the Aguilas, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Samuel Deduno used his magical zoomball to retire the only man he faced and get the win.  Rodriguez hit two homers, one in the first inning and one in the last inning.

Licey leads the best-of-nine series 4-3.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 5, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN MEXICALI

C. J. Retherford's two-run single in the fifth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 Mexicali lead and they never trailed again.  It was the only hit Mexicali had in the inning, as they had loaded the bases on two walks and an error.  Leandro Castro was 0-for-4 for Los Mochis.  Miguel Pena pitched 5.1 innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Mexicali leads the best-of-seven series 3-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

CANBERRA 4, BRISBANE 1 IN CANBERRA

Brisbane scored one in the first and it held up until the sixth, when RBI singles by Aaron Sayers and Aaron Sloane gave Canberra a lead it would not relinquish.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-4 for Brisbane and is batting .349.  Logan Wade was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.  Louis Cohen pitched seven innings for Canberra, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

ADELAIDE 5, SYDNEY 2 IN ADELAIDE

Karl Hoschke had a three-run double in a four-run second that put Adelaide in the lead to stay.  Sean Callegari struck out seven in seven innings for Adelaide, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.

PERTH 2, MELBOURNE 1 IN PERTH

Perth scored single runs in the first and third.  Melbourne got their lone run in the fourth.  Melbourne did not get a hit after the fourth inning and only had two hits in the game.  Lex Rutledge pitched four innings for Perth, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks with one strikeout.

*Games played January 27.  It's timey-wimey.