Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of October 22

A good day for Edwar Colina.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Leonardo Reginatto (Margarita) was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Edwar Colina (Magallanes) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

ZULIA 10, LARA 7 IN LARA

Zulia scored four in the fourth, three of them on a home run by David Vidal, to take a 7-4 lead that they would hold the rest of the game.  Vidal was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), scoring three times and driving in four.  Zach Houchins was 3-for-5 with a home run (his third) and a double, driving in three.  Dayron Varona was 3-for-5.  Danny Rondon struck out three in three shutout innings of relief.  Jesus Montero was 3-for-5 with a double for Lara.

ANZOATEGUI 6, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Anzoategui scored three in the sixth to take a 5-1 lead.  Balbino Fuenmayor was 3-for-5 with a double.  Luis Hernandez was 3-for-4.  Yeiper Castillo pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

ARAGUA 8, MARGARITA 2 IN MARGARITA

Aragua scored one in the third, two in the fifth, three in the sixth, and two in the eighth, building an 8-0 lead before Margarita got on the scoreboard.  Carlos Penalver was 3-for-4.  Alberto Gonzalez was 2-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs.  Guillermo Moscoso pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Rudy Flores was 3-for-3 with a walk for Margarita.

MAGALLANES 2, LA GUAIRA 0 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes got both of their runs in the third inning.  La Guaira stranded nine and was 0-for-9 with men in scoring position.  Frankie De La Cruz pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

NAVOJOA 3, MEXICALI 1 IN MEXICALI

Navojoa scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh, building a 3-0 lead.  Jesus Castillo was 3-for-4 with two home runs, his fourth and fifth.  Fernando Flores was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Zack Dodson pitched eight shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

MAZATLAN 5, LOS MOCHIS 4 IN MAZATLAN (11 INNINGS)

No one scored more than one in an inning.  Los Mochis scored one in the first, third, seventh, and ninth while Mazatlan scored one in the first, fourth, fifth, eighth, and eleventh.  Roberto Valenzuela singled home the winning run.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-6.  Alfonso Sanchez pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

CULIACAN 4, JALISCO 1 IN CULIACAN

Culiacan scored two in the sixth to take a 3-0 lead.  Marco Guzman was 3-for-4.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Gaby Hernandez struck out five in five innings for Jalisco, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.

OBREGON 5, HERMOSILLO 3 IN OBREGON

Obregon scored four in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Hermosillo out-hit Obregon 12-5.  Semar Leyva was 0-for-1 with two walks.  Fernando Perez was 3-for-5 with a home run and a double for Hermosillo.  Juan Pablo Oremas pitched 4.1 innings for Hermosillo, giving up one run on one hit and five walks with four strikeouts.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Carlos Paulino (Gigantes) was 1-for-4.  Randy Rosario (Gigantes) walked the only batter he faced.

ESCOGIDO 5, LICEY 2 AT LICEY

Michael Almanzar hit a two-run double in the fifth to give Escogido a 3-2 lead.  They added two more in the seventh.  Almanzar and Franchy Cordero were each 2-for-4 with a double.

GIGANTES 3, ESTE 2 AT GIGANTES (10 INNINGS)

Eloy Jimenez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to tie it 2-2 and Abiatal Avelino delivered a two-out single in the tenth to bring home the winning run.  Avelino was 3-for-5.  Jimenez' home run was his second.  Jose De Paula pitched three innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Jorge Mateo hit a home run for Este.  Paolo Espino pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.