Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of October 23

Chris Paul hits his first home run.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Twins:  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Chris Paul was 1-for-3 with a home run.

SURPRISE 4, SALT RIVER 3 IN SURPRISE

Surprise led 4-2 after eight and held off a Salt River rally.  Yanio Perez (Texas) was 2-for-3 with a home run.  Paul also hit a home run.  Nicky Lopez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double.

PEORIA 14, GLENDALE 7 IN PEORIA

Peoria scored in each inning but the seventh.  They led 7-1 before Glendale scored five in the sixth, then got two in the sixth and five in the eighth.  Alex Jackson (Atlanta) was 3-for-5 with a home run (his fourth) and three runs.  Kyle Lewis (Seattle) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a walk, and three runs.  Braden Bishop (Seattle) was 3-for-4 with a double and three runs.  Michael Chavis (Boston) hit a home run.  Max Fried (Atlanta) struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.  Francisco Mejia (Cleveland) and Bobby Bradley (Cleveland) each homered for Glendale.

MESA 5, SCOTTSDALE 2 IN SCOTTSDALE

Mesa broke a 1-1 tie with two in the fifth and led the rest of the way.  Victor Robles (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Alec Mills (Cubs) struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ANZOATEGUI 6, CARACAS 3 IN CARACAS

Caracas led 2-0 through five, but Anzoategui scored three in the sixth and to go ahead to stay.  Balbino Fuenmayor was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Luis Domoromo was 3-for-5.  Cesar Valera hit a home run.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

AGUILAS 3, ORIENTE 1 IN ORIENTE

It was scoreless through six, but Jung Ho Kang homered in the seventh to put the Aguilas on the board and they added two more in the eighth.  Oriente out-hit the Aguilas 10-4 but stranded twelve runners, going 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.  Angel Castro pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Radhames Liz pitched five shutout innings for Oriente, giving up one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.