Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of October 24

Ryan Eades strikes out the side.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Twins:  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3 with a walk.  Sean Miller was 2-for-4.  Ryan Eades struck out all three batters he faced.  Tyler Jay struck out three batters in a scoreless inning, giving up two hits.  Tom Hackimer pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.  Andrew Vasquez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

SURPRISE 4, SALT RIVER 3 IN SALT RIVER

Surprise scored thee in the fifth and carried a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the ninth.  Salt River scored three in the bottom of the ninth and had two on with none out, but their last three batters were retired.  Yanio Perez (Texas) and Miller were each 2-for-4.  David Ledbetter (Texas) struck out four in four perfect innings for Surprise.  Scott Squier (Miami) pitched four shutout innings for Salt River, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.

GLENDALE 3, PEORIA 2 IN GLENDALE

D. J. Peters (Dodgers) tripled and scored in the seventh to break a 2-2 tie.  Kevin Kramer (Pittsburgh) hit a home run.  For Peoria, Ronald Acuna (Atlanta) hit a two-run homer and Max Povse (Seattle) pitched four innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks while striking out three.

SCOTTSDALE 3, MESA 1 IN MESA

Troy Montgomery (Angels) hit an RBI triple in the eighth to bring home the go-ahead run and later scored an insurance run.  Montgomery was 3-for-4 and also had a double.  Thairo Estrada (Yankees) hit a home run.  Albert Abreu (Yankees) pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Victor Robles (Washington) hit a home run for Mesa.  Kyle McGowin (Washington) struck out six in four innings, giving up one run on eight hits and no walks.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

MAGALLANES 4, LARA 1 IN MAGALLANES

Alberth Martinez hit a three-run homer (his second) in the second and Magallanes led all the way.  Jesus Valdez was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third.  Alexis Lara pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

ARAGUA 11, LA GUAIRA 10 IN LA GUAIRA

Aragua had leads of 9-2 and 11-6, but had to hold on as La Guaira left the bases loaded in the eighth and had the tying run in scoring position in the ninth.  Luis Villegas was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.  Jose Vargas hit a home run, his sixth.  Jose Castillo was 5-for-6 for La Guaira.  Nine of Aragua's eleven runs were unearned, as La Guaira made four errors.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 6, MEXICALI 4 IN JALISCO

In the third and fifth, Mexicali scored two runs only to see Jalisco come back with three.  Brock Stassi was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Agustin Murillo hit a home run.  Walter Ibarra was 3-for-5 with a double for Mexicali.

LOS MOCHIS 7, OBREGON 4 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis scored four in the first to take a 4-2 lead and led the rest of the way, although Obregon did cut the margin to 5-4 in the sixth.  Olmo Rosario was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Carlos Valencia was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double for Obregon.

HERMOSILLO 6, CULIACAN 4 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo lost a 3-2 lead, falling behind 4-3, but scored three in the fifth to take the lead for good.  Roberto Ramos and Jose Cardona were each 2-for-4 with a double.

MAZATLAN 6, NAVOJOA 4 IN NAVOJOA

Brian Hernandez hit a three-run homer (his second) in the eighth to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 6-4 win.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-5.  Alan Sanchez and Jovan Rosa each hit a two-run  homer for Navojoa.  Tyler Kane struck out six in five innings, for Navojoa, giving up one run on four hits and four walks.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Carlos Paulino (Gigantes) was 1-for-3.

ESCOGIDO 6, GIGANTES 3 IN ESCOGIDO

Escogido scored two in the first and two in the second to take a 4-1 lead.  Blake Swihart was 3-for-4 with a double.  Casey Kelly pitched 4.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

ORIENTE 3, ESTE 1 IN ESTE

Este scored one in the first and it looked like it might hold up, but Oriente scored three in the eighth to win.  Alexis Candelario pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  For Este, Raul Valdez pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

AGUILAS 5, LICEY 3 AT AGUILAS

The Aguilas lost a 3-1 lead in the eighth, but Ronny Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the ninth to win it.  Rodriguez was 3-for-4 and the home run was his second.  Jorge Lopez pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Onelki Garcia struck out six in six innings for Licey, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk.