Most of the Twins action was in the Venezuelan League.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Twins:  Chris Paul was 0-for-4.

SURPRISE 6, GLENDALE 4 IN GLENDALE

Surprise scored four in the eighth to go ahead 6-1, then held off a ninth-inning Glendale rally that saw them bring the tying run to the plate.  Oscar Mercado (St. Louis) and Brandon Lowe (Tampa Bay) were each 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Benton Moss (Tampa Bay) struck out three in three shutout innings of relief, giving up five hits.  For Glendale, Tyler Krieger (Cleveland) was 3-for-4 with a double and Francisco Mejia (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.

MESA 6, PEORIA 3 IN MESA

Ian Rice (Cubs) hit a three-run double in the fourth that gave Mesa a 5-1 lead.  Rice was 2-for-4.  Taylor Gushue (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Spencer Trumbull (Detroit) pitched four innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

SALT RIVER 8, SCOTTSDALE 2 IN SALT RIVER

Yonathan Daza's (Colorado) two-run double in the third gave Salt River a 4-1 lead and the lead was never less than three.  Victor Reyes (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk.  Peter Mooney (Miami) was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Daza was 3-for-5 with a double and scored three times.  Thairo Estrada (Yankees) was 4-for-5 to lead Scottsdale.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Leonardo Reginatto (Margarita) was a combined 4-for-6 with two double and four RBIs.  Anthony Marzi (Margarita) started and pitched four shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.  Anderson Munoz (Zulia) pitched a third of an inning, allowing three runs (two earned) on one hit and two walks with four strikeouts.  Daniel Palka (Magallanes) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Edwar Colina (Magallanes) pitched a perfect inning.  Yohan Pino (Aragua) pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks while striking out two.

MARGARITA 16, ZULIA 0 IN ZULIA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Margarita scored two in the second, six in the fourth, and eight in the fifth.  Francisco Diaz was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs.  Reginatto was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Cade Gotta was 2-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs.  Rudy Flores was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored three times.  Marzi pitched four shutout innings, giving up five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

MARGARITA 2, ZULIA 0 IN ZULIA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

It's hard to score fourteen fewer runs and still win, but it's easier when your opponent scores zero.  Both Margarita runs came in the seventh.  Omar Poveda pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk while striking out four.  Edgar De La Rosa struck out four in four shutout innings for Zulia, giving up two hits and no walks.

MAGALLANES 6, CARACAS 3 IN CARACAS

Magallanes scored two in each of the second, fifth, and seventh, building a 6-0 lead before Caracas got on the board.  Andres Blanco was 3-for-5.  Jesus Valdez was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his fourth and fifth, driving in four.  Alberth Martinez hit a two-run homer, his third.  John Lamb pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks with one strikeout.  Jesus Guzman was 2-for-2 with a home run and two walks for Caracas.

ANZOATEGUI 3, LA GUAIRA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Denis Phipps' RBI single in the eighth broke a 2-2 tie.  Edwin Garcia was 3-for-4 with a double.  Danry Vasquez was 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, and a walk to lead La Guaira.  Tommy Collier pitched six innings for La Guaira, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

ARAGUA 1, LARA 0 IN LARA

Jose Vargas singled home the game's only run in the sixth.  Alberto Callaspo was 2-for-4 with a double.  Misael Siverio pitched five shutout innings, giving up six hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 2 IN JALISCO

Edson Garcia's sacrifice fly brought home the winning run in the eighth.  Brock Stassi was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Adrian Guzman pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Ramon Rios was 4-for-4 with a double to lead Mexicali.  Rolando Valdez pitched 5.1 innings for Mexicali, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

OBREGON 5, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Obregon took a 3-2 lead in the sixth and Carlos Valencia provided some insurance with a two-run homer (his second) in the eighth.  David Reyes pitched five innings for Obregon, giving up two runs on six hits and four walks while striking out two.  Isaac Rodriguez Salazar was 3-for-5 with a triple for Los Mochis.  Jonathan Castellanos struck out five in five innings for Los Mochis, giving up one run on two hits and four walks.

CULIACAN 10, HERMOSILLO 2 IN HERMOSILLO

Culiacan scored five in the fourth and was never threatened.  Maxwell Leon was 3-for-5 with a double.  D'Arby Myers was 3-for-6.  Anthony Vasquez pitched 6.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

NAVOJOA 4, MAZATLAN 1 IN NAVOJOA

Quincy Latimore's two-run single in the fourth gave Navojoa a 2-0 lead and they stayed ahead the rest of the game.  Latimore was 3-for-4, as was Jesus Castillo.  Jaime Lugo pitched five innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-4 to lead Mazatlan.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  David Hurlbut (Licey) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

ESCOGIDO 3, ORIENTE 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Franchy Cordero's two-run single in the second gave Escogido a 3-1 lead and that was where the score stayed.  Franklyn Kilome struck out four in four innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Joel Payamps pitched three shutout innings of relief for Oriente, giving up two hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

ESTE 1, AGUILAS 0 IN ESTE

Jonathan Galvez' RBI single in the third provided the game's only run as Este picked up its first win of the season.  Bryan Evans pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.  Yefri Perez was 3-for-4 with a walk for the Aguilas.  Francisley Bueno pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk with five strikeouts for the Aguilas.

GIGANTES 6, LICEY 5 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes scored three in the eighth to overcome a 5-3 deficit.  Garabez Rosa's two-run single provided the tying and go-ahead runs.  Rosell Herrera was 4-for-4.  Moises Sierra was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Yamaico Navarro was 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks for Licey.  Hurlbut pitched five innings for Licey, giving up two runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three.