Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of October 26

A big day for Sean Miller.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Twins:  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-5.  Sean Miller was 3-for-3 with a walk.

GLENDALE 10, SURPRISE 5 IN SURPRISE

Surprise scored two in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead, but Glendale then scored ten unanswered runs before Surprise added three in the ninth.  Kevin Kramer (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-5 with a home run, his second.  Seby Zevala (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Danny Mendick (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Miller was 3-for-3 with a walk to lead Surprise.  Burch Smith (Tampa Bay) struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk.

PEORIA 19, MESA 4 IN PEORIA

Mesa led 4-0 after two and a half.  Peoria then had three big innings, scoring five in the third, seven in the sixth, and five in the seventh.  They also got two in the eighth.  Austin Riley (Atlanta) hit for the cycle, going 4-for-6.  The home run was his second--he scored three times and drove in five.  Max Pentecost (Toronto) was 4-for-6 with a home run and a double, driving in three.  Ronald Acuna (Atlanta) was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk and scored four times.  Jonathan Davis (Toronto) was 2-for-6 with a double and four runs.  Franmil Reyes (San Diego) had three RBIs.  Mesa made five errors, leading to ten unearned runs for Peoria.

SALT RIVER 4, SCOTTSDALE 4 IN SCOTTSDALE (11 INNINGS)

It was tied 3-3 after nine, with each team scoring once in the tenth.  They used the goofy "start with a man on second" rule, but the game ended up in a tie anyway.  Yonathan Daza (Colorado) was 2-for-4 for Salt River.  Zach Jemiola (Colorado) pitched five innings for Salt River, giving up one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Kevin Kaczmarski (Mets) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double for Scottsdale.  Tomas Nido (Mets) was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks for Scottsdale.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Daniel Palka (Magallanes) was 1-for-4.

CARACAS 4, LARA 1 IN CARACAS

Caracas scored in the first inning and built a 4-0 lead.  Wilfredo Tovar was 2-for-4 with a double.  Luis Diaz struck out six in five innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

ANZOATEGUI 6, LA GUAIRA 5 IN ANZOATEGUI

Trailing 5-4 going to the bottom of the ninth, Anzoategui got an RBI single from Balbino Fuenmayor to tie the game and an RBI single from Willians Astudillo to win it.  Astudillo and Juan Hernandez were each 3-for-5.  Cesar Valera was 3-for-4.

ZULIA 4, ARAGUA 3 IN ZULIA

Jose Vargas homered in the top of the eighth to give Aragua a 3-2 lead, but David Vidal hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to swing the game to Zulia.  It was Vidal's fourth home run of the season.  Jairo Perez also homered.  Reiner Roibal pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Vargas' homer was his seventh.  Robert Zarate struck out seven in five innings for Aragua, giving up one run on two hits and two walks.

MARGARITA 6, MAGALLANES 2 IN MAGALLANES

It was tied 2-2 after seven, but Margarita scored two in the eighth and two more in the ninth.  Cade Gotta was 3-for-5.  Logan Darnell pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 2 IN JALISCO

Adan Munoz singled in a run in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Chris Colabello was 3-for-4.  Agustin Murillo hit a home run, his second.  Jesus Cruz pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Walter Ibarra was 2-for-4 with a home run, his third, to lead Mexicali.  Alex Delgado pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

LOS MOCHIS 7, OBREGON 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis scored two in the first and built a 7-0 lead through four, with Obregon not getting on the board until the ninth.  Ramon Urias was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Tomas Solis pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

HERMOSILLO 17, CULIACAN 4 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo scored five in the first and never looked back.  Bryce Brentz was 4-for-6 with three home runs, giving him four on the season.  He scored four times and drove in six.  Jose Cardona was 5-for-5 with two doubles, scoring three times.  Chandler Shepherd struck out seven in 5.2 innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Marco Guzman was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Culiacan.

NAVOJOA 9, MAZATLAN 5 IN NAVOJOA

Trailing 3-2, Navojoa scored five in the bottom of the third to take control of the game.  Quincy Latimore was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Jovan Rosa was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth), a double, and three RBIs.  Alex Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three RBIs.  Jeremias Pineda was 3-for-4 to lead Mazatlan.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.