Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of October 27

Six Twins played in the AFL yesterday.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Twins:  Chris Paul was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  LaMonte Wade was 1-for-3.  Andrew Vasquez struck out all five batters he faced, striking out one.  Tyler Jay pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and no walks.  Tom Hackimer struck out two in one inning, but gave up two runs on one hit and four walks.  Ryan Eades pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

SCOTTSDALE 6, SURPRISE 5 IN SCOTTSDALE

A walk, a single, and three more walks resulted in two runs for Scottsdale in the seventh, turning a 5-4 deficit into a 6-5 win.  Luis Guillorme (Mets) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Mickey Jannis (Mets) struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks.

MESA 5, GLENDALE 1 IN GLENDALE

Mesa got two in the first and two in the third to build a 4-0 lead.  Chancer Burks (Cubs) and A. J. Simcox (Detroit) were each 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Logan Shore (Oakland) pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Bobby Bradley (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, his second, to lead Glendale.

PEORIA 9, SALT RIVER 8 IN PEORIA

Peoria led 6-0 and 8-1 but needed a Josh Naylor (San Diego) home run in the eighth to break an 8-8 tie.  Naylor was 4-for-5 with a double in addition to his third home run.  Ronald Acuna (Atlanta) was 3-for-5 with two home runs, his second and third, and scored three times.  T. J. Zeuch (Toronto) pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Corey Ray (Milwaukee) was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs for Salt River.  Rodrigo Vigil (Miami) was 3-for-4 with a double.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Leonardo Reginatto (Margarita) was 2-for-5.  Daniel Palka (Magallanes) was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Edwar Colina (Magallanes) retired the only man he faced.

MARGARITA 9, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LA GUAIRA

Margarita scored three in the second and three in the third to take a 6-0 lead.  David Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with four RBIs.  Rudy Flores was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a walk.  Mauricio Ramos was 3-for-5 with a double and scored three times.  Jay Gause pitched five innings, giving up just one run on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout.  Omar Carrizales was 3-for-5 with a double to lead La Guaira.

ANZOATEGUI 2, LARA 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui scored on a wild pitch in the sixth to take a 2-1 lead that held up the rest of the game.  Anzoategui had 15 hits but stranded 14 runners.  Edwin Garcia and Niuman Romero were each 3-for-4.  Kelvin De La Cruz pitched seven innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts.

MAGALLANES 4, CARACAS 1 IN MAGALLANES

Caracas scored its lone run in the first.  Magallanes came back with single runs in the first, third, fifth, and sixth.  Jesus Valdez was 2-for-3 with a home run, his sixth.  Frankie De La Cruz pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

ARAGUA 2, ZULIA 0 IN ARAGUA

Aragua scored single runs in the third and seventh.  Alberto Callaspo was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Freddy Garcia (remember him?) struck out five in 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk.  William Oliver pitched 4.1 innings for Zulia, giving up one run on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

MAZATLAN 9, JALISCO 8 IN JALISCO

Trailing 8-5, Mazatlan scored four runs in the seventh to take the lead to stay.  Jeremias Pineda singled home the go-ahead run.  Asael Sanchez was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Pineda was 3-for-5.  Carlos Munoz was 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.  Manny Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and a double to lead Jalisco.  Carlos Figueroa was 3-for-4 with a double.

HERMOSILLO 8, LOS MOCHIS 5 IN LOS MOCHIS

Hermosillo led 4-0 in the fourth but trailed 5-4 going to the ninth.  A four-run ninth inning, highlighted by a three-run homer by Domonic Brown, won the game.  Jorge Flores was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Fernando Perez was 3-for-5.  Brown was 2-for-5 and the home run was his second.  Bryce Brentz hit a home run, his fourth in two games and fifth on the season.  Olmo Rosario hit a home run, his second, to lead Los Mochis.

CULIACAN 1, NAVOJOA 0 IN CULIACAN

A passed ball brought home a run in the first inning and it was enough.  Daniel Rodriguez pitched 8.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks with six strikeouts.  Raul Carrillo pitched six innings for Navojoa, giving up an unearned run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  Rodriguez had pitched eight perfect innings before allowing a single to lead off the ninth.

OBREGON 5, MEXICALI 2 IN OBREGON

Leo Heras' two-run single in the second gave Obregon a lead they would keep the rest of the game.  Heras was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Arturo Lopez pitched six innings, giving up two unearned runs on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  Chris Roberson was 3-for-5 to lead Mexicali.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Carlos Paulino (Gigantes) was 2-for-4.

ORIENTE 4, LICEY 1 IN LICEY

Oriente scored single runs in the second, fourth, fifth, and ninth to build a 4-0 lead.  Scott Copeland struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

GIGANTES 7, AGUILAS 5 AT GIGANTES

Moises Sierra hit a three-run double in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie.  Eloy Jimenez hit his third home run, Aderlin Rodriguez hit his second, and Rosell Herrera hit his first.  Edwin Espinal was 2-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the Aguilas.

ESTE 2, ESCOGIDO 1 IN ESTE

Este scored both of its runs in the seventh, overcoming a 1-0 deficit.  Cesar Puello singled home the go-ahead run.  Elih Villanueva pitched 3.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on six hits and two walks with one strikeout.  Mike Mayers struck out nine in five shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk.