Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of October 28

All the Twins action was in the Venezuelan League.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

Twins:  None, so it's no Surprise their team lost.

SCOTTSDALE 11, SURPRISE 3 IN SURPRISE

Scottsdale took an early lead with three in the second and put the game out of reach with four in the sixth.  Brantley Bell (Cincinnati) was 4-for-5 with a double.  Billy McKinney (Yankees) was 2-for-5 with a double and four RBIs.  Aramis Garcia (San Francisco) hit a home run.  Justus Sheffield (Yankees) struck out six in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks.  Yanio Perez (Texas) and Luis La O (Texas) each homered for Surprise, the second for each.

MESA 9, GLENDALE 6 IN MESA

Mesa scored two in the first, but fell behind 6-2 going to the bottom of the eighth.  They then scored seven times, with the key hit a three-run triple by Cam Gibson (Detroit) that broke a 6-6 tie.  Gibson was 2-for-4 and also had a double.  A. J. Simcox (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs.  Matt Beaty (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his first two of the season), three runs, and three RBIs to lead Glendale.  Edgar Cabral (Philadelphia) was 3-for-4 with a double for Glendale.

PEORIA 10, SALT RIVER 4 IN SALT RIVER

Peoria scored three in the first and six in the fourth, building a 9-0 lead.  Austin Riley (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and two walks, driving in four.  Max Fried (Atlanta) pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.  His ERA is 0.47 in 19 innings.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Leonardo Reginatto (Margarita) was 2-for-4.  Yohan Pino (Aragua) retired all four men he faced.  Daniel Palka (Magallanes) was 1-for-4.

LA GUAIRA 5, MARGARITA 1 IN LA GUAIRA

La Guaira got three in the third and two in the seventh.  Margarita did not get on the board until the eighth.  Alex Nunez was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jonathan Albaledejo pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

ARAGUA 9, MAGALLANES 2 IN MAGALLANES

Aragua led by just 3-2 through five but scored two in the seventh and four in the ninth to put the game out of reach.  Jose Vargas hit a three-run homer, his eighth.  Osniel Madera was 2-for-5 with two doubles.  Guillermo Moscoso pitched five innings, giving up two unearned runs on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

LARA 14, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

It was 2-0 through four, but Lara scored five in the fifth and five more in the sixth.  Henry Urrutia was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring three times.  Jose Montero was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Elvis Escobar was 3-for-6 with a double.  Yojhan Quevedo was 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs.  Adam Law was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.  Chuck Taylor was 2-for-3 with a triple and two walks, scoring three times.  Nestor Molina pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on eight hits and four walks with two strikeouts.

CARACAS 8, ZULIA 5 IN ZULIA

Caracas scored three in the sixth to break a 5-5 tie.  Henry Alejandro Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a double.  Maikol Gonzalez was 3-for-5.  David Vidal hit a three-run homer, his fifth, for Zulia.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 6, MAZATLAN 1 IN JALISCO

Jalisco scored five in the third to take a 5-0 lead and controlled the game.  Manny Rodriguez hit a grand slam, his third home run of the season.  Manuel Al Flores pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

LOS MOCHIS 6, HERMOSILLO 3 IN LOS MOCHIS (13 INNINGS)

Leandro Castro hit a three-run walkoff homer with one out in the thirteenth.  Yadir Drake was 3-for-6 with a double and three runs.  Castro was 2-for-6 with four RBIs.  Akeem Bostick struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Hunter Dozier hit a home run (his fourth) for Hermosillo.  Joshua Smith pitched five innings for Hermosillo, giving up two runs on four hits and no walks with one strikeout.

CULIACAN 1, NAVOJOA 0 IN CULIACAN

Ali Solis' RBI single in the fifth produced the game's only run.  Aldo Montes pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk while striking out five.  Zack Dodson pitched six innings for Navojoa, giving up one run on seven hits and two walks while striking out three.

MEXICALI 5, OBREGON 4 IN OBREGON

Mexicali led 5-1 after five and held on.  Obregon had men on second and third with one out in the ninth, but a strikeout and a pop up ended the game.  Ramon Rios was 2-for-4.  Javier Solano pitched six innings for Mexicali, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out two.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ESTE 3, GIGANTES 1 IN ESTE

Jose Mateo's RBI triple in the seventh broke a 1-1 tie and he scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly.  Paolo Espino pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk while striking out five.  Melvie Mercedes was 3-for-4 to lead the Gigantes.  Adonis Rosa pitched four shutout innings for the Gigantes, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out two.

ORIENTE 7, AGUILAS 5 AT AGUILAS

Oriente scored four in the sixth to break a 5-5 tie.  Junior Lake was 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs.  Juan Perez was 3-for-5 with a home run for the Aguilas.  Alfredo Marte was 3-for-4 with a walk for the Aguilas.

LICEY AT ESCOGIDO

Rained out.