Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of November 18

The Twins action was in the Dominican and Australian Leagues.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

PEORIA 8, MESA 2 IN SCOTTSDALE

Mesa got two runs in the first inning and nothing else.  Peoria got on the board in the second and scored three in the third to go into the lead for good.  Ronald Acuna's (Atlanta) RBI single tied the score and a two-run single by Alex Jackson (Atlanta) put Peoria ahead.  They added two in the fourth and two in the eighth.  Acuna was 2-for-4 with four RBIs.  Jonathan Davis (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with a triple and scored three times.  T. J. Zeuch (Toronto) pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on eight hits while striking out two.  For Mesa, Jaycob Brugman (Oakland) was 3-for-4.

Peoria wins the Arizona Fall League championship.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ZULIA 6, ANZOATEGUI 3 IN ZULIA

Anzoategui led 3-0, but Zulia scored three in the sixth and three in the eighth to win.  Herlis Rodriguez was 3-for-4.  Elvis Araujo pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits while striking out one.  Tomas Telis was 4-for-4 with a double to lead Anzoategui.  Yender Caramo pitched 5.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

CARACAS 3, ARAGUA 2 IN ARAGUA

Felix Perez homered with one out in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Perez was 2-for-4 and the home run was his fourth.  Manny Correa pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits while striking out one.  For Aragua, Francisco Rodriguez pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks while striking out four.

LARA 8, LA GUAIRA 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Lara scored two in the first and led all the way, taking an 8-1 lead in the sixth.  Henry Urrutia was 3-for-4.  Juniel Querecuto was 3-for-5. Carlos Rivero was 2-for-5 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.

MAGALLANES 5, MARGARITA 4 IN MARGARITA

Margarita led 3-0 after four, but Jesus Valdez hit a grand slam to give Magallanes a lead they would not lose.  Andres Blanco was 3-for-4 with a triple.  The grand slam was Valdez' thirteenth homer, as he was 1-for-3 with two walks.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 6, CULIACAN 4 IN JALISCO

Brock Stassi's two-run triple in the eighth broke a 3-3 tie.  Stassi was 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs.  Tyler Alexander struck out eight in 5.1 innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits and a walk.  Ali Solis hit a home run for Culiacan.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched five shutout innings, giving up six hits while striking out two.

MAZATLAN 8, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mazatlan scored single runs in the first, second, and fifth, then scored four in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Mazatlan had only five hits but drew nine walks.  Gilberto Galaviz was 2-for-3 with a grand slam (his second homer) and a walk.  Dustin Crenshaw pitched four shutout innings of relief, giving up two hits.  For Los Mochis, Luis Niebla pitched four innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out three.

OBREGON 7, HERMOSILLO 0 IN HERMOSILLO

Obregon scored single runs in the third, fourth, and sixth, then scored four in the ninth to put the game out of reach.  Adam Law was 3-for-4 with a double.  Justin Greene was 3-for-5 with a double.  Tomo Otosaka was 3-for-5.  Kevin McGovern struck out seven in 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and two walks.  For Hermosillo, Domonic Brown was 3-for-4.  Chandler Shepherd pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two.

NAVOJOA 3, MEXICALI 2 IN NAVOJOA (10 INNINGS)

Randy Arozarena led off the tenth with a walkoff homer. He was 2-for-4 with a double in addition to his seventh homer of the season.  Jovan Rosa hit a home run, his eighth.  Eddie Gamboa pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk while striking out six.  Miguel Pena pitched seven innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on six hits and no walks while striking out six.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  T. J. White (Gigantes) was 0-for-3.

ESTRELLAS 7, LICEY 2 IN LICEY

The Estrellas scored three in the first and led all the way.  Socrates Brito was 3-for-5.  Frank Schwindel was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Evan MacLane struck out five in five innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and two walks.

ESCOGIDO 6, GIGANTES 1 AT GIGANTES

Escogido took a 2-0 lead with two in the third and put the game out of reach with three in the sixth.  Wilkin Castillo was 3-for-5.  Kelvin Marte pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks while striking out one.

TOROS 2, AGUILAS 0 AT TOROS

The Toros scored two in the eighth to break a scoreless tie.  There were only six hits in the game, five of them singles.  Elih Villanueva pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks while striking out three.  For the Aguilas, Francisley Bueno pitched four shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out three.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 0-for-3.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 0-for-3.

SYDNEY 4, ADELAIDE 3 IN SYDNEY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Connor McDonald's RBI single in the sixth tied it 3-3 and the winning run scored on a strikeout/wild pitch.  Craig Anderson struck out eight in six innings, giving up three runs on six hits.  For Adelaide, Jack O'Loughlin pitched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out four.

SYDNEY 5, ADELAIDE 4 IN SYDNEY (GAME 2)

Sydney scored two in the fourth to take a 5-2 lead.  Adelaide cut it to 5-4 in the fifth.  Jin-De Jhang hit a two-run homer for Sydney.

BRISBANE 5, CANBERRA 2 IN BRISBANE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Andrew Campbell hit a grand slam in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie.  Mitch Nilsson was 3-for-3 with two doubles.  Tim Atherton struck out twelve in six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk.

BRISBANE AT CANBERRA (GAME 2)

Postponed due to Inclement weather.

MELBOURNE 6, PERTH 5 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 1--8 INNINGS--SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Jared Cruz hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to tie it and Liam Bedford's two-out double brought home the winning run.  Jarryd Dale hit a two-run homer.  Darryl George hit a home run.  For Perth, Zacrey Law was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his third) and a double.  Ryan Kift hit a two-run homer.  Dylan Thompson struck out eight in five innings, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk.

PERTH 10, MELBOURNE 5 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 2)

Perth scored two in the first and led all the way.  It was just 5-4 after six, but two in the seventh and two in the eighth put the game out of reach.  Jesse Williams was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Garrett Whitley was 2-for-3 with three walks.  For Melbourne, Darryl George was 3-for-6 with a home run (his second) and a double.  Melbourne had 10 hits and 12 walks but stranded 14 baserunners, going 3-for-16 with men in scoring position.