Off-Season’s Greetings: November 24

The only Twins were found in Australia.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

CARACAS 7, ZULIA 5 IN CARACAS

Yandy Diaz hit a grand slam in the fifth to break a 3-3 tie.  Diaz was 2-for-3 and also had a double and a walk.  David Vidal was 3-for-4 for Zulia and Jairo Perez was 3-for-5.

MAGALLANES 5, MARGARITA 2 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes scored one in the first, two in the second, and two in the third to build a 5-0 lead.  Juan Apodaca was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Mario Lisson hit a home run, his fifth, and Jesus Sucre hit a home run, his first.  Jesus Tinoco pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks while striking out two.  For Margarita, Daniel Mayora was 2-for-4 with a home run and Cade Gotta also hit a home run.

LA GUAIRA 10, ANZOATEGUI 6 IN ANZOATEGUI

La Guaira scored four in the first and led all the way.  Anzoategui cut the lead to 6-5, but La Guaira scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Heiker Meneses was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Jose Brizuela was 2-for-5 with a double and four RBIs.  For Anzoategui, Luis Jimenez was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.

LARA 11, ARAGUA 0 IN LARA

Leading 3-0, Lara scored five in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Juniel Querecuto was 5-for-5 with a double and a walk.  Jesus Montero was 3-for-4 with a home run (his sixth) and four RBIs.  Chuck Taylor and Jecksson Flores were each 3-for-5.  Ildemaro Vargas was 3-for-6 with a double.  Jorge Martinez pitched 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits while striking out five.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

HERMOSILLO 9, MEXICALI 5 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo scored five in the fourth to take an 8-0 lead.  Fernando Perez was 4-for-5 and scored three times.  Josh Smith struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on seven hits.  For Mexicali, Juan Carlos Gamboa was 3-for-4.

NAVOJOA 4, CULIACAN 0 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa scored two in the sixth and two in the eighth.  Eddie Gamboa pitched seven shutout innings, giving up three hits while striking out five.  For Culiacan, Aldo Montes pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out four.

MAZATLAN 1, JALISCO 0 IN MAZATLAN

Jeremias Pineda tripled and scored in the third inning for the game's only run.  Mitch Lively struck out nine in eight shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  For Jalisco, Tyler Alexander struck out eight in eight innings, giving up one run on four hits.

MEXICALI 8, OBREGON 5 IN MEXICALI

Mexicali scored two in the fifth to break a 2-2 tie, building a 7-2 lead before Obregon got back into the game.  Daniel Castro and Yuniesky Betancourt were each 3-for-5.  For Obregon, Justin Greene was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer and a triple.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

LICEY 3, TOROS 1 IN LICEY

Engel Beltre hit a two-run homer in the second to give Licey a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.  It was his fourth home run of the season.  Yermin Mercedes was 3-for-4.  Onelki Garcia pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks while striking out five.  Magneuris Sierra hit a home run for the Toros.  Raul Valdes struck out seven in 6.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks.

AGUILAS 7, GIGANTES 0 AT GIGANTES

Johan Camargo hit a two-run double in a four-run third that put the Aguilas ahead 5-0.  Camargo was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Ray Fuentes also hit a home run.  Roenis Elias pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks while striking out three.

ESCOGIDO 4, ESTRELLAS 3 AT ESTRELLAS

Escogido scored two in the eighth to turn a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 lead.  Franchy Cordero was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 1-for-5 with a walk.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 1-for-4 with two walks.

CANBERRA 4, SYDNEY 0 IN CANBERRA

David Kandilas hit a grand slam in the fifth, providing all the runs of the game.  Kandilas was 3-for-4 and the home run was his third of the season.  Lake Bachar pitched six shutout innings, giving up seven hits while striking out three.

MELBOURNE 6, ADELAIDE 0 IN ADELAIDE

Melbourne scored two in the second, two in the fifth, and two in the sixth.  Allan de San Miguel was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his second.  Delmon Young hit a home run, his second.  Hei Chun Lee struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.

BRISBANE 16, PERTH 9 IN PERTH

Brisbane built a 6-0 lead, had it cut to 6-5, but scored seven in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  T. J. Bennett hit a home run, his third.  Donald Lutz hit a three-run homer.  For Perth, Jake Fraley was 3-for-5 with two doubles.