Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of November 26

All the Twins who played did pretty well.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Anderson Munoz (Zulia) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks while striking out two.

LARA 9, CARACAS 3 IN CARACAS

Gustavo Molina hit a grand slam in the ninth to break a 2-2 tie.  Lara went on to score three more in the inning.  Carlos Rivero also hit a home run, his third.  Nestor Molina pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits while striking out three.  Wilfredo Tovar was 3-for-4 for Caracas.  Albert Cordero was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.

MAGALLANES 5, MARGARITA 0 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes scored four in the second and one in the third.  Frankie De La Cruz struck out six in six innings, giving up two hits and one walk.

ZULIA 8, ANZOATEGUI 7 IN ANZOATEGUI

Zulia scored five in the third to take a 7-5 lead and led the rest of the way.  Carlos Moncrief was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  For Anzoategui, Balbino Fuenmayor was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a double, driving in three.

LA GUAIRA 11, ARAGUA 6 IN ARAGUA

Trailing 6-4 after eight, La Guaira scored seven in the ninth to win.  Jose Castillo was 3-for-5 with a walk and three runs.  Teodoro Martinez was 3-for-6.  Rey Navarro was 3-for-3 for Aragua.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

OBREGON 5, MEXICALI 2 IN MEXICALI

Obregon scored three in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Alex Liddi was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  David Reyes pitched seven innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out three.

HERMOSILLO 5, LOS MOCHIS 4 IN HERMOSILLO

Jose Amador was hit by a pitch with two out and the bases loaded in the ninth to bring home the winning run.  Amador hit a home run (his fourth) and had three RBIs.

CULIACAN 8, NAVOJOA 0 IN NAVOJOA

Culiacan scored four in the third and was never threatened.  Joey Meneses was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and a double, driving in three.  Sebastian Elizalde was 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs.  Amilcar Gaxiola pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and two walks while striking out two.

MAZATLAN 2, JALISCO 1 IN MAZATLAN

Back-to-back doubles by Jesus Fabela and Carlos Munoz brought home the lead run in the seventh.  Roy Merritt pitched five innings, giving up one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out three.  Daniel Guerrero pitched 5.1 innings for Jalisco, giving up an unearned run on three hits while striking out four.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Adalberto Mejia (Gigantes) struck out six in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and one walk.

LICEY 5, ESCOGIDO 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Miguel Gomez delivered a two-run single in the ninth to bring home the tying and lead runs.  Ronny Paulino was 4-for-5 for Escogido.  Franchy Cordero was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his third.

ESTRELLAS 8, AGUILAS 0 AT ESTRELLAS

Estrellas scored two in the third, four in the fifth, and two in the soxth.  Audy Ciriaco hit a three-run homer in the fifth.  Radhames Liz pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits while striking out five.

GIGANTES 7, TOROS 4 AT GIGANTES

Trailing 2-0, the Gigantes scored three in the second, two in the third, and two in the fourth to build a 7-2 lead.  Aderlin Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Jefry Marte was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double for the Toros.  Alexi Casilla was 3-for-4 with a home run.  Sean Halton was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Aaron Whitefield (Brisbane) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Logan Wade (Brisbane) was 1-for-4.

MELBOURNE 1, ADELAIDE 0 IN ADELAIDE

Delmon Young doubled home a run in the first inning and that was it for the scoring.  Josh Tols struck out six in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  Christian Meister struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks.  For Adelaide, Greg Mosel struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and three walks.

CANBERRA 15, SYDNEY 7 IN CANBERRA

Canberra scored ten in the second and eventually lead 15-1 before Sydney scored some late runs to make the final score look better.  Boss Moanaroa was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and a walk, driving in six.  Jay Baum was 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks, scoring three times.  Buddy Reed hit a grand slam.  Frank Gailey struck out nine in seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.  For Sydney, Michael Suchy was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and three RBIs.

PERTH 11, BRISBANE 6 IN PERTH

Perth scored six in the first and led all the way.  Jake Fraley was 3-for-4 with a walk and three runs.  Tim Kennelly was 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs.  Alex Hall hit a two-run homer.  Mitch Nilsson hit a two-run homer, his third, for Brisbane.