Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of November 28

No Twins, but some interesting games, including a game-winning single by an ex-Twin.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ARAGUA 3, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ARAGUA

Jose Vargas hit a two-run homer in the first to give Aragua a 2-1 lead that they would not give up.  Anzoategui had the tying run on third in the seventh and ninth.  Vargas' homer was his eleventh.  Guillermo Moscoso pitched seven innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out three.  For Anzoategui, Luis Jimenez was 3-for-3 with a home run, his sixth.  Daryl Thompson pitched 6.2 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out six.

CARACAS 6, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Caracas scored three in the second and led the rest of the way.  Trayvon Robinson was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Henry Alejandro Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Luis Diaz struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  Jose Osuna hit a home run for Margarita.

MAGALLANES 2, ZULIA 1 IN ZULIA

A sacrifice fly in the eighth broke a 1-1 tie and led Magallanes to a win.  Alex Sanabia pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk while striking out three.  For Zulia, Reiner Roibal pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk while striking out two.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 9, HERMOSILLO 4 IN JALISCO

Hermosillo scored three in the first, but Jalisco came back to take a 5-3 lead and then put the game out of reach with four in the eighth.  Anthony Alford was 3-for-5 with a home run and a triple, scoring three times and driving in four.  Amadeo Zazueta was 3-for-5 with a double.  Octavio Acosta struck out seven in six innings, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk.

OBREGON 5, NAVOJOA 3 IN OBREGON

Trailing 3-1, Obregon scored four in the eighth to win it.  Alex Liddi had a two-run double to bring home the tying and lead runs.  Pablo Ortega pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits while striking out three.

MEXICALI 3, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mexicali scored two in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Los Mochis had the tying run on third in the sixth.  Chris Roberson was 3-for-5 to lead Mexicali.  Sergio Mitre struck out eleven in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.  Luis Perez pitched five innings for Los Mochis, giving up three runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out four.

MAZATLAN 6, CULIACAN 5 IN CULIACAN

Mazatlan scored two in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie and then held on to win.  Fernando Luciano was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks to lead Mazatlan.  Andres Ivan Meza pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out three for Culiacan.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

ESCOGIDO 6, TOROS 1 IN ESCOGIDO

Leading 3-1, Escogido scored three in the fifth to take control of the game.  Wilkin Castillo had a two-run single in the inning.  Mike Mayers struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on just one hit and one walk.

ESTRELLAS 3, GIGANTES 2 AT ESTRELLAS (11 INNINGS)

Angelo Mora's infield single with two out in the bottom of the eleventh brought home the winning run.  Mora was 3-for-5.  Lisalverto Bonilla pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits while striking out two.  For the Gigantes, Colt Hynes pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits while striking out one.

AGUILAS 2, LICEY 1 AT AGUILAS

Danny Santana's RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth brought home the winning run.  Johan Camargo was 3-for-4.  Jorge Lopez pitched seven innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk while striking out four.  For Licey, Ariel Pena struck out five in 4.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and two walks.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.