A huge day for Willians Astudillo!

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his fourth and fifth), scoring three times and driving in four.  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

ANZOATEGUI 15, CARACAS 5 IN ANZOATEGUI

Leading 3-2, Anzoategui scored four in the fifth to take control.  Niuman Romero was 4-for-4 with a double.  Astudillo had a big day, as set forth above.  Rafael Ortega was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third) and a walk, driving in three.  Tomas Telis was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Luis Jimenez hit a home run, his ninth.  Rene Reyes hit a home run, his fifth.  For Caracas, Albert Cordero was 3-for-3 with a double.  Anthony Garcia was 2-for-5 with a home run, his fourth.  Jesus Aguilar hit a home run, his third.  Henry Alejandro Rodriguez hit a home run, his second.

LARA 5, MAGALLANES 3 IN LARA

Lara scored two in the first and led all the way.  Jesus Montero was 3-for-4.  Raul Rivero pitched six innings, giving up one run on eight hits and a walk and striking out five.  Endy Chavez was 3-for-5 for Magallanes.

ZULIA AT MARGARITA

Rained out.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 8, MAZATLAN 6 IN JALISCO

Jalisco led 4-0, fell behind 5-4 and 6-5, then scored three in the sixth to go into the lead to stay.  Amadeo Zazueta hit a two-run double to driving in the tying and lead runs.  Jabari Blash was 3-for-4 with a double.  Agustin Murillo hit a home run, his ninth.  For Mazatlan, Niko Vasquez was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and five RBIs.

OBREGON 2, CULIACAN 1 IN OBREGON

Obregon scored one in the first and one in the seventh to take a 2-0 lead.  Culiacan scored one in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.  Moises Gutierrez was 3-for-3 with a double and a home run, his second.  Robinson Lopez pitched seven shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks and striking out three.  For Culiacan, Sebastian Elizalde was 3-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.  Francisco Rios pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks and striking out three.

NAVOJOA 8, HERMOSILLO 7 IN NAVOJOA

Navojoa scored two in the fifth to break a 5-5 tie.  Hermosillo got the tying run to third base with one out in the ninth.  Quincy Latimore hit a home run (his fourth) and had three RBIs.  For Hermosillo, Jose Cardona was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run, his second.   Alejandro Flores was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, his fifth. Fernando Perez was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.

MEXICALI 11, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN MEXICALI

Mexicali scored two in the first and led all the way.  Walter Ibarra was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring three times.  Ramon Rios was 3-for-5 with a double.  Luis Juarez was 2-for-2 with four RBIs.  Justin DeFratus pitched six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks and striking out two.  For Los Mochis, Olmo Rosario was 3-for-5.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Aguilas) was 1-for-4 and scored once.

LICEY 5, ESCOGIDO 1 IN ESCOGIDO (10 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 through nine, but Licey scored four in the tenth to win it.  Yermin Mercedes hit a three-run homer, his second.  Jair Jurrjens pitched 4.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on three hits and two walks and striking out one.  For Escogido, Adalberto Flores pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out three.

AGUILAS 2, ESTRELLAS 1 AT ESTRELLAS

Luis Valenzuela singled in a run in the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.  Francisco Pena was 3-for-4 with a double.  Richelson Pena pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk and striking out three.  For the Estrellas, Evan MacLane pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on eight hits and striking out two.

GIGANTES 5, TOROS 2 AT GIGANTES

A bases loaded walk broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth and Cameron Perkins hit a two-run double in the eighth to win it for the Gigantes.  Cristhian Adames hit a two-run homer, his second, for the Toros.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.