Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of January 5

Good days in the Venezuelan League.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

ZULIA 4, LARA 3 IN ZULIA

Jose Flores delivered a two-run single in the ninth to win it for Zulia.  Flores was 2-for-2 with three RBIs.  Henderson Alvarez struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks.  For Lara, Raul Rivero pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and striking out three.

Lara leads the series 2-1.

ARAGUA 2, CARACAS 1 IN ARAGUA (10 INNINGS)

Carlos Tocci delivered an RBI single in the tenth to win it for Aragua.  Hernan Perez hit a home run.  Wil Ledezma struck out six in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk.  For Caracas, Manny Correa pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out one.

Caracas leads the series 2-1.

ANZOATEGUI 6, MAGALLANES 4 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui scored two in the first and built a 6-0 lead before Magallanes scored four in the ninth.  Rene Reyes was 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his second of the playoffs.  Luis Jimenez was 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, and a walk.  Carlos Teller pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and seven walks and striking out three.  For Magallanes, Dustin Martin hit a home run.

Anzoategui leads the series 2-1.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 7, CULIACAN 6 IN JALISCO (12 INNINGS)

It was tied 4-4 after nine.  Each team scored two in the eleventh.  Jalisco loaded the bases with none out in the twelfth and Edson Garcia hit a sacrifice fly to win it.  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-5 with a triple and a walk.  Amadeo Zazueta was 3-for-6 with a double.  Japhet Amador hit a home run, his second of the playoffs.  For Culiacan, Joey Meneses was 3-for-4 with three home runs and a walk.  Justin Greene hit a home run.

The series is tied 2-2.

NAVOJOA 5, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Jovan Rosa hit a two-run homer in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  Leo Heras also homered for Navojoa.  Jaime Lugo struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.  For Hermosillo,  Josh Outman pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out three.

Navojoa leads the series 3-1.

MEXICALI 1, MAZATLAN 0 IN MAZATLAN

C. J. Retherford singled in the ninth for the game's only run.  Justin DeFratus pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out five.  For Mazatlan, Dustin Crenshaw pitched eight shutout innings, giving up four hits and a walk and striking out three.

Mexicali leads the series 3-1.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

GIGANTES 6, AGUILAS 5 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes scored five in the fourth to take a 6-3 lead.  The Aguilas scored two in the eighth but did not get the tying run on base.  Melvin Mercedes had three RBIs.  For the Aguilas, Juan Perez was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run.

ESCOGIDO 3, LICEY 2 IN ESCOGIDO (12 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 through eight.  Each team scored once in the ninth.  In the twelfth, an error, a single, and a walk loaded the bases and a fielder's choice brought home the winning run.  Elih Villanueva pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on seven hits and a walk and striking out one.  For Licey, Julio Borbon was 3-for-5 with a walk.  Sebastian Valle hit a home run.  Alex Candelario pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks and striking out three.  Licey out-hit Escogido 12-6.

Licey, 6-1
Aguilas, 3-4
Escogido, 3-4
Gigantes, 2-5

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

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

MELBOURNE 7, CANBERRA 5 IN MELBOURNE

Melbourne scored two in the eighth to break a 5-5 tie.  Darryl George was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, his fourth.  Michael Crouse hit a three-run homer, his second.  For Canberra, Buddy Reed was 2-for-5 with two homers (his second and third) and three RBIs.  David Kandilas hit a home run, his sixth.  Cameron Warner also hit a home run.

BRISBANE 8, SYDNEY 5 IN SYDNEY

Brisbane scored two in each of innings four through six to build an 8-1 lead.  T. J. Bennett was 2-for-3 with a home run (his eighth) and a double, scoring three times.  Chih-Sheng Lin hit a home run, his fifth.  Travis Blackley struck out eight in seven innings, giving up one run on eight hits.  For Sydney, Connor McDonald was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Jacob Younis was 3-for-5 with a double.

PERTH 17, ADELAIDE 10 IN ADELAIDE

Already leading 7-3, Perth scored seven runs in the eighth.  Luke Hughes was 3-for-3 with a double and three walks, scoring four times.  Robbie Glendinning was 3-for-6.  Alex Hall was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth) and two walks, scoring three times and driving in four.  Matt Dixon was 2-for-4 with a home run and two walks.  Jesse Williams was 2-for-6 with a double, a home run (his second) and five RBIs.  Jake Fraley was 2-for-6 with a double and a home run, his eighth.  Ulrich Bojarski was 2-for-4 with three RBIs.  Kyle Simon pitched six innings, giving up three runs on four hits and three walks and striking out one.  For Adelaide,   Kuan-Jen Chen was 2-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third) and four RBIs.  Jordan McArdle was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his fourth) and two walks.  Bas Noonj hit a two-run homer, his second.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, scoring three times and driving in four.

SANTURCE 9, CAROLINA 4 IN CAROLINA

Santurce scored two in the second, four in the third, and two in the fourth to build a 4-1 lead.  Edwin Gomez was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs.  Kevin Rivera was 3-for-5 with a double.

MAYAGUEZ 8, CAGUAS 3 IN MAYAGUEZ

Kennys Vargas hit a three-run homer in the third to break a 3-3 tie.  Vargas was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.  Jiandido Tromp hit a three-run homer.  Hiram Burgos pitched six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on six hits and a walk and striking out two.

One thought on “Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of January 5”

  1. I missed that the Puerto Rican League had started on this day. I have added the results, including a three-run homer by Kennys Vargas.

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