Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of January 17

Kennys Vargas is the only Twin to play.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 4, JALISCO 2 IN NAVOJOA

Trailing 2-0, Navojoa scored four runs in the sixth to take the lead.  Max Ramirez hit a two-run homer to break the 2-2 tie.  It was Ramirez' fourth home run of the post-season.  Jaime Lugo pitched 6.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk and striking out five.  For Jalisco, Japhet Amador was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Navojoa wins the series 4-2.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 10, AGUILAS 8 IN LICEY

Licey trailed 4-0 in the second, then built an 8-4 lead and had it cut to 8-7 before scoring two in the eighth.  Erick Aybar was 4-for-5 with a three-run homer.  Yermin Mercedes was 2-for-5 with a home run (his fourth of the post-season) and a double, driving in four.  Anderson Hernandez was 3-for-4.  For the Aguilas, Jonathan Villar was 3-for-4 with a double.  Danny Santana hit a two-run homer.  Junior Lake hit a home run, his second of the post-season.

ESCOGIDO 5, GIGANTES 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Escogido scored in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie.  Manuel Margot was 3-for-4 with a double.

Licey, 10-6
Aguilas, 8-8
Escogido, 7-9
Gigantes, 7-9

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 1-for-4 with a run.

SANTURCE 1, CAROLINA 0 IN SANTURCE

Santurce scored the game's lone run in the sixth on a double play.  David Richardson struck out nine in seven shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.  For the Gigantes, Raul Rivera pitched six innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk and striking out three.

CAGUAS 3, MAYAGUEZ 2 IN CAGUAS

Ruben Gotay doubled in a run in the fourth to break a 2-2 tie.  Jake Fisher pitched six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and striking out three.  For Mayaguez, Randy Ruiz hit a two-run homer.  Hiram Burgos pitched six innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks and striking out five.