Off-Season’s Greetings: Games of January 24

The Caribbean league championship series continue.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

ANZOATEGUI 3, LARA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Anzoategui scored two in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Lara got one back in the eighth and had the bases loaded in the ninth.  Carlos Teller pitched 5.2 innings for Anzoategui, giving up one run on six hits and a walk.  For Lara, Rangel Ravelo was 3-for-5 with a home run, his second of the series.  Nestor Molina pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and three walks and striking out three.

Anzoategui tied the series 2-2.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

NAVOJOA 5, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN

Navojoa scored two in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.  Max Ramirez was 3-for-4 with a double.  Paul Leon was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  For Culiacan, Joey Meneses was 3-for-4 with a double.  Andy Wilkins was 0-for-2 with three walks.

Navojoa tied the series 2-2.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

AGUILAS 8, LICEY 4 IN LICEY

The Aguilas trailed 4-1 after five, but scored two in the sixth, two in the seventh, and three in the eighth.  Johan Camargo's two-run homer in the seventh put the Aguilas in the lead to stay.  It was Camargo's second home run of the series.  Danny Santana and Junior Lake also homered for the Aguilas.

The Aguilas lead the series 2-0.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas (Mayaguez) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Dereck Rodriguez (Mayaguez) struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

SANTURCE 2, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN SANTURCE

Rey Fuentes singled home a run with two out in the ninth to break a 1-1 tie.  David Richardson pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on four hits and a walk and striking out three.  For Mayaguez, Jonathan Sanchez pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out three.

It appears that Santurce will now play Caguas in the league championship series.