VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
MAGALLANES 9, ANZOATEGUI 8 IN MAGALLANES
Magallanes got all of their runs in the first two innings, scoring three in the first and six in the second to take a 9-0 lead. Anzoategui cut the margin to 9-8 in the eighth but did not get the tying run on base. Luis Arraez was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI and is batting .348 for Magallanes.
LA GUAIRA 2, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA
Brian Burgamy's two-run single in the third gave La Guaira all the runs they would need. Both teams made it a bullpen game, with no pitcher going more than 2.1 innings.
ZULIA 8, CARACAS 3 IN CARACAS
Caracas led 3-2 after six, but a four-run seventh, aided by three walks, an error, a wild pitch, and a passed ball, put Zulia ahead to stay. Jose Pirela was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk for Zulia, scoring once and driving in two. Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer (his twelfth) and a walk for Zulia, scoring three times.
LARA 5, ARAGUA 4 IN ARAGUA
Lara led 5-0 after seven, then held on as Aragua scored two in the eighth and two in the ninth and had men on first and second before the final out was recorded. Raul Rivero pitched seven shutout innings for Aragua, giving up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
AGUILAS 8, ESCOGIDO 1 AT AGUILAS
Already leading 3-1, the Aguilas scored five in the eighth, getting a single, two doubles, a triple, and a home run in the inning, to put the game out of reach. Jorge Polanco was 0-for-4 for Escogido.
ORIENTE 4, LICEY 3 IN LICEY
Abiatal Avelino's two-run single in the eighth broke a 2-2 tie. Licey scored once in the bottom of the eighth and got the tying run to third, but that was it. Alexis Candelario pitched six innings for Oriente, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts. Gabriel Guerrero was 3-for-4 with a double.
ESTE 5, GIGANTES 1 IN ESTE
Abraham Almonte had a three-run double in a four-run second that carried Este to a win. Bryan Evans pitched six innings for Este, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
CAGUAS 5, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN CAGUAS
Jorge Padilla homered with one out in the eighth to break a 3-3 tie and Caguas got an insurance run later in the inning. Kennys Vargas was 0-for-2 with two walks for Mayaguez.
SANTURCE 3, CAROLINA 2 IN SANTURCE (10 INNINGS)
Jacob Hannemann hit a walkoff homer with two out in the bottom of the tenth. J. J. Fernandez was 1-for-4 for Carolina.
MEXICAN LEAGUE
NAVOJOA 5, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN NAVOJOA
Leading 2-1, Navojoa scored three in the seventh to put the game out of reach. Salvador Robles pitched five innings for Navojoa, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with no strikeouts.
CULIACAN 2, HERMOSILLO 1 IN CULIACAN (11 INNINGS)
Rico Noel led off the eleventh with a walk, was bunted to second, and scored on a single by Ronnier Mustelier to win the game for Culiacan. Edgar Gonzalez pitched six innings, giving up one run on two hits and four strikeouts for Culiacan.
MAZATLAN 5, OBREGON 4 IN MAZATLAN (14 INNINGS)
It was 2-2 after nine. Each team scored once in the twelfth. Obregon scored once in the top of the fourteenth, but Jesus Fabela delivered a two-out bases loaded single that scored the tying and winning runs. Nick Struck pitched 5.1 innings for Mazatlan, giving up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts. Fabela was 3-for-7 with a triple, scoring once and driving in three. Jose Aguilar was 3-for-6 with two runs for Mazatlan.
JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 0 IN MEXICALI
Jalisco scored single runs in the third, fifth, and seventh. Daniel Guerrero pitched five shutout innings for Jalisco, giving up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*
ADELAIDE 5, PERTH 4 IN PERTH
Adelaide had a 5-0 lead and held on as Perth scored four in the seventh. Perth had men on first and second with two out in the ninth but could not tie the score. Steven Chambers pitched 5.2 scoreless innings for Adelaide, giving up seven hits and no walks with three strikeouts. Josh Altmann was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double, driving in three.
*Game played December 8. It's timey-wimey.