Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. shows he's too good to be playing in the AFL.  The Venezuelan League gets underway and Willians Astudillo celebrates by drawing a walk.  The Mexican League also gets underway.

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SCOTTSDALE 6, SALT RIVER 2 IN SCOTTSDALE

Twins:  Luke Raley was 1-for-4 with a triple.  Travis Blankenhorn was 0-for-3 with a walk.  Griffin Jax pitched one inning, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and no walks and striking out none.

Salt River:  Monte Harrison was 2-for-4.

Scottsdale:  Abraham Toro-Hernandez was 3-for-3 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.  Desmond Lindsey was 2-for-4 with two home runs.  Austin Lisi was 2-for-4.  Tyler Viza pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.  Luke Leftwich struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

SURPRISE 4, GLENDALE 1 IN SURPRISE

Glendale:  Cody Thomas was 2-for-4.  Tanner Banks struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk.

Surprise:  Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Nick Heath was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Andy Young was 2-for-4 with a double.  Julio Pablo Martinez was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Nate Pearson struck out four in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks.  Jackson McClelland struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.

Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. is clearly too good for this league, just as he was clearly too good for AA in 2018.  He's 9-for-14 with four doubles and a walk.  I get manipulating the service time, although I don't agree with it.  But I see no purpose served in having him play in the AFL.  Yes, he gets more playing time, but I don't see how playing against clearly inferior competition helps him.  All he can do is get into bad habits and/or get injured.

MESA 8, PEORIA 0 IN PEORIA

Mesa:  Jahmai Jones was 3-for-3 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.  Nico Hoerner was 3-for-5.  Bobby Dalbec was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, driving in four.  Erick Leal struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and two walks.  Darwinzon Hernandez struck out six in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.  Ryan Clark pitched two shutout innings, walking one and striking out one.

Peoria:  Jon Olczak struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up three hits.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ZULIA 5, CARIBES 3 AT CARIBES

Twins:  Willians Astudillo (Caribes) was 0-for-3 with a walk.

Zulia:  Alex Romero was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Zach Houchins was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Jose Tabata was 2-for-4 with a double.  Charle Rosario pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two.

Caribes:  Cesar Valera was 2-for-3.  Daryl Thompson pitched 4.2 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out two.  Emerson Martinez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

LARA 5, MARGARITA 3 IN LARA

Twins:  Omar Bencomo (Margarita) pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks and striking out three.  Moises Gomez (Margarita) struck out three in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk

Margarita:  Jose Rojas was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.  Francisco Diaz was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Olmo Rosario was 2-for-3.  Cade Gotta was 2-for-5.

Lara:  Denis Phipps was 3-for-5.  Rangel Ravelo was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks.  Jose Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Yojhan Quevado was 2-for-4.  Williams Perez struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

CARACAS 4, LA GUAIRA 1 IN CARACAS

La Guaira:  Eudis Idrogo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Caracas:  Jesus Guzman was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs.  Ramon Cabrera was 2-for-3.  Franklin Gutierrez was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.  Luis Diaz pitched 3.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and two walks and striking out two.

ARAGUA AT MAGALLANES (3 1/2 INNINGS--SUSPENDED)

Magallanes leads 3-2 in the top of the fourth.  Luis Arraez (Magallanes) was 0-for-2.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 8, CULIACAN 2 IN CULIACAN

Navojoa:  Diego Madero was 2-for-4 with a double.  Christian Zazueta was 2-for-4.  Alonzo Harris was 2-for-5 with a home run and a double, scoring twice.  Luis Fonseca was 2-for-5.  Jovan Rosa was 2-for-5.  Fernando Flores was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Jose Oyervides pitched 3.2 innings, giving up a run on three hits and two walks and striking out two.  Marco Carrillo pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and striking out two.

Culiacan:  Joey Meneses was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Roemon Fields was 2-for-4.

MEXICALI 3, HERMOSILLO 0 IN MEXICALI

Hermosillo:  Arturo Reyes struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks.

Mexicali:  Ricky Alvarez was 2-for-3.  Xorge Carrillo was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Juan Perez was 2-for-4 with a double.  C. J. Retherford was 2-for-4.  Javier Solano struck out twelve in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.