VENEZUELAN LEAGUE
Anzoategui 6, Magallanes 0 in Anzoategui. Lester Oliveros pitched two-thirds of an inning for Anzoategui, giving up no runs on one hit while striking out one.
Zulia 10, La Guaira 8 in La Guaira. Yorman Landa made his debut for La Guaira. He started and allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in 2.2 innings.
AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE
Brisbane 10, Sydney 0 (7 innings--rain). Jacob Younis was 1-for-3 for Sydney.
Mesa built a 7-0 lead after three, lost it all, then scored two in the eighth to defeat Phoenix 10-8 in Mesa.
Xavier Avery (Baltimore) led the way with two singles, a double, and a triple, scoring three times. Brian Dozier was not far behind him, going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three. Brandon Short (White Sox) and Brian Ward (Baltimore) each singled and doubled. Aaron Hicks was 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk, driving in a run. The win went to Sean Gleason (Baltimore), who earned it by surrendering three runs on four hits in 1.1 innings. Mike Colla (Pittsburgh) worked a perfect ninth for the save.
Grant Green (Oakland) singled and hit a grand slam for the Desert Dogs. Michael Choice (Oakland) and Rob Segedin (Yankees) each singled and doubled. Roberto Perez (Cleveland) had two hits. Anthony Capra (Oakland) allowed the two eighth-inning runs on three hits to take the loss.
There is only a week to go in the regular season. Mesa travels to Salt River this evening.
Freddy Parent (1875)
Rabbit Maranville (1891)
Al Schacht (1892)
Pie Traynor (1898)
Hal Trosky (1912)
George Case (1915)
Ike Delock (1929)
Ron Musselman (1954)
John Hobbs (1955)
Cory Snyder (1962)
Roberto Hernandez (1964)
Damion Easley (1969)
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Licey 5, Cibao 1 in Cibao. Rene Rivera was 0-for-4 for Licey. Estarlin De Los Santos was 1-for-3 and scored once for Cibao. Alexi Casilla was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter for Cibao.
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Caguas 10, Mayaguez 5 in Mayaguez. Aaron Bates was 1-for-5 for Caguas, scoring once and driving in one. Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Mayaguez.
Carolina 3, Ponce 2 in Carolina. Angel Morales was 0-for-2 with a walk for Ponce. Deinys Suarez was the losing pitcher, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks in five innings.
This feature gives me less joy in the wake of the Wilson Ramos kidnapping. On the other hand, the games are being played, and not reporting on them is not going to help him any.
Anzoategui 3, Magallanes 2 in Anzoategui. Mike Wilson (Seattle) hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Caribes the win. Pedro Rodriguez struck out three in two innings of work to get the win. Lester Oliveros walked the only batter he faced for Anzoategui. The Navegantes were led by Jose Altuve (Houston), who singled and doubled. Pedro Guerra started for Magallanes. He struck out five in three innings, but also allowed two runs on two hits and two walks. Rafael Cova allowed the game-winning homer in his second inning of pitching to take the loss.
In games not involving Twins players, Aragua defeated Margarita 8-4, Caracas edged La Guaira 4-3, and Zulia pounded Lara 10-2.
In today's games, Aragua is at Margarita, Magallanes is goes to Anzoategui, and Zulia travels to La Guaira.
Mesa scored four in the seventh to put away an 8-4 victory over Salt River in Mesa.
Josh Vitters (Cubs) led the Solar Sox with two singles and a home run. Brandon Short (White Sox) had two singles and a double, scoring three times. Chris Herrmann was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, scoring once and driving in two. Brock Holt (Pittsburgh) had two hits. Aaron Hicks was o-for-4. Starter Cole DeVries pitched three innings, giving up a run on a hit while striking out three. Andrew Cashner (Cubs) got the win with a perfect inning, striking out two.
Salt River was led by Nolan Arenado (Colorado), who singled and homered. Casey Weathers (Colorado) took the loss, surrendering two runs on two hits and two walks in a third of an inning.
Mesa hosts Phoenix this afternoon.
Jim Whitney (1857)
Cy Morgan (1878)
Del Gainer (1886)
Chick Fewster (1895)
Jimmie Dykes (1896)
Birdie Tebbetts (1912)
Johnny Lipon (1922)
Cal Ermer (1923)
Gene Conley (1930)
Norm Cash (1934)
Mike Vail (1951)
Paul Thormodsgard (1953)
Larry Parrish (1953)
Larry Christenson (1953)
Bob Stanley (1954)
Jack Clark (1955)
Kenny Rogers (1964)
Keith Lockhart (1964)
Butch Huskey (1971)
Shawn Green (1972)
PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE
Ponce 3, Carolina 1 in Ponce. Angel Morales was 0-for-2 for Ponce.
DOMINICAN LEAGUE
Licey 7, Aguilas 5 in Aguilas. Rene Rivera was 1-for-3 for Licey.
Estrellas 4, Cibao 1 in Estrellas. Alexi Casilla was 1-for-3 with a walk for Cibao.
Peoria scored four in the third and six in the fourth on the way to an easy 13-3 victory over Mesa in Peoria.
Jefry Marte (Mets) led Peoria with three hits. Logan Schafer (Milwaukee) had two triples, scored four times, and drove in three. Jedd Gyorko (San Diego) singled and homered, driving in three. Scooter Gennett (Milwaukee), Adam Moore (Seattle), and Oscar Taveras (St. Louis) each had two hits. Tyler Lyons (St. Louis) struck out five in five innings, giving up three runs on seven hits to get the win.
Mesa was led by Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) and D. J. LaMahieu (Cubs), who each had two hits. Brian Dozier was 1-for-4 and scored once. The loss went to Trey McNutt (Cubs) who gave up an unearned run on three hits in two innings. Dakota Watts surrendered four unearned runs on four hits in one inning, and Bruce Pugh yielded six runs on six hits and a walk while striking out two in two-thirds of an inning. Brett Jacobson struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing just a walk.
The Solar Sox host Salt River this afternoon.
George Wood (1858)
Harvey Hendrick (1897)
Johnny Gooch (1897)
Jerry Priddy (1919)
Bob Wren (1920)
Bill Bruton (1925)
Whitey Herzog (1931)
Bob Gibson (1935)
Jim Riggleman (1952)
Teddy Higuera (1958)
Dion James (1962)
Chad Ogea (1970)
Adam Dunn (1979)
Chuck James (1981)