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Off-Seasons Greetings: Games of October 10

And we're back, with action from the Arizona Fall League, the Venezuelan League, and the Mexican League.  The Dominican League is scheduled to start Friday, with the Puerto Rican League not slated to get under way for a couple of weeks yet.  The Australian League doesn't get started until mid-November.

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Winter Wonderland: Games of November 19-20

GAMES OF NOVEMBER 19

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

MESA 6, SURPRISE 1 IN SCOTTSDALE

Brian Anderson hit a three-run homer in the first inning and Mesa's lead was never threatened.  Surprise got only two hits, both by Jose Trevino.  Their lone run scored in the fifth on a walk, a single, a wild pitch, and a double play.  Nick Gordon was 0-for-4 for Surprise.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-3.  Tanner English was 0-for-3.  Mason Melotakis pitched one inning, giving up a run on one hit (a solo homer) and no walks with one strikeout.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ARAGUA 4, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Daniel Alvarez' two-run double in the eighth put Aragua up 4-0.  Anzoategui got two in the bottom of the eighth but did not get the tying run on base.  Miguel Mendez was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Aragua.  Yohan Pino pitched seven shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk with five strikeouts for Aragua.

LA GUAIRA 5, MAGALLANES 1 IN MAGALLANES (6 1/2 INNINGS--RAIN)

Omar Carrizales hit a two-run double in a four-run second that put La Guaira in the lead to stay.  Jose Castillo was 2-for-4 with a home run for La Guaira.  William Cuevas struck out eight in a six inning complete game for La Guaira, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

MARGARITA 7, ZULIA 2 IN ZULIA

A four-run third put Margarita up 5-0 and they cruised from there.  Daniel Mayora was 2-for-4 with a home run, his seventh, for Margarita.  Wander Beras pitched five innings for Margarita, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

LARA 3, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Lara scored two on a wild pitch-plus-error in the ninth to go up 3-0.  They needed the runs, as Henry Alejandro Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.  Caracas loaded the bases with one out, but a popup and a ground out ended the game.  Nestor Molina pitched five shutout innings for Lara, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out two.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESTE 3, ORIENTE 1 IN ESTE

A sacrifice fly broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth and Carlos Franco singled in an insurance run in the eighth.  Leonardo Reginatto was used as a defensive replacement for Este but did not bat.  Confesor Lara pitched 1.2 scoreless innings for Oriente, giving up one hit, lowering his ERA to 1.54.

ESCOGIDO 3, LICEY 1 IN LICEY

A sacrifice fly and an error plated two runs for Escogido in the ninth to give them a 3-1 win.  Rafael Bautista was 3-for-4 with two runs for Escogido.  Kelvin Marte pitched five shutout innings for Escogido, giving up three hits and two walks with one strikeout.

AGUILAS AT GIGANTES

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

AGUADILLA 3, CAROLINA 1 IN AGUADILLA

Juan Centeno's two-run double gave Aguadilla a 2-0 first inning lead and they led the rest of the way.  Centeno was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  J. J. Fernandez pinch-hit and got a double for Carolina.

MAYAGUEZ 6, SANTURCE 5 IN MAYAGUEZ

Juan Silva hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth for Santurce to tie it 5-5, but Luke Tendler's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth won it for Mayaguez.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run for Mayaguez.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

LOS MOCHIS 8, MAZATLAN 1 IN MAZATLAN

A three-run fifth left Los Mochis up 5-1 and they controlled the game the rest of the way.   Leandro Castro was 5-for-5 with a triple for Los Mochis, scoring four times and driving in one.  Misael Silverio pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on six hits and two walks while striking out two for Los Mochis.

CULIACAN 4, JALISCO 3 IN CULIACAN

Daniel Carbonell's three-run triple in the seventh turned a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead and eventual win.  Issmael Salas was 3-for-4 with a run for Culiacan.

HERMOSILLO 4, OBREGON 3 IN OBREGON

David Washington's two-run homer in the ninth gave Hermosillo a 4-3 lead and eventual win.  The home run was his fourth.  Luis Alfonso Garcia was 2-for-3 with a home run, his third, for Hermosillo.

MEXICALI 7, NAVOJOA 2 IN MEXICALI

Mexicali scored all seven of its runs in the first inning.  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-5 with two doubles for Mexicali, scoring once and driving in two.  Efren Delgado pitched 6.1 innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

BRISBANE 4, CANBERRA 2 IN BRISBANE

Brisbane scored two in the seventh to go ahead 3-1.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 and is batting .333 for Brisbane.  Logan Wade was 0-for-4 for Brisbane.

ADELAIDE 7, SYDNEY 3 IN SYDNEY

Adelaide took the lead with a three-run fifth and got some insurance runs in the seventh on Marcus Greene, Jr.'s two-run single.  Greene, Jr. was 2-for-5 with a double and five RBIs for the day.

MELBOURNE 5, PERTH 1 IN MELBOURNE

Roman Collins hit a three-run homer in the third to put Melbourne ahead 4-1.  Collins was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs on the day.

*Games actually played November 20.

GAMES OF NOVEMBER 20

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 10, CARACAS 9 IN MAGALLANES (10 INNINGS)

Magallanes led 6-1 after four, but a six-run sixth put Caracas up 9-6.  Magallanes scored three in the seventh to tie it and won on a two-out RBI single by Ronny Cedeno in the tenth.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-6 for Magallanes and is batting .379.

ARAGUA 6, ANZOATEGUI 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Renato Nunez hit a two-run homer (his seventh) in the third to break a 2-2 tie.  Hernan Perez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer for Aragua, scoring twice.

ZULIA 7, MARGARITA 3 IN ZULIA

Giovanny Urshela hit a two-run double in a three-run seventh that broke a 3-3 tie.  Ramon Garcia pitched five innings for Zulia, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

LARA 11, LA GUAIRA 9 IN LA GUAIRA

La Guaira led 4-3 after one, but Lara eventually built an 11-4 lead before La Guaira scored five in the eighth to make the final score look better.  La Guaira had the tying run on base with one out in the eighth, but their last five batters were retired.  Juniel Querecuto was 4-for-5 with a triple and two doubles for Lara, scoring three times and driving in one.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

TOROS 4, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO

A two-run sixth put the Toros ahead 3-1 and they never trailed.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-3 for Escogido.

ORIENTE 5, GIGANTES 1 IN ORIENTE

Gabriel Guerrero hit a two-run homer in the first and Oriente led the rest of the way.  Guerrero was 2-for-3 on the day, scoring twice and driving in three.

AGUILAS 3, LICEY 0 AT AGUILAS

Zoilo Almonte's RBI single in the first put Aguilas ahead and Ronny Rodriguez added a two-run double in the seventh.  Roenis Elias struck out seven in 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and no walks.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

AGUADILLA AT CAGUAS

Rained out.

MAYAGUEZ AT CAROLINA

Rained out.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 2, NAVOJOA 1 IN MEXICALI

Luis Juarez doubled home a run in the seventh to put Mexicali up 2-1.  Yuniesky Betancourt was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI for Mexicali.

LOS MOCHIS 7, MAZATLAN 4 IN MAZATLAN

It was tied 4-4 going to the ninth, when Rodolfo Amador singled in the go-ahead run and Sebastian Valle followed with a two-run homer, his third.  Manny Barreda struck out seven in six innings for Los Mochis, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.

CULIACAN 7, JALISCO 1 IN CULIACAN

Culiacan scored four in the first and controlled the game all the way.  Edgar Gonzalez pitched six shutout innings for Culiacan, giving up three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

OBREGON 8, HERMOSILLO 2 IN OBREGON

Obregon scored four in the first, three of the runs scoring on an error, and led the rest of the way.  Blake Beavan pitched 7.1 innings for Obregon, giving up two runs on nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-4 with a home run (his seventh) and a double, scoring twice and driving in two for Obregon.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.