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Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of December 19 and 20

Shorter, AP-style recaps today:

MAZATLAN, GAMES 48 AND 49

Saturday

NAVOJOA 7, MAZATLAN 3 IN NAVOJOA

A three-run third gave Navojoa a lead they would not give up.  They had a hit batsman and four singles in the inning.  Anthony Giansanti was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Isaac Paredes was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Ignacio Marrujo struck out four in 2.1 scoreless innings.

Sunday

MAZATLAN 4, NAVOJOA 0 IN NAVOJOA

Mazatlan scored single runs in the first, third, seventh, and ninth.  Juan Augusto Figueroa was 2-for-4.  Alejandro Soto pitched five shutout innings, giving two hits and one walk and striking out three.

Record:  Mazatlan is 25-24, tied for fifth with Culiacan in the Mexican League, seven games behind Obregon.  They are 1.5 games behind fourth-place Jalisco.

Next game:  Mazatlan is at Obregon this afternoon.

GIGANTES, GAMES 24, 25, AND 26

Saturday

GIGANTES 10, TOROS 1 AT GIGANTES

Moises Sierra and Alfredo Marte homered in a three-run first for the Gigantes.  Juan Francisco hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put an exclamation point on it.  Jose Siri was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Luis Marte was 2-for-4.  Abiatal Avelino also homered.  Dustin Crenshaw pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with no strikeouts.

Sunday

GIGANTES 3, ESTRELLAS 2 AT ESTRELLAS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Alfredo Marte's two-run homer in the sixth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 victory.  It was Marte's third homer.  Ronald Guzman was 2-for-3.

ESTRELLAS 7, GIGANTES 4 AT ESTRELLAS (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

The Gigantes led 4-1 after four, but Estrellas scored six in the fifth to take the game.  Ex-Twin Lewin Diaz had a two-run single and Jeremy Pena had a three-run single in the inning.  Ronald Guzman was 2-for-3.  Juan Francisco hit a two-run homer, his seventh.

Record:  The Gigantes are 13-13, tied for third with Estrellas in the Dominican League, two games behind Este.  They are 1.5 games behind second-place Aguilas.

Next game:  The Gigantes host the Toros tonight.

LARA, GAMES 21, 22, AND 23

Saturday

MARGARITA 13, LARA 6 IN MARGARITA (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Lara led 5-0 going to the bottom of the third, but Margarita scored six in the third, four in the fourth, and three in the fifth.  Margarita had just eleven hits, but benefited from seven walks and three errors.  Carlos Rivero led Lara, going 3-for-4 with two home runs (his third and fourth), three runs, and three RBIs.  Yordanys Linares was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

LARA 12, MARGARITA 4 IN MARGARITA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Lara scored five in the second to break a 1-1 tie and got four in the seventh to put it out of reach.  Gorkys Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a walk, four runs, and two RBIs.  Osman Marval was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Ildemaro Vargas, Carlos Rivero, and Rene Reyes were each 2-for-4.  Yordanys Linares was 2-for-5.

Sunday

LARA 14, CARACAS 5 IN LARA

Lara scored eight runs in the third to take a 9-0 lead.  Gorkys Hernandez hit a three-run triple in the inning.  Gabriel Moreno was 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.  Carlos Rivero was 2-for-3 with a home run, his fifth.  Hernandez was 2-for-4 and had four RBIs.  Rene Reyes hit a home run.  Raul Rivero struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

Record:  Lara is 14-9, in first place in the Venezuelan League West, a half game ahead of Margarita.

Next game:  Lara is at Caribes Tuesday.

MAYAGUEZ, GAMES 10, 11, AND 12

Saturday

MAYAGUEZ 3, MANATI 2 AT MAYAGUEZ (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Mayaguez led 3-0 after four and held on.  Ex-Twin Kennys Vargas homered in the first inning to give Mayaguez the lead.  Hector Hernandez struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.

MAYAGUEZ 3, MANATI 1 AT MANATI (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

T. J. Rivera's RBI double in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie.  Ex-Twin Kennys Vargas singled home an insurance run in the seventh.  Rivera was 2-for-3.  Antonio Velez pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks and striking out two.

Sunday

MANATI 12, MAYAGUEZ 2 AT MANATI

Leading 4-2, Manati scored eight runs in the eighth to put it away.  They hit four home runs in the inning:  Jan Hernandez, Roy Morales, Irving Falu, and ex-Twin Juan Centeno all homered, with Centeno's being a three-run homer.  Ex-Twin Danny Ortiz was 2-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Eric Stout struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk.

Record:  Manati is 9-3, in second place in the Puerto Rican League, two games behind Caguas.

Next game:  Mayaguez is at RA12 Tuesday.

MELBOURNE

The Australian League is dealing with COVID-related complications to its schedule.  There were no games played over the weekend.  Melbourne remains 1-1, tied for second place with Sydney, a half game behind Perth.  The Australian League only plays on weekends, so Melbourne's next scheduled game is Friday in Canberra.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of December 18

MAZATLAN, GAME 47

MAZATLAN 9, NAVOJOA 4 IN NAVOJOA

Batting stars:  Isaac Paredes was 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Anthony Giansanti was 3-for-4 with a home run (his fifth), a double, a walk, and three runs.  Daniel Sanchez was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, a double, and two runs.  Edson Garcia was 2-for-5.

Pitching stars:  Juan Ramon Noriega, Marco Antonio Rivas, and Roberto Espinosa each threw a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Jorge Sesma was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jorge Flores was 2-for-4 with a double.  Alonso Gaitan was 2-for-4.  Josuan Hernandez was 2-for-4.

The game:  Navojoa took a 2-0 lead in the first, but it was 3-3 after five.  In the sixth, Maxwell Leon broke the tie with an RBI double and Paredes had a two-run double, putting Mazatlan up 6-3.  They led the rest of the way.

WP:  Matt Gage (3-0).  LP:  Octavio Acosta (3-4).  S:  None.

Stats:  Paredes is batting .391.  Jose Augusto Figueroa was 1-for-3 and is batting .301.  Noriega's ERA is 3.00.  Rivas is at 1.54.  Espinosa is at 1.67.  Jesus Pirela gave up a run in one inning and has an ERA of 1.83.

Record:  Mazatlan is 24-23, tied for fifth place with Culiacan in the Mexican League, six games behind Obregon.  They are 1.5 games behind fourth-place Jalisco.

Next game:  Mazatlan is again at Navojoa this afternoon.

GIGANTES, GAMES 22 AND 23

GIGANTES 6, TOROS 1 AT TOROS (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Alfredo Marte was 3-for-3 with a double.  Jose Siri was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and two RBIs.  Juan Francisco was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fifth) and three RBIs.  Ronald Guzman was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Chris Ellis struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.  Ryan Kussmaul and Ramon E. Ramirez each pitched a scoreless inning.

Opposition star:  Miguel Andujar was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.

The game:  Francisco hit a two-run homer in the third to give the Gigantes a 3-0 lead.  They scored three in the fourth to put the game out of reach.  Siri had a two-run double in the inning.

WP:  Ellis (1-0).  LP:  Carlos Hernandez (0-2).  S:  None.

TOROS 6, GIGANTES 5 AT TOROS (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Moises Sierra was 2-for-4.  Jose Siri was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.

Pitching star:  Domingo Tapia struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Miguel Andujar was 3-for-4 with a double.  Jorge Mateo was 2-for-3.  Peter O'Brien was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.

The game:  The Gigantes led 4-2 after six.  An error with two out in the seventh brought home two runs and tied the score.  O'Brien hit a walkoff two-run homer in the eighth.

WP:  Keury Mella (1-0).  LP:  Juan Minaya (0-1).  S:  None.

Stats:  Alfredo Marte was 0-for-2 and is batting .438.  Ronald Guzman was 0-for-4 and is batting .326.  Richelson Pena gave up two runs in 4.2 innings and has an ERA of 2.84.  Edgar Santana retired the only man he faced and has an ERA of 3.00.  Tapia has an ERA of zero.  Wily Peralta gave up two runs in an inning but both were unearned, so he still has an ERA of zero.

Record:  The Gigantes are 11-12, in fifth place in the Domincan League, 2.5 games behind Este.  They are 2.5 games behind fourth-place Escogido.  The games behind numbers look odd because weather has cause a number of postponements, so that the teams have played a very dissimilar number of games.

Next game:  The Gigantes host the Toros this afternoon.

LARA, GAME 20

LARA 7, ZULIA 3 IN LARA

Batting stars:  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Osman Marval was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Gorkys Hernandez was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double.

Pitching stars:  Wilking Rodriguez retired all five men he faced, striking out two.  Jesus Sanchez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings.  Yapson Gomez and Ricardo Gomez each pitched a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Ex-Twin Alex Romero was 2-for-4 with a double.  Humberto Arteaga was 2-for-4.  Daniel Brito was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and a walk.  Carlos Betancourt pitched three shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks and striking out one.

The game:  Zulia led 3-2 through six, but Lara scored five in the seventh to take control of the game.  The last two runs scored on an error.

WP:  Rodriguez (1-1).  LP:  Arcenio Leon (0-1).  S:  None.

Stats:  Ildemaro Vargas was 1-for-4 and is batting .382.  Josmar Cordero was 0-for-3 and is batting .373.  Yonathan Mendoza was 1-for-4 and is batting .313.  Linares is batting .308.  Hernandez is batting .306.  Jecksson Flores was 0-for-4 and is batting .302.  Yapson Gomez has an ERA of zero.  Ricardo Gomez has an ERA of 1.29.

Record:  Lara is 12-8, tied with Magallanes for first place in the Venezuelan League.

Next game:  Lara plays a doubleheader in Margarita today.

MAYAGUEZ

Their game at Manati was postponed.  Mayaguez remains 7-2, in second place in the Puerto Rican League, 1.5 games behind Caguas.  They will play a doubleheader against Manati today.

MELBOURNE, GAME 2

MELBOURNE 4, SYDNEY 2 IN SYDNEY

Batting stars:  Blake Gailen was 3-for-5 with two doubles.  Ex-Twin Delmon Young was 2-for-4 with a double.  Darryl George was 2-for-5.  Damek Tomscha was 1-for-4 with a home run.

Pitching stars:  Drew Anderson struck out five in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Cameron Gibbens struck out all four men he faced.  Mitch Ellis pitched a scoreless inning despite giving up two hits and two walks.  He struck out one.

Opposition star:  Matthew Rae struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.

The game:  Gailen singled home a run in the seventh to tie it at two.  Tomscha homered leading off the eighth to give Melbourne the lead.  Young doubled and scored later in the inning to provide an insurance run.

WP:  Gibbens (1-0).  LP:  Zac Shepherd (0-1).  S:   Anderson (1).

Stats:  Gailen is batting .625.  Young is batting .571.  Jarryd Dale was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.  George is batting .300.  Ellis, Gibbens, and Anderson each has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Melbourne is 1-1, tied for second place with Sydney in the Australian League, a half game behind Perth.

Next game:  Melbourne is again at Sydney for an afternoon game.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of December 17

MAZATLAN, GAME 46

MAZATLAN 9, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN MAZATLAN

Batting stars:  Isaac Paredes was 3-for-3 with a home run (his fourth), a double, two runs, and four RBIs.  Anthony Giansanti was 1-for-2 with a home run (his fourth), two walks, and two runs.

Pitching stars:  Francisco Rios struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks.  Roman Pena struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.  Igancio Murrujo pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.

Opposition stars:  Amilcar Gomez was 1-for-3 with a home run (his fourth) and a walk.  Hector Soto retired all eight men he faced, striking out one.

The game:  Mazatan scored three in the first, three in the second, and three in the fourth.  Ricardo Valenzuela hit a three-run double in the first inning to get Mazatlan going.

WP:  Rios (6-2).  LP:  Cristian Castillo (0-3).  S:  None.

Stats:  Paredes is batting .371.  Carlos Munoz was 1-for-2 and is batting .306.  Gabino Avalos gave up a run in one inning and has an ERA of 0.96.

Record:  Mazatlan is 23-23, tied for fifth in the Mexican Pacific League, six games behind Obregon.  They are 2.5 games out of fourth place.

Next game:  Mazatlan is at Navojoa this afternoon.

GIGANTES

No game scheduled.  They remain 10-11, in fifth place in the Dominican League, 2.5 games out of first, one game out of fourth.  They are at the Toros del Este for a doubleheader today.

LARA, GAME 19

MAGALLANES 5, LARA 3 IN LARA

Batting stars:  Gorkys Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double.  Ildemaro Vargas was 2-for-4.

Pitching stars:  Maximo Castillo struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Leonel Campos retired all four men he faced, striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Yordan Manduley was 3-for-4.  Carlos Perez was 1-for-4 with a grand slam, his second homer.  Ex-Twin Yohan Pino pitched five innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks and striking out three.

The game:  Perez' grand slam broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth.  Three singles had loaded the bases.  Lara scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to make it 5-3.  They had the tying run up to bat in the eighth and on base in the ninth, but could not bring them in.

WP:  Pino (1-1).  LP:  Ex-Twin Logan Darnell (0-2).  S:  Jorge Rondon (5).

Stats:  Josmar Cordero was 0-for-4 and is batting .396.  Vargas is batting .392.  Jecksson Flores is batting .333.  Yonathan Mendoza was 1-for-1 and is batting .318.  Castillo's ERA is 1.86.  Campos' ERA is 1.93.

Record:  Lara is 11-8, in second place in the Venezuelan League West, a half game behind Margarita.

Next game:  Lara hosts Zulia tonight.

MAYAGUEZ, GAME 9

CAGUAS 8, MAYAGUEZ 1 IN MAYAGUEZ

Batting stars:  Alan Marrero was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Khalil Lee was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching star:  Yacksel Rios struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up a walk.

Opposition stars:  Jose Miranda was 3-for-5 with a double.  Jonathan Morales was 2-for-2 with a walk and two runs.  Edwin Diaz was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer (his second) and two runs.  Johneshwy Fargas was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.

The game:  Diaz' two-run homer in the fifth started the scoring.  It was 4-1 until the ninth, when Fargas hit a three-run homer in a four-run inning that put the game out of reach.

WP:  Giovanni Soto (2-1).  LP:  Kenny Hernandez (0-1).  S:  None.

Stats:  Marrero is batting .571.  Henry Ramos was 0-for-4 and is batting .424.  Emmanuel Rivera was 1-for-4 and is batting .306.  Ex-Twin Danny Ortiz was 0-for-4 and is batting .306.  Nefi Ogando gave up a run in two innings and has an ERA of 1.80.  Rios has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Mayaguez is 7-2, in second place in the Puerto Rican League, one game behind Caguas.

Next game:  Mayaguez is at Manati this afternoon.

MELBOURNE, GAME 1

Our randomly selected team in the Australian Baseball League, which started last night, is Melbourne.

SYDNEY 12, MELBOURNE 6 IN SYDNEY

Batting stars:  Ex-Twin Delmon Young was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.  Blake Gailen was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs.

Pitching star:  Jon Kennedy pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Trent D'Antonio was 3-for-4 with a walk.  Carlos Cortes was 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two RBIs.  Michael Campbell was 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs.  Connor McDonald was 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBIs.  Ex-Twin Jacob Younis was 2-for-5.  Josh Guyer struck out seven in six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk.

The game:  Sydney scored seven runs in the second inning to take a 9-2 lead.  Sydney had two walks and two hit batsmen in the inning and McDonald had a three-run homer.

WP:  Guyer (1-0).  LP:  Daniel McGrath (0-1).  S:  None.

Stats:  Gailen is batting .667.  Young is batting .667.  Chris Burke was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.  Jarryd Dale was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.  Scott Mitchenson retired both batters he faced and has an ERA of zero.  Kennedy has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Melbourne is 0-1, in sixth (last) place in the Australian League, one game behind Sydney.

Next game:  Melbourne is again at Sydney today.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of December 16

MAZATLAN, GAME 45

LOS MOCHIS 7, MAZATLAN 5 IN MAZATLAN

Batting stars:  Ramon Rios was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Isaac Paredes was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-4 with a walk.

Pitching stars:  Juan Ramon Noriega pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two walks.  Alejandro Soto struck out two in a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Francisco Cordoba was 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and two RBIs.  Rodolfo Amador was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Amilcar Gomez was 2-for-5.  Esteban Quiroz was 1-for-2 with a home run (his seventh), three walks, and two runs.

The game:  Carlos Munoz' two-run single in the first gave Mazatlan an early lead, but Los Mochis tied it in the second and went into the lead to stay in the fourth.  It was only 4-3 through seven, but Derick Hall's two-run single highlighted a three-run eighth that put the game out of reach.  Mazatlan got two in the ninth, but a baserunning error ended the game.

WP:  Santiago Gutierrez (2-4).  LP:  Edgar Torres (2-5).  S:  None.

Stats:  Paredes is batting .353.  Munoz is batting .304.  Jose Augusto Figueroa was 0-for-1 and is batting .300.

Record:  Mazatlan is 22-23, in seventh place in the Mexican Pacific League, six games behind Obregon.  They are a half game behind sixth-place Mexicali.

Next game:  Mazatlan again hosts Los Mochis tonight.

GIGANTES, GAME 21

GIGANTES 7, ESCOGIDO 2 AT GIGANTES

Batting stars:  Moises Sierra was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Juan Francisco was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Scott Harkin pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  Matt Dermody retired all five men he faced, striking out three.

Opposition stars:  Estevan Florial was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and a walk.  Tai Tiedemann pitched 2 shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

The game:  The Gigantes scored single runs in the first, third, and fourth, then put the game out of reach with four in the seventh.  Escogido got both of their runs in the eighth.

WP:  Harkin (1-1).  LP:  Casey Harman (0-2).  S:  None.

Stats:  Alfredo Marte was 0-for-3 and is batting .364.  Ronald Guzman was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.  Dermody and Jesus Reyes each has an ERA of zero.  Raynel Espinal pitched a scoreless inning and has an ERA of 1.17.

Record:  The Gigantes are 10-11, in fifth place in the Dominican League, 2.5 games behind Este.  They are one game behind fourth-place Escogido.

Next game:  The Gigantes will play a doubleheader at Este on Friday.

LARA

Their game was rained out.  They will host Magallanes tonight.

MAYAGUEZ, GAME 8

MAYAGUEZ 4, CAGUAS 3 AT MAYAGUEZ

Batting stars:  Henry Ramos was 3-for-3 with a walk.  Ex-Twin Danny Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a double.

Pitching stars:  Luis Medina struck out nine in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.  Robby Rowland pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one walk and striking out one.  Jacob Condra-Bogan and Nicholas Padilla each pitched a scoreless inning.

Opposition stars:  Rey Fuentes was 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs.  Miguel Amaya was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs.

The game:  Mayaguez scored three in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie.  T. J. Rivera's two-run single broke the tie.  Caguas scored two in the seventh but did not get the tying run past first base.

Stats:  Ramos is batting .483.  Ortiz is batting .344.  Emmanuel Rivera and T. J. Rivera are each batting .313.  Medina, Rowland, Condra-Bogan, and Padilla each has an ERA of zero.  Holden Capps gave up a run in two-thirds of an inning and has an ERA of 2.45.

Record:  Mayaguez is 7-1, tied for first in the Puerto Rican League with Caguas.

Next game:  Mayaguez hosts Caguas again tonight.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of December 15

MAZATLAN, GAME 44

MAZATLAN 7, LOS MOCHIS 4 IN MAZATLAN

Batting stars:  Ricky Alvarez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Anthony Giansanti was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a walk, and two runs.  Hector Mora was 2-for-4.  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Pitching stars:  Marco Antonio Duarte pitched three shutout innings, giving up four hits.  Four relievers each pitched a scoreless inning:  Ivan Zavala, Marco Antonio Rivas, Roberto Espinosa, and Jesus Pirela.

Opposition stars:  Francisco Cordoba was 3-for-4 with a double.  Isaac Rodriguez Salazar was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Rodolfo Amador was 2-for-4.

The game:  Mazatlan led 3-0 after one, but a four-run third for Los Mochis left Mazatlan trailing by one.  Giansanti homered leading off the fourth to tie it and Hector Mora's RBI single later in the inning put Mazatlan ahead to stay.  Mazatlan got insurance runs in the seventh and ninth.

WP:  Duarte (3-2).  LP:  Marcos Machado (0-2).  S:  PIrela (11).

Stats:  Isaac Paredes was 1-for-4 and is batting .347.  Carlos Munoz was 0-for-4 and is batting .303.  Rivas' ERA is 1.61.  Espinosa's ERA is 1.73.  Pirela's ERA is 1.45.

Record:  Mazatlan is 22-22, in seventh place in the Mexican League, five games behind Obregon.  They are a half-game behind sixth-place Mexicali.

Next game:  Mazatlan hosts Los Mochis again tonight.

GIGANTES, GAME 20

GIGANTES 11, AGUILAS 2 AT GIGANTES

Batting stars:  Ronald Guzman was 4-for-4 with two home runs, a walk, and four runs.  Juan Francisco was 3-for-5 with two home runs (his second and third), three runs, and seven RBIs.  Melvin Mercedes was 2-for-4.  Oneil Cruz was 2-for-5.  Alfredo Marte was 1-for-3 with a home run.

Pitching stars:  Gabriel Ynoa pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk and striking out two.  Three relievers each pitched a scoreless inning:  Adonis Rosa, Domingo Tapia, and Ramon E. Ramirez.

Opposition stars:  Juan Carlos Perez was 2-for-3 with a double.  Rodrigo Vigil was 2-for-4.

The game:  Francisco hit a three-run homer in the first and the Gigantes led the rest of the way.  Francisco also hit a grand slam, in the eighth inning.  The Gigantes hit five homers in the game.

WP:  Ynoa (1-0).  LP:  Yoanner Negrin (3-2).  S:  None.

Stats:  Marte is batting .500.  Guzman is batting .333.  Logan Moore was 1-for-4 and is also batting .333.  Ynoa's ERA is 0.90.  Tapia has an ERA of zero.

Record:  The Gigantes are 9-11, in fifth place in the Dominican League, 2.5 games behind Este.  They are one game behind fourth-place Estrellas.

Next game:  The Gigantes host Escogido tonight.

LARA, GAMES 17 AND 18

LARA 7, LA GUAIRA 6 IN LARA (GAME 1--8 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Jecksson Flores was 3-for-3.  Josmar Cordero was 2-for-3 with a double.  Carlos Rivero was 1-for-3 with a home run, his second.

Pitching stars:  Daniel Alvarez struck out two in two perfect innings.  Wilking Rodriguez pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and one and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Victor Diaz pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks and striking out three.  Junior Sosa was 4-for-5.  Danry Vasquez was 3-for-4.

The game:  La Guaira led 4-0 through five, but Lara scored four in the sixth to tie it.  La Guaira scored two in the top of the eighth, but Lara came back with three in the bottom of the eighth.  Osman Marval's RBI single tied it.  That single was followed by a hit batsman and two walks, the last of which forced home the deciding run.

WP:  Leonel Campos (3-0).  LP:  Gregory Infante (0-3).  S:  None.

LARA 6, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LARA (GAME 2--7 INNINGS)

Batting stars:  Josmar Cordero was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Yojhan Quevedo was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.  Jecksson Flores was 2-for-3.  Ildemaro Vargas was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Pitching stars:  Leonel Aponte pitched three innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk and striking out two.  Luis Oviedo pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks and striking out one.  Ricardo Gomez pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  None.  La Guaira had four hits, all singles.

The game:  La Guaira scored one in the top of the second, but Lara scored four in the bottom of the second and never trailed again.  They had a walk and five singles in the inning.

WP:  Oviedo (1-0).  LP:  Ofreidy Gomez (0-2).  S:  None.

Stats:  Cordero is batting .432.  Vargas is batting .383.  Flores is batting .343.  Aponte's ERA is 1.08.  Ovideo's ERA is zero.  Gomez' ERA is 1.50.

Record:  Lara is 11-7, in first place in the Venezuelan League West Division, one game ahead of Margarita.

Next game:  Lara hosts Magallanes tonight.

MAYAGUEZ, GAME 7

CAGUAS 5, MAYAGUEZ 2 AT CAGUAS

Batting stars:  Ex-Twin Brian Navarreto was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk.  Emmanuel Rivera was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a walk.

Pitching stars:  Luis Quinones retired all four men he faced, striking out three.  Yacksel Rios pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a walk and striking out one.  Jean Cosme pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Opposition stars:  Jose De Leon struck out twelve in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.  Noel Cuevas was 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple a walk, two runs, and two RBIs.  Johneshwy Fargas was 2-for-4.

The game:  Leading 2-0, Caguas scored three in the fourth to take control of the game.  Cuevas had an RBI triple in the inning and Jancarlo Cintron had an RBI double.

WP:  De Leon (1-0).  LP:  Eric Stout (0-1).  S:  None.

Stats:  Navarreto is batting .438.  Henry Ramos was 1-for-4 and is batting .423.  Ex-Twin Danny Ortiz was 1-for-4 and is batting .321.  T. J. Rivera was 0-for-4 and is batting .321.  Rivera is batting .310.  Xavier Fernandez was 0-for-1 and is batting .308.  Quinones and Rios each has an ERA of zero.

Record:  Mayaguez is 6-1, in second place in the Puerto Rican League, one game behind Caguas.

Next game:  Mayaguez hosts Caguas tonight.

Keeping Track

Gigantes Recaps: Games Seventeen and Eighteen

TOROS 5, GIGANTES 1 AT GIGANTES

Saturday

The Toros scored four in the second and were never threatened.  Ronald Guzman was 2-for-4 for the Gigantes and Seuly Matias homered (his second) for their only run.  Rogelio Armenteras started but couldn't record an out in the second inning.  His line is one inning, three runs, three hits, two walks, and one strikeout.  Richelson Pena struck out five in five innings of relief, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

Sunday

AGUILAS 3, GIGANTES 2 AT AGUILAS

Isaias Tejada's RBI single in the ninth brought home Robel Garcia with the deciding run, breaking a 2-2 tie.  Oneil Cruz was 2-for-4 with a triple for the Gigantes.  Kelvin Gutierrez was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk and drove in both of their runs.  Chris Ellis pitched five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks and striking out three.

Record:  The Gigantes are 7-11, in sixth (last) place, three games behind Estrellas.  They are a half game behind fifth-place Licey.

Next game:  The Gigantes are at Escogido tonight.

Keeping Track

Gigantes Recaps: Game Sixteen

ESTRELLAS 5, GIGANTES 0 AT GIGANTES

Batting stars:  None.

Pitching stars:  Montana DuRapau struck out two in two perfect innings.  Randy Rosario pitched a perfect inning and struck out one.  Fernando Romero pitched a perfect inning and struck out all three batters he faced.

Opposition stars:  Rainel Rosario was 2-for-3 with two home runs and three RBIs.  Socrates Brito was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Jeremy Pena was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Domingo Acevedo struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and two walks.  Joey Payamps struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

The game:  Estrellas scored single runs in the second and third and three in the eighth to put it away.  Rosario hit a two-run homer and Pena a solo shot in the eighth.

WP:  Payamps (2-1).  LP:  Scott Harkin (0-1).  S:  None.

Notes:  Logan Moore was 0-for-1 and is batting .375.  Kelvin Gutierrez was 1-for-3 and is batting .364.  Ronald Guzman was 0-for-3 and is batting .323.

DuRapau and Romero each has an ERA of zero.  Rosario has an ERA of 1.29.

The Gigantes used three pinch-hitters and a pinch-runner.

The Gigantes were 0-for-8 with men in scoring position.

There was a 1:14 minute rain dealy.  There was supposed to be a second game, making it a doubleheader, but it was postponed.

Record:  The Gigantes are 8-9, but are only a game and a half behind first-place Estrellas.  They are a half game behind fifth-place Licey.

Next game:  The Gigantes host the Toros del Este today.

Keeping Track

Gigantes Recaps: Games Twelve and Thirteen

LICEY 4, GIGANTES 0 AT LICEY

Wednesday

Licey scored single runs in the first and second and two in the sixth.  The Gigantes had seven hits, three of them doubles, but went 1-for-12 with men in scoring position.  Luis Marte was 2-for-3 with two doubles.  Tiago Del Silva started and pitched 1.2 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks and striking out one,

Record:  The Gigantes are 7-5, in second place, a half-game behind the Toros del Este.

LICEY 3, GIGANTES 2 AT LICEY

Thursday

Dawel Lugo's two-run single in the bottom of the ninth brought home the tying and deciding runs for Licey.  Kelvin Gutierrez was 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Gigantes offense.  Seuly Matias hit a pinch-hit home run.  Raynel Espinal started, pitching two innings and giving up one run on two hits and two walks and striking out one.  Gabriel Ynoa pitched four shutout innings of relief.

Record:  The Gigantes are  7-6, in second place, a half-game behind the Toros del Este.

Next game:  The Gigantes host Estrellas for a doubleheader today.

Keeping Track

Gigantes Recaps: Games Eleven and Twelve

Shorter recaps today.

LICEY 5, GIGANTES 4 AT LICEY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Back-to-back homers by Austin Listi and Sergio Alcantara in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie.  Licey got one back in the bottom of the sixth but left the tying run on second base.  Jose Siri (his first) and Carlos Peguero (his third) each homered for the Gigantes.  Chris Ellis struck out four in four innings, but allowed three runs on seven hits and a walk.

GIGANTES 11, LICEY 10 AT LICEY (GAME 2--8 INNINGS)

Logan Moore's two-run double in the seventh tied it 8-8.  Licey scored two in the top of the eighth.  In the bottom of the eighth, Peguero hit a walkoff three-run homer to win it for the Gigantes.  Moore also hit a grand slam in the fifth and had six RBIs for the game.  Jesus Liriano started but pitched just two innings, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks and striking out two.

Record:  The Gigantes are 7-5, in second place, a half game behind the Toros del Este.

Next game:  The Gigantes are at Licey again tonight.