ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

MESA 7, SURPRISE 2 IN MESA

A single, two doubles, and another single plated three first-inning runs for Mesa and they controlled the game all the way.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 and is now batting .393.  Tanner English was 1-for-4.

PEORIA 8, SALT RIVER 2 IN PEORIA

Chad Wallach hit a grand slam in a six-run first for Peoria.

GLENDALE 12, SCOTTSDALE 4 IN SCOTTSDALE

Already leading 4-1, Glendale scored four in the fourth to put the game out of reach.  Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer in the inning.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ARAGUA 6, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Jairo Rodriguez hit a pinch-hit two-run double in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie, and Aragua added three in the ninth.  Rodriguez had a third RBI on a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 for Anzoategui.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 4, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO (13 INNINGS)

Carlos Paulino hit a two-out two-run single in the thirteenth to provide the margin of victory for the Gigantes.  Paulino was 2-for-6 in the game.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-5 for Escogido.

ESTE 4, LICEY 3 IN ESTE

Este scored three in the seventh to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 lead that held up.

ESTRELLAS AT AGUILAS

Rained out.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

GAMES OF OCTOBER 22

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SURPRISE 10, GLENDALE 8 IN SURPRISE

Glendale overcame a 7-1 deficit with a seven-run sixth, but an error allowed the Saguaros to tie it in the bottom of the sixth and a Mauricio Ramos homer in the seventh put Surprise ahead to stay.  Tanner English was 0-for-2 with three walks and a run for Surprise.  Randy Rosario pitched one inning, allowing two runs on three hits.  John Curtiss struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LARA 7, CARACAS 2 IN LARA

A two-run sixth put Lara up 4-2 and they never trailed again.  Wilfredo Tovar was 1-for-4 for Caracas.

MARGARITA 6, MAGALLANES 4 IN MAGALLANES

A four-run fourth broke a 2-2 tie and put Margarita in the lead to stay.  Luis Arraez was 1-for-5 for Magallanes.  Nick Greenwood started for Margarita and pitched five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

ARAGUA 10, ANZOATEGUI 4 IN ANZOATEGUI

Aragua had two triples and a double in a six-run first that put them in control of the game.  Jairo Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a run for Aragua.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk for Anzoategui.

ZULIA AT LA GUAIRA

Rained out.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 9, LICEY 0 IN LICEY

The Gigantes broke a scoreless tie with two in the seventh and broke the game open with seven in the eighth.  No Twins played.

ESTRELLAS 6, ESCOGIDO 3 IN ORIENTE

Estrellas scored three in the sixth and three in the eighth to take a 6-1 lead.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-4 for Escogido.  Confesor Lara retired both men he faced for Estrellas.

AGUILAS 6, ESTE 4 AT AGUILAS

The Aguilas scored three in the third and three in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead.  No Twins played.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 10, CULIACAN 4 IN JALISCO

A six-run second gave Jalisco a 7-0 lead and control of the game.

LOS MOCHIS 8, MAZATLAN 5 IN LOS MOCHIS

Isaac Rodriguez hit a three-run homer to cap a four-run sixth that gave Los Mochis an 8-2 lead.

OBREGON 8, HERMOSILLO 4 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo led 4-3 after four, but in the fifth a sacrifice fly tied it and a three-run homer by Matt Juengel put Obregon in front to stay.

MEXICALI 6, NAVOJOA 3 IN NAVOJOA

Mexicali scored two in the fourth and led all the way.  Navojoa cut the lead to 4-3 in the fifth but got no closer.

GAMES OF OCTOBER 23

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MARGARITA 4, LA GUAIRA 4 IN LA GUAIRA (7 INNINGS--SUSPENDED GAME)

Heiker Meneses is 1-for-3 with an RBI for La Guaira so far.  Ryan O'Rourke pitched two-thirds of an inning for Margarita, giving up one run on one hit.

ZULIA 6, LARA 4 IN LARA

Wilson Garcia hit a two-run double in the ninth to break a 4-4 tie.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one, for Zulia.

ANZOATEGUI 9, ARAGUA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

With Anzoategui leading 3-2, Denis Phipps hit a two-run homer in the sixth and they added four in the seventh to cruise to victory.  Jairo Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a walk for Aragua.  Niko Goodrum was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice, for Anzoategui.

CARACAS 4, MAGALLANES 3 IN MAGALLANES

Caracas scored three in the third to go ahead 3-1.  Magallanes got within one at 4-3 in the seventh and had the tying run on third, but got no closer.  Wilfredo Tovar was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once, for Caracas.  Victor Tademo was used as a pinch runner for Magallanes.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 8, AGUILAS 3 AT GIGANTES

The Gigantes scored five in the first and were never threatened.  Carlos Paulino was 1-for-3 with an RBI for the Gigantes.

ESCOGIDO 4, LICEY 0 IN ESCOGIDO

Escogido got four singles and two walks in the fifth inning, producing all four of their runs.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-4 with a run and two RBIs for Escogido.

ESTRELLAS 2, ESTE 1 IN ESTRELLAS

All the runs were scored in the fifth.  Mayo Acosta hit a solo homer in the top half and RBI singles by Gustavo Nunez and Alexi Casilla produced two runs in the bottom half.  Confesor Lara retired the only man he faced for Estrellas.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 9, CULIACAN 7 IN JALISCO

Culiacan led 5-1 half-way through, but Jalisco scored five in the fifth and five in the sixth to take the lead to stay.

LOS MOCHIS 9, MAZATLAN 1 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis scored two in the first, three in the second, and four in the fourth.

MEXICALI 3, NAVOJOA 2 IN NAVOJOA

Welington Dotel singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the top of the ninth.

OBREGON 5, HERMOSILLO 4 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo led 4-1 after six, but Obregon scored two in the seventh to get back in it.  Carlos Valencia singled in the tying run in the eighth and Christian Villanueva had an RBI single for the go-ahead run in the ninth.

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