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Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 18

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

No games scheduled.  Surprise will play Mesa in the league championship game today.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MARGARITA 7, ZULIA 5 IN ZULIA

Margarita hit three homers in the fifth, producing four runs and taking a 6-1 lead.  Zulia scored four in the eighth, cutting the lead to 7-5, and left the bases loaded that inning and left two on in the ninth.  Omar Bencomo pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  Daniel Mayora was 3-for-5 with a home run (his sixth), driving in two.

LARA 5, MAGALLANES 0 IN LARA

All five runs were scored in the seventh inning, the last four on a grand slam by Jesus Montero (his third homer).  Jorge Martinez pitched 6.2 scoreless innings for Lara, giving up three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

LA GUAIRA AT CARACAS

Rained out.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGIDO 5, AGUILAS 4 IN ESCOGIDO (10 INNINGS)

It was 1-1 through eight, but each team scored three in the ninth.  In the tenth, a single, a walk, and a single loaded the bases, and Rafael Bautista delivered a one-out single to end the game.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-4 with a walk for Escogido.

LICEY AT ESTRELLAS

Rained out.

TOROS AT GIGANTES

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 2, CAGUAS 1 IN CAGUAS

Robert Andino's two-run single in the second provided all the runs Santurce would need.  Reiner Roibal pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and three walks while striking out three.

MAYAGUEZ 6, CAROLINA 3 IN CAROLINA

Mayaguez broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth, a rally capped by Jesmuel Valentin's two-run double.  Kennys Vargas was 0-for-4 for Mayaguez.  Dereck Rodriguez struck out the only man he faced for Mayaguez.  J. J. Fernandez was used as a pinch-runner by Carolina but did not bat.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

HERMOSILLO 5, OBREGON 4 IN OBREGON (11 INNINGS)

Luis Alfonso Garcia's RBI double with two out in the eleventh gave Hermosillo the win.  Obregon had the tying run on third with one out, but Corey Wimberly was thrown out trying to score on a ground ball to short.  Eric Young, Jr. was 3-for-6 with a home run (his eleventh) and a double, scoring twice and driving in two for Hermosillo.

CULIACAN 8, JALISCO 2 IN CULIACAN

Ramiro Pena hit a two-run homer in a three-run third that put Culiacan up 4-0.  Pena was 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs.

LOS MOCHIS 3, MAZATLAN 2 IN MAZATLAN

Los Mochis scored all of their runs in the third inning.  Mazatlan had the tying run on second with one out in the ninth, but a fly out and a strikeout ended the game.  Julian Arballo pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

MEXICALI 7, NAVOJOA 2 IN MEXICALI

C. J. Retherford's two-run double capped a three-run third and Mexicali led the rest of the way.  Miguel Pena struck out five in five innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on five hits and three walks

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

CANBERRA 8, BRISBANE 2 IN BRISBANE

Already leading 2-1, Canberra scored four in the fifth to take control of the game.  David Kandilas had a three-run double in the fifth inning.  Kyle Perkins was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third), scoring three times.

MELBOURNE 5, PERTH 0 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Mike Walker hit a grand slam in the first inning and Melbourne was never threatened.  Keisuke Honda struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up six hits and a walk.

PERTH 9, MELBOURNE 4 IN MELBOURNE (GAME 2)

Jake Bowey's RBI single in the seventh broke a 4-4 tie and Perth put the game out of reach with four in the ninth.  Ulrich Bojarski was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Perth.  Joey Wong was 3-for-5 with a walk and an RBI for Perth.

SYDNEY 2, ADELAIDE 0 IN SYDNEY (GAME 1--7 INNINGS)

Tucker Neuhaus hit a two-run double in the fourth for all of the game's runs.  Luke Wilkins pitched a complete game shutout, giving up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

SYDNEY 3, ADELAIDE 2 IN SYDNEY (GAME 2--11 INNINGS)

Apparently, in an attempt to avoid long games, the Australian League has a rule whereby, after ten innings, you start the next inning with men on first and second.  Adelaide failed to score despite that, with a bunt/force out followed by a fly out and a strikeout.  Sydney popped up a bunt, but that was followed by an RBI double by Michael Campbell to end the game.  The run counts as an earned run against the pitcher who started the inning, which seems kind of unfair.

*Games actually played November 19.  It's timey-wimey.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 17

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SURPRISE 4, SALT RIVER 2 IN SURPRISE

Nick Gordon singled in Scott Heineman to cap a three-run fifth that put Surprise up 3-2.  Surprise added an insurance run in the sixth and Salt River did not get the tying run on base.  Gordon was 1-for-4 with an RBI and is batting .346.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4 with a run.  Tanner English was 0-for-3.  John Curtiss struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk.  The win clinched the West Division championship for Surprise.  They will play Mesa for the league championship on Saturday.

GLENDALE 3, PEORIA 1 IN PEORIA

Glendale scored all three of its runs in the second inning and made it stand up.  Francis Martes struck out seven in five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks.

SCOTTSDALE 6, MESA 6 IN SCOTTSDALE

Mesa scored two in the eighth to tie it 6-6 and the game was called after nine innings.  Ties are not unusual in the AFL, but they usually play at least one extra inning and often two.  It's interesting because Mesa won the East Division by a half game over Salt River--had extra innings been played, it's possible Mesa would have lost and dropped into a tie.  Maybe Mesa would've been the division champion on a tiebreaker anyway--I don't know how AFL tie-breakers work--but it still seems a little odd.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ZULIA 6, MAGALLANES 3 IN ZULIA

A four-run first provided all the runs Zulia would need.  Giovanny Urshela was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and two doubles for Zulia, driving in four.

CARACAS 6, ANZOATEGUI 5 IN ANZOATEGUI (10 INNINGS)

Anzoategui tied it 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth, but Jesus Guzman delivered a two-out RBI single in the tenth to win it for Caracas.  Luis Diaz struck out six in five innings for Caracas, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks.

LARA 3, MARGARITA 2 IN LARA

Margarita led 2-1 going to the bottom of the ninth, but Ildemaro Vargas doubled in the tying run and Luis Nunez singled home the winning run for Lara.  Jesus Montero was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk for Lara, driving in one.

LA GUAIRA AT ARAGUA

Rained out.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 4, GIGANTES 0 IN LICEY

Two singles, an error, and a pair of RBI ground outs but Licey up 2-0 in the fourth and their pitchers took it from there.  Cesar Valdez pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks with four strikeouts for Licey.  Marco Hernandez was 4-for-4 with two RBIs for Licey.

ORIENTE 4, AGUILAS 2 AT AGUILAS (6 1/2 INNINGS--RAIN)

Oriente scored two in the second and two in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead.  Aneury Tavarez was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 5, OBREGON 3 IN OBREGON

Niko Vasquez' RBI single in the ninth broke a 3-3 tie and a squeeze bunt brought home an insurance run for Navojoa.  Humberto Sosa was 2-for-4 for Navojoa.

JALISCO 1, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN LOS MOCHIS

Japhet Amador homered (his second) in the fourth inning for the game's only run.  Daniel Guerrero struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks for Jalisco.

HERMOSILLO 10, MAZATLAN 8 IN HERMOSILLO

Hermosillo trailed 7-5 after seven but scored five in the eighth to win.  Jose Amador hit a grand slam (his ninth homer) to put Hermosillo ahead to stay.  Efren Navarro was 3-for-4 with a run and three RBIs for Hermosillo.

MEXICALI 6, CULIACAN 2 IN MEXICALI

C. J. Retherford hit a two-run homer (his sixth) in the fifth to break a scoreless tie and Mexicali added three in the sixth to go up 5-0.  Javier Solano pitched 6.2 innings for Mexicali, giving up two runs on five hits and no walks with two strikeouts.  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs for Mexicali.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

BRISBANE 8, CANBERRA 3 IN BRISBANE

Aaron Whitefield's two-run single in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie and Brisbane led the rest of the way.  Whitefield was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Logan Wade was 1-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.

SYDNEY 13, ADELAIDE 4 IN SYDNEY

Sydney scored all of its runs in innings two through five, getting two in the second, three in the third, three in the fourth, and five in the fifth.  Malik Collymore was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in six.

MELBOURNE 8, PERTH 1 IN MELBOURNE

Allan de San Miguel hit a three-run homer in a four-run third that put Melbourne ahead 6-1.  Mark Hamburger struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  de San Miguel was 3-for-5 with a double as well as a home run and drove in five.

*Games actually played November 18 because timey-wimey.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 16

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

PEORIA 5, SURPRISE 2 IN PEORIA

With Peoria up 3-2, Guillermo Heredia delivered a two-out two-run single in the eighth to secure the win.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 for Surprise and is batting .351.  Mitch Garver pinch-hit and was 0-for-1.  Tanner English was 1-for-2 with a walk.  Mason Melotakis pitched one inning, giving up a run on three hits and no walks with no strikeouts.  Randy Rosario struck out two in one inning, giving up two unearned runs on a hit and a walk.  Surprise leads Glendale by a half game and Peoria by a full game with one game remaining.  Glendale and Peoria play each other today while Surprise hosts Salt River.  The league is incredibly balanced.  Surprise has the best record at 16-14-1.  Everyone else is within a game of .500 except for Scottsdale, which is 13-18.

GLENDALE 10, MESA 0 IN MESA

Glendale scored six runs in the first four innings and then added four in the sixth.  Austin Gomber struck out seven in six shutout innings for Glendale, giving up two hits and no walks.

SCOTTSDALE 4, SALT RIVER 0 IN SCOTTSDALE

Scottsdale scored two in the first and led all the way.  James Kaprielian pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and two walks with four strikeouts for Scottsdale.  Gleyber Torres was 3-for-4 with a double for Scottsdale, scoring twice and driving in one.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MARGARITA 3, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LA GUAIRA

An RBI single by Carlos Garcia broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth and Margarita added an insurance run in the ninth.  Ryan O'Rourke started for Margarita and struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk.

ZULIA 6, MAGALLANES 5 IN ZULIA

Zulia scored four in the first, only to see Magallanes catch up at 5-5 in the ninth.  Jose Pirela led off the bottom of the ninth with a double and scored on Giovanny Urshela's single to win it for Zulia.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-5 for Magallanes and is batting .387.

LARA 7, ARAGUA 5 IN ARAGUA

Lara scored three in the fourth to go up 3-0.  They still led 7-3 going to the bottom of the ninth, when Aragua scored two and had the tying run on base with none out.  A double play and a strikeout ended the game.  Hector Gimenez was 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI and Jesus Montero was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs, both for Lara.

ANZOATEGUI 9, CARACAS 5 IN ANZOATEGUI

Tomas Telis hit a grand slam in a five-run fifth that put Anzoategui up 8-3.  Telis was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESCOGICO 6, ORIENTE 4 IN ESCOGIDO

Mark Thomas hit a two-run homer in a three-run Escogido second and they never trailed.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-2 with a walk for Escogido.

ESTE 2, AGUILAS 1 IN ESTE

An error tied it 1-1 in the top of the ninth, but another error gave Este the win in the bottom of the ninth.  Bryan Evans pitched six shutout innings for Este, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three.

LICEY 10, GIGANTES 6 AT GIGANTES

Licey led 3-0 after one, trailed 5-4 after two, tied it at six in the fifth, and went into the lead to stay with two in the seventh.  Diory Hernandez was 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI.  Wily Mo Pena was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 4, CAROLINA 1 IN CAROLINA

Kelly Dugan's two-run homer in the sixth put Caguas up 4-0 and left them in control of the game.  J. J. Fernandez was 0-for-3 for Carolina.

AGUADILLA AT MAYAGUEZ

This game is listed as a forfeit, with the note "refusal".  It appears that it was Aguadilla that refused and forfeited, but nothing actually comes out and says that.  I'll let you know if I find out more about what happened.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

OBREGON 5, NAVOJOA 3 IN OBREGON

Justin Greene had an RBI double in the third and scored later in the inning to put Obregon up 4-2.  Corey Wimberly was 2-for-3 with a walk and two runs for Obregon.

LOS MOCHIS 8, JALISCO 0 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis took a 5-0 lead with five in the second and controlled the game the rest of the way.  Luis Niebla pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and four walks while striking out four for Los Mochis.

MAZATLAN 8, HERMOSILLO 5 IN HERMOSILLO

Mazatlan led 4-0 after one, trailed 5-4 after four, but went into the lead to stay with a three-run seventh.  They had only one hit in the inning, aided by two walks, a hit batsman, and an error.  Yunesky Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double for Mazatlan, scoring once and driving in one.

CULIACAN 6, MAZATLAN 1 IN MAZATLAN

Issmael Salas' two-run single capped a four-run first that gave Culiacan all the runs it needed.  Ryota Igarashi pitched struck out twelve in eight shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks, for Culiacan.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

BRISBANE 3, CANBERRA 2 IN BRISBANE

Aaron Whitefield scored from second on a ground out in the seventh, breaking a 2-2 tie and leading to a win for Brisbane.  Mitch Nilsson was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in one, for Brisbane.

*Game actually played November 17.  It's timey-wimey.

 

 

 

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 15

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

GLENDALE 1, SURPRISE 0 IN SURPRISE

Nick Tanielu singled home Andrew Stevenson in the first inning, and that was all the scoring there was.  Mitch Garver was 0-for-4 for Surprise.  Nick Gordon was used as a pinch-hitter and was 0-for-1.  Stephen Gonsalves struck out six in three innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.

SCOTTSDALE 8, PEORIA 6 IN SCOTTSDALE

A five-run seventh put Scottsdale up 8-1, but Peoria scored five in the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate before the game ended.  Corey Oswalt pitched five innings for Scottsdale, giving up one run on three hits and two walks while striking out three.

MESA 6, SALT RIVER 5 (10 INNINGS)

Salt River scored two in the top of the tenth, but Mesa got three in the bottom half to win.  Bradley Zimmer delivered a two-run single to bring home the tying and winning runs.  Zimmer went 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) for Mesa.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ANZOATEGUI 7, CARACAS 3 IN ANZOATEGUI

Caracas scored three in the top of the seventh and trailed by only 4-3, but in the bottom of the seventh Tomas Telis hit a two-run triple and later scored to put Anzoategui back in control of the game.  Starter Donovan Hand pitched four perfect innings for Anzoategui.  Balbino Fuenmayor was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

MAGALLANES 6, LARA 3 IN LARA

Three walks and three singles produced four third-inning runs for Magallanes, who eventually built a 6-0 lead through five.  Luis Arraez was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in three for Magallanes.  He is now batting .377.

LA GUAIRA 10, ARAGUA 9 IN LA GUAIRA

Aragua had leads of 7-0 and 9-1, but did not score after the third inning.  A five-run fourth got La Guaira back into the game, and Jose Martinez came through with a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth.  Brock Stassi was 4-for-5 with a home run (his sixth) and two RBIs for La Guaira.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 8, ESCOGIDO 1 IN ESCOGIDO

A five-run third put Licey up 7-0 and they controlled the game from there.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-2 for Escogido.

GIGANTES 2, AGUILAS 1 AT AGUILAS

Moises Sierre broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI double in the fifth.  Alec Asher pitched five innings for the Gigantes, giving up one run on six hits and no walks while striking out three.

ESTE 3, ESTRELLAS 1 IN ESTRELLAS

Miguel Olivo's two-run single in the ninth put Este up 3-0.  Estrellas got the tying run on base with two out in the ninth.  Nick Martinez pitched six shutout innings for Este, giving up two hits and five walks while striking out one.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 3, CAGUAS 1 IN CAGUAS

Santurce scored single runs in the third, fourth, and eighth.  A. J. Himenez was 3-for-4 with a double for Santurce.  Evan Grills pitched five innings for Santurce, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

CAROLINA 4, AGUADILLA 1 IN AGUADILLA

Irving Falu's two-run homer in the third gave Carolina a 2-0 lead and they led the rest of the way.  Raul Rivera pitched 6.2 innings for Carolina, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.  Aguadilla is now 1-12 on the season.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

NAVOJOA 10, OBREGON 5 IN OBREGON

Alan Sanchez hit a grand slam in a seven-run third that led Navojoa to victory.  Sanchez went 3-for-5 with a triple in addition to his grand slam (his second homer), scoring twice and driving in five.

LOS MOCHIS 3, JALISCO 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Sebastian Valle homered in the bottom of the ninth to tie it 2-2 and Leandro Castro's RBI single later in the inning won it for Los Mochis.  Manny Barreda pitched seven innings for Los Mochis, giving up two runs on three hits and three walks while striking out three.

HERMOSILLO 7, MAZATLAN 6 IN HERMOSILLO (11 INNINGS)

Corey Brown hit a three-run homer for Mazatlan in the ninth to tie it 6-6.  In the eleventh, however, Efren Navarro singled home Carlos Alberto Gastelum with the winning run for Hermosillo.  Matt Skole was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs for Hermosillo.  Juan Pablo Oramas pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three for Hermosillo.

CULIACAN 10, MEXICALI 6 IN MEXICALI

Joey Meneses hit a three-run homer in a four-run Culiacan first and Culiacan scored four more in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Meneses' homer was his sixth.  He was 3-for-5 with two runs and four RBIs.  Maxwell Leon was 3-for-5 with a double and three runs for Culiacan.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 14

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SURPRISE 9, PEORIA 3 IN SURPRISE

Surprise scored two in the first and three in the second and cruised to a win.  Nick Gordon was 3-for-5 with two runs and is batting .361.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Tanner English was 0-for-4.

MESA 13, GLENDALE 5 IN GLENDALE

Bradley Zimmer hit a two-run homer (his third) in a four-run third that gave Mesa a 5-1 lead.  Ian Happ was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer (his second) and two walks for Mesa.

SALT RIVER 9, SCOTTSDALE 1 IN SALT RIVER

Travis Demeritte drove in two with a sixth-inning triple and scored later in the inning to give Salt River a 6-0 lead.  Spencer Turnbull struck out four in four shutout innings for Salt River, giving up three hits and a walk.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ZULIA 7, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Zulia scored three in the first and never trailed.  Carlos Teller struck out six in six shutout innings for Zulia, giving up four hits and three walks.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 8, ESTE 1 IN LICEY

Licey scored three in the third and two in the sixth to go up 5-1.  Leonardo Reginatto was 0-for-3 for Este.

AGUILAS 2, ESTRELLAS 1 IN ESTRELLAS

Boog Powell's two-run double in the fourth provided all the runs Aguilas would need.  Confesor Lara pitched 1.1 scoreless innings for Estrellas, giving up a walk and striking out one.

ESCOGIDO AT GIGANTES

Postponed due to wet grounds.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 13

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 4, ARAGUA 3 IN MAGALLANES

Magallanes scored all four runs in the first and held on.  Aragua made it 4-3 after six but never got the tying run past first.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run and is batting .376 for Magallanes.

ANZOATEGUI 4, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Rossmel Perez' two-run single in the fourth put Anzoategui up 3-1 and they led the rest of the way.  Edwin Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double for Anzoategui.

ZULIA 7, MARGARITA 6 IN MARGARITA

Zulia scored four in the second to take a 5-1 lead.  They still led 7-4 going to the ninth, but Oscar Salazar hit a two-run double to make it 7-6.  An intentional walk put the winning run on base, but a ground out ended the game.  Jose Pirela was 3-for-4 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two for Zulia.

LA GUAIRA 2, LARA 1 IN LARA

A single, three walks, and a sacrifice fly plated two runs for La Guaira in the eighth to give them the win.  William Cuevas struck out eight in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk, for La Guaira.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 4, ESCOGIDO 2 IN LICEY

RBI singles by Yermin Mercedes and Rymer Liriano broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-3 with an RBI for Escogido.

ESTRELLAS 9, ESTE 1 IN ESTE

Already leading 3-1, Estrellas scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Leonardo Reginatto was 1-for-2 with a walk for Este.

GIGANTES AT AGUILAS

Postponed due to wet grounds.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 6, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN MAYAGUEZ

Mayaguez led 3-0 after four, but Caguas got one in the fifth and a three-run homer by Angel Sanchez in the sixth put Caguas in the lead to stay.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 for Mayaguez.

CAROLINA 4, AGUADILLA 3 IN CAROLINA

Carolina led 4-1 after five.  Ruben Gotay hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 4-3, but the last four Aguadilla batters were retired.  Juan Centeno pinch-hit and was 0-for-1 for Aguadilla.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MAZATLAN 3, MEXICALI 1 IN MAZATLAN

Heber Gomez hit a three-run double for Mazatlan, as all the runs in the game were scored in the third inning.  Jesus Sanchez pitched six innings for Mexicali, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

CULIACAN 5, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN CULIACAN

Jorge Vazquez' RBI single in the seventh broke a 2-2 tie.  Daniel Carbonell was 2-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two for Culiacan.

HERMOSILLO 3, NAVOJOA 1 IN NAVOJOA

Matt Skole homered (his third) in the second and Hermosillo never trailed.  Pablo Ortega pitched 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts for Hermosillo.

OBREGON AT JALISCO

Rained out.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 10

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SURPRISE 3, GLENDALE 1 IN GLENDALE

Surprise got a triple, two doubles, and two singles in the first inning, scoring all three runs.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk and a run and is batting .344 for Surprise.  Mitch Garver was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Mason Melotakis pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout and has an ERA of 0.90.

PEORIA 5, SCOTTSDALE 4 IN PEORIA

A two-run fifth put Peoria up 5-2.  Scottsdale got two in the eighth but never got the tying run past first base.  Gleyber Torres was 3-for-4 with a run for Scottsdale.

MESA 6, SALT RIVER 5 IN MESA

Salt River led 4-0 after five, but a four-run sixth tied it.  Mesa then scored two in the seventh on three walks, a ground out, and a single to take the lead.  Danny Jansen was 3-for-4 for Mesa.  Chris Ellis pitched four shutout innings for Salt River, giving up two hits and a walk while striking out three.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

CARACAS 5, LARA 3 IN CARACAS

Caracas built a 4-1 lead after three and led the rest of the way.  Ildemaro Vargas was 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs for Lara.

MAGALLANES 8, ANZOATEGUI 6 IN MAGALLANES

Down 6-1 after seven, Magallanes scored seven runs in the eighth to take the win.  Luis Arraez delivered a three-run double to cap the rally.  Arraez was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  He is now batting .363.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice.  He is now batting .306 for Anzoategui.

ARAGUA 6, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Aragua scored three in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead and added three in the eighth to put the game out of reach.  Austin Bibens-Dirkx pitched six innings for Aragua, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

LA GUAIRA 4, ZULIA 2 IN ZULIA (6 INNINGS--RAIN)

A three-run fifth turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 victory.  Heiker Meneses hit a two-run double to give La Guaira the lead.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

GIGANTES 8, ESTRELLAS 1 AT GIGANTES

Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer (his fourth) in a four-run first that gave the Gigantes more than enough runs.  Hanser Alberto was 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Gigantes.  Alec Asher pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks while striking out three for the Gigantes.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAROLINA 3, SANTURCE 1 IN SANTURCE

Jose Rivera's two-run double put Carolina up 2-0 in the second inning and they led from there.  Giovanni Soto pitched six shutout innings for Carolina, giving up three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

CAGUAS 4, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN CAGUAS

Philip Evans' two-run double for Caguas tied it in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth put Caguas in the lead to stay.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-4 with a double for Mayaguez, scoring once and driving in one.  Dereck Rodriguez pitched a scoreless inning for Mayaguez, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out one.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 2 IN JALISCO

Jalisco led 3-0 after three and held on.  Mexicali got the tying run to third in the ninth but could not advance him the last ninety feet.  Daniel Guerrero pitched 6.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks while striking out three for Jalisco.

OBREGON 6, MAZATLAN 5 IN OBREGON (12 INNINGS)

Mazatlan led 5-0 after four.  Olmo Rosario singled home the tying run for Obregon in the ninth and the winning run scored on a bunt single by Jose Heberto Felix.  Carlos Alvarez was 3-for-5 with a double for Mazatlan.

NAVOJOA 3, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN LOS MOCHIS

Navojoa scored single runs in the second, eighth, and ninth.  Hector Velazquez struck out seven in six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk, for Navojoa.  Luis Niebla also struck out seven in six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks, for Los Mochis.

CULIACAN 8, HERMOSILLO 5 IN HERMOSILLO

A three-run second put Culiacan in the lead to stay.  Issmael Salas was 4-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two, for Culiacan.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland–Games of November 9

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SCOTTSDALE 5, SURPRISE 4 IN SCOTTSDALE

Scottsdale led 4-3 after one inning.  It was 5-3 going to the ninth.  Surprise got one in and put the tying run on first base before going down.  Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with a double and a run and is batting .350 for Surprise.  Tanner English was 0-for-3.  Stephen Gonsalves started and pitched only two-thirds of an inning, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks.  His ERA is now 11.12 in three starts (5.2 innings).

GLENDALE 10, SALT RIVER 0 IN SALT RIVER

A three-run fourth and a four-run fifth made the score 8-0 and the rout was on.  Austin Voth pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with three strikeouts for Glendale.

PEORIA 5, MESA 4 IN MESA

Kean Wong's RBI single in the ninth drove home the go-ahead run.  Wong went 3-for-5.  Mesa starter Michael Peoples pitched four perfect innings.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

LARA 3, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Rangel Ravelo singled in a run in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie.  Jesus Montero was 3-for-5 with a double for Lara.

ZULIA 5, ANZOATEGUI 4 IN ZULIA (10 INNINGS)

Homers by Reynaldo Rodriguez and Jesus Flores tied the score 4-4 in the sixth.  In the tenth, Wilson Garcia's RBI single plated Jose Pirela with the winning run.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-5 with an RBI for Anzoategui.

MAGALLANES 8, LA GUAIRA 6 IN MAGALLANES (8 INNINGS--RAIN)

A six-run fifth turned a 6-2 deficit into an 8-6 win for Magallanes.  Luis Arraez was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run, dropping his average to .347.

ARAGUA 1, MARGARITA 0 IN MARGARITA

With two out in the fourth, Daniel Alvarez doubled and Ramon Flores singled to produce the game's only run.  Kevin Gadea pitched five shutout innings for Aragua, giving up three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

ESTE 5, LICEY 0 IN LICEY

Este scored two in the first and led all the way.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-4 for Este.  Nick Martinez pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

ESTRELLAS 1, AGUILAS 0 IN ESTRELLAS

Gabriel Guerrero led off the fourth with a double and scored on a two-out single by Raimel Tapia for the only run of the game.  Stephen Fife pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and no walks with three strikeouts for Estrellas.

ESCOGIDO AT GIGANTES

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

CAGUAS 5, AGUADILLA 4 IN AGUADILLA (10 INNINGS)

An error, a single, and a double play produced the go-ahead run in the tenth.  Juan Centeno was 2-for-5 with a double and a run for Aguadilla.

CAROLINA 4, MAYAGUEZ 3 IN CAROLINA

Carolina scored two in the seventh to take a 4-2 lead.  Mayaguez scored one in the eighth and had men on second and third with one out, but a ground out and a strikeout ended the threat.  Lean Marrero was 0-for-2 for Carolina.  J. J. Fernandez was 0-for-4 for Carolina.  Kennys Vargas was 1-for-5 for Mayaguez.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 10, MEXICALI 4 IN JALISCO

A five-run fifth broke a 3-3 tie and put Jalisco in control of the game.  Alberto Carreon was 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and a walk, driving in three.

OBREGON 4, MAZATLAN 3 IN OBREGON (10 INNINGS)

Omar Rosario led off the tenth with a double, was bunted to third, and scored on a sacrifice fly to win the game.  Irwin Delgado pitched six innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts for Obregon.

LOS MOCHIS 8, NAVOJOA 7 IN LOS MOCHIS (10 INNINGS)

Saul Soto doubled and scored in the ninth to tie it 7-7 and J. C. Linares singled home Isaac Rodriguez with the winning run in the tenth for Los Mochis.  Soto also hit a three-run homer, his second.

CULIACAN 11, HERMOSILLO 3 IN HERMOSILLO

Culiacan scored five in the sixth to take a lead it would not give up.  Daniel Carbonell was 3-for-6 with a double, scoring three times and driving in one for Culiacan.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 8

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

MESA 10, SURPRISE 7 IN MESA

Mesa scored four runs in each of the first two innings, building an 8-1 lead.  Mason Melotakis struck out two in a perfect inning of relief for Surprise.  John Curtiss also pitched a perfect inning.

SCOTTSDALE 13, GLENDALE 3 IN SCOTTSDALE

Scottsdale sent fifteen men to the plate in a ten-run first inning.  Their first twelve batters all reached base.

SALT RIVER 5, PEORIA 4 IN SALT RIVER

JaCoby Jones broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run single in the seventh.  Salt River led 5-2 in the ninth, but with two out Kean Wong hit a two-run double.  However, he was thrown out trying to stretch it two a triple and the game ended.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

ANZOATEGUI 2, ZULIA 1 IN ZULIA

A wild pitch allowed the go-ahead run to score in the eighth inning.  Niko Goodrum was 2-for-3 with an RBI for Anzoategui.  Reynaldo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI for Zulia and is batting .351.

LA GUAIRA 15, CARACAS 4 IN LA GUAIRA

Caracas scored one in the top of the first, but La Guaira responded with twelve in the bottom of the first.  Heiker Meneses was 0-for-1 with two walks and two runs for La Guaira.  Wilfredo Tovar was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI for Caracas and is batting .305.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 3, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ESCOGIDO

Diory Hernandez' RBI single capped a two-run eighth that gave Licey the lead.  Daniel Palka was 0-for-4 for Escogido.

ESTE 2, ORIENTE 1 IN ESTE

Deibinson Romero singled home the go-ahead run in a two-run sixth for Este.  Leonardo Reginatto was 2-for-3 for Este.

AGUILAS 9, GIGANTES 8 AT AGUILAS

Aguilas scored seven runs in the first, but needed a bases-loaded hit batsman in the ninth to secure the win.  Ronny Rodriguez was 4-for-4 with a double for Aguilas.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

JALISCO 3, MEXICALI 0 IN JALISCO

Jalisco broke a scoreless tie with two in the fourth.  Bruce Kern pitched 7.1 scoreless innings for Jalisco.

OBREGON 4, MAZATLAN 2 IN OBREGON

Joey Wendle's two-run double in the fourth gave Obregon a 3-0 lead.  Mazatlan had the tying run on second with one out in the ninth.  Blake Bevan pitched 6.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits and a walk.

NAVOJOA 11, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Navojoa led 5-0 after two.  Randy Arozarena, Quincy Latimore, and Victor Mendoza each had four hits for Navojoa.

HERMOSILLO 2, CULIACAN 0 IN HERMOSILLO

Luis Alfonso Garcia's two-run double in the sixth produced all of the game's runs.  Pablo Ortega pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.

Keeping Track

Winter Wonderland: Games of November 7

ARIZONA FALL LEAGUE

SURPRISE 8, SALT RIVER 5 IN SURPRISE

Scott Heineman hit a grand slam in a five-run eighth that turned a 4-3 deficit into an 8-4 lead.  Nick Gordon was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run and is batting .339 for Surprise.  Mitch Garver was 1-for-4.  Tanner English was 1-for-3.  Randy Rosario pitched two innings, giving up a run on two hits and a walk.

GLENDALE 15, PEORIA 3 IN GLENDALE

Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer (his second) and Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer (his second) in a five-run third that broke a 2-2 tie and Glendale led the rest of the way.  Andrew Stevenson was 5-for-6 for Glendale.

SCOTTSDALE 4, MESA 3 IN SCOTTSDALE

Ian Happ's two-run triple in the sixth put Mesa up 3-2, but RBI singles by Hunter Cole and Tim Tebow in the bottom of the ninth gave Scottsdale the victory.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

MAGALLANES 5, LARA 1 IN LARA

Jose Tabata's two-run double broke a 1-1 tie in the third and Magallanes would not lose the lead.  Luis Arraez was 3-for-4 with a walk for Magallanes and is batting .358.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 3, ESTE 1 AT AGUILAS

In the fourth inning Dylan Cozens hit a two-run homer (his fourth) and Ronny Rodriguez followed with a solo shot (his third) to give the Aguilas all the runs they would need.  Leonardo Reginatto was 0-for-2 for Este.

ORIENTE 3, ESCOGIDO 2 IN ORIENTE

Oriente scored in the fifth on a walk, a double, and a ground out to take a 3-2 lead and four relievers made it stand up.  Daniel Palka was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk for Escogido.  In a blast from the past, one of Palka's teammates is Lew Ford.

GIGANTES AT LICEY

Rained out.

PUERTO RICAN LEAGUE

SANTURCE 2, CAROLINA 0 IN CAROLINA

Back-to-back homers by Ivan DeJesus, Jr. (his second) and Neftali Soto provided all the runs of the game.  J. J. Fernandez was 0-for-3 for Carolina.  In another blast from the past, J. C. Romero pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.