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Winter Wonderland: Caribbean Series, Day Five

VENEZUELA 4, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 3 IN MEXICO

The Dominican Republic led 3-1 through seven, but Ronny Cedeno's RBI double was followed by a two-run homer by Rene Reyes to give Venezuela a 4-3 lead and eventual win.  Jose Castillo also homered for Venezuela.

CUBA 4, MEXICO 0 IN MEXICO

Cuba scored all its runs in the fifth inning, as Alfredo Despaigne hit a three-run homer and William Saavedra followed with a solo homer.  Vladimir Banos pitched 8.2 scoreless innings for Cuba, giving up six hits and two walks with five strikeouts.

FINAL STANDINGS

Cuba, 3-1
Mexico, 3-1
Venezuela, 3-1
Puerto Rico, 1-3
Dominican Republic, 0-4

SEMI-FINALS

Cuba v. Venezuela
Puerto Rico v. Mexico

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Winter Wonderland: Australian League Preliminary Final, Game Three

BRISBANE 18, ADELAIDE 2 IN BRISBANE

Leading 4-1 after six, Brisbane scored six in the seventh and eight in the eighth to win the game and the series.  Aaron Whitefield was 2-for-5 with a walk and a run for Brisbane.  Logan Wade was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs for Brisbane.  Rick Teasley struck out nine in seven innings for Brisbane, giving up one run on three hits and no walks.  Mitch Nilsson was 4-for-6 with two home runs for Brisbane, scoring three times and driving in four.  David Rodriguez was 3-for-6 with a home run and a double for Brisbane, scoring three times.  Thomas Milone was 3-for-5 with a run for Brisbane.  Trent Oeltjen hit a home run for Brisbane.  Ryan Battaglia hit two home runs for Brisbane.

Brisbane wins the best-of-three Preliminary Final Series 2-1.  They will play Melbourne in the best-of-three Championship Series beginning Friday.

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Winter Wonderland: Caribbean Series, Day Four

PUERTO RICO 10, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2 IN MEXICO

Already leading 3-2, Puerto Rico scored three in the fifth and three in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Ivan DeJesus, Jr. was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk for Puerto Rico, scoring three times and driving in two.  David Vidal was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk for Puerto Rico, scoring once.  Rusney Castillo hit a two-run homer for Puerto Rico.

VENEZUELA 8, CUBA 3 IN MEXICO

Ronny Cedeno's RBI single in the fourth put Venezuela up 4-3 and a three-run fifth gave Venezuela control of the game.  Freddy Galvis was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk for Venezuela, scoring twice and driving in two.  Cedeno was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.

STANDINGS

Mexico, 3-0
Cuba, 2-1
Venezuela, 2-1
Puerto Rico, 1-3
Dominican Republic, 0-3

TODAY'S TILTS

Dominican Republic v. Venezuela
Mexico v. Cuba

 

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Winter Wonderland: Australian League Preliminary Finals, Game Two

ADELAIDE 8, BRISBANE 4 IN BRISBANE (12 INNINGS)

Mitch Dening hit a two-run homer in the twelfth to break a 4-4 tie and Adelaide added a couple more insurance runs later in the inning.  Jordan Cowan was 4-for-6 with a double for Adelaide, scoring twice and driving in one.  Marcus Greene, Jr. was 3-for-6 with a two-run homer and two runs for Adelaide.  Josh Altmann was 3-for-6 with a run and an RBI for Adelaide.

The best-of-three series is tied 1-1.

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Winter Wonderland: Caribbean Series, Day Three

CUBA 6, PUERTO RICO 1 IN MEXICO

A three-run third broke a 1-1 tie, putting Cuba up 4-1 and in control of the game.  Vladimir Garcia pitched six innings for Cuba, giving up one run on five hits and a walk with two strikeouts.  William Saavedra was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double for Cuba, driving in three.  Eddie Rosario was 1-for-3 with an RBI for Puerto Rico.

MEXICO 5, VENEZUELA 1 IN MEXICO

Sebastian Valle hit a walk-off grand slam with none out in the ninth to break a 1-1 tie.  Barry Enright struck out five in five innings for Mexico, giving up one run on five hits and no walks.

STANDINGS

Mexico, 3-0
Cuba, 2-0
Venezuela, 1-1
Dominican Republic, 0-2
Puerto Rico, 0-3

TODAY'S TILTS

Dominican Republic v. Puerto Rico
Cuba v. Venezuela

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Winter Wonderland: Australian League Preliminary Finals, Game One

BRISBANE 3, ADELAIDE 1 IN ADELAIDE

Jordan Cowan's RBI triple put Adelaide up 1-0 in the sixth.  In the eighth, two singles and an error tied the score and Trent Oeltjen's two-run double put Brisbane in front to stay.  Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-3 with a run for Brisbane.  Logan Wade was 1-for-4 for Brisbane.  Justin Erasmus struck out five in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.

Brisbane leads the best-of-three series 1-0.

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Winter Wonderland: Caribbean Series, Day Two

VENEZUELA 4, PUERTO RICO 3 IN MEXICO

Jesus Flores hit a two-run homer in a three-run second that put Mexico up 3-0.  It was 4-1 through seven, when David Vidal hit a two-run homer to cut the margin to 4-3.  Puerto Rico did not get the tying run past first base.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4 with a walk for Puerto Rico.  Omar Bencomo struck out six in five innings for Venezuela, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.

MEXICO 7, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2 IN MEXICO

Jason Bourgeois hit a two-run triple in the fifth to give Mexico a 3-2 lead and C. J. Retherford hit a two-run homer in a three-run seventh that put the game out of reach.  Hector Velazquez struck out seven in five innings for Mexico, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks.  Chris Roberson was 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI for Mexico.  Bourgeois was 3-for-4 with two triples, scoring once and driving in two for Mexico.

STANDINGS

Mexico, 2-0
Cuba, 1-0
Venezuela, 1-0
Dominican Republic, 0-2
Puerto Rico, 0-2

TODAY'S TILTS

Puerto Rico v. Cuba
Venezuela v. Mexico

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Winter Wonderland: Caribbean Series, Day One

CUBA 4, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 IN MEXICO

Roel Santos tripled and scored in the first and had a two-run double in a three-run fifth.  Lazaro Blanco struck out six in 6.1 scoreless innings for Cuba.

MEXICO 4, PUERTO RICO 2 IN MEXICO

There was no score until the seventh, when David Vidal homered to put Puerto Rico up 1-0.  Mexico responded with three in the seventh, with two coming on a Chris Roberson homer.  Each team scored once in the eighth, with Ivan De Jesus, Jr. hitting a home run for Puerto Rico and Yuniesky Betancourt homering for Mexico.  Daniel Rodriguez pitched six shutout innings for Mexico, giving up one hit and two walks with four strikeouts.  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 for Puerto Rico.

STANDINGS

Cuba, 1-0
Mexico, 1-0
Venezuela, 0-0
Dominican Republic, 0-1
Puerto Rico, 0-1

TODAY'S TILTS

Venezuela v. Puerto Rico
Mexico v. Dominican Republic

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Winter Wonderland: Games of January 28

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

LICEY 6, AGUILAS 2 AT AGUILAS

Leading 1-0, Licey scored five in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Emilio Bonifacio had a three-run double in the inning.  Cesar Valdez struck out five in five shutout innings for Licey, giving up two hits and no walks.  Sergio Alcantara was 4-for-5 with a triple for Licey, scoring once and driving in two.

Licey wins the championship series 5-4.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

MEXICALI 13, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN LOS MOCHIS

Los Mochis scored one in the second, but Mexicali got two in the third, one in the fourth, three in the fifth, two in the sixth, four in the seventh, and one in the eighth.  Leandro Castro was 0-for-4 for Los Mochis.  Hector Velazquez pitched six innings for Mexicali, giving up one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.  Yordanys Linares was 3-for-3 with a home run and a walk for Mexicali, driving in three.  Chris Roberson was 3-for-5 with a run for Mexciali.  Yuniesky Betancourt hit a grand slam in the seventh inning for Mexicali.

Mexicali wins the championship series 4-2.

The Caribbean series will begin Wednesday, February 1.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

ADELAIDE 4, SYNDEY 3 IN ADELAIDE

Connor O'Gorman's three-run homer in the second gave Adelaide a 3-1 lead.  Sydney cut it to 4-3 and had the tying run in scoring position in each of the last three innings.  The game ended with Aaron Sookee being thrown out at home plate trying to score from second on a Jacob Younis single.  Ky Hampton pitched five innings for Adelaide, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

BRISBANE 11, CANBERRA 2 IN CANBERRA

Brisbane scored three in the first, two on a David Rodriguez double, and never looked back as they led all the way.  Aaron Whitefield was 1-for-3 with a walk for Brisbane, scoring once and driving in one, and is batting .338.  Logan Wade was 1-for-5 with a run and two RBIs for Brisbane.

PERTH 8, MELBOURNE 2 IN PERTH

Joey Wong's two-run double in the third put Perth up 2-1 and a three-run fourth put them in control of the game.  Nick Veale pitched six innings for Perth, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.  John Riley hit a three-run homer for Perth.

That concludes the regular season.  The playoffs start Friday, with Adelaide taking on Brisbane in what is called the Preliminary Final Series.  It's a best-of-three.  The winner will play Melbourne in a best-of-five championship series.

*Games played January 29.  It's timey-wimey.

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Winter Wonderland: Games of January 27

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

AGUILAS 7, LICEY 3 IN LICEY

Orlando Calixte hit a three-run double in a four-run first.  Juan Perez added a three-run triple in the fourth.  Irwin Delgado pitched 6.1 innings for the Aguilas, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

The best-of-nine series is tied 4-4.  The deciding game will be played tonight.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.  Mexicali leads Los Mochis in the best-of-seven series 3-2.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE*

BRISBANE 5, CANBERRA 4 IN CANBERRA (11 INNINGS)

It was tied 4-4 after five and stayed there until the eleventh.  The Australian League has a rule that, from the eleventh inning on, you start the inning with men on first and second.  David Rodriguez took advantage of that for Brisbane, doubling home the go-ahead run.  Rodriguez was 3-for-5 with a home run in addition to the double.  Aaron Whitefield was 0-for-5 for Brisbane and is batting .338.  Logan Wade was 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs for Brisbane.

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

Melbourne scored three in the third to go up 3-1 and added three more in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Virgil Vasquez pitched six innings for Melbourne, giving up one run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts.  Liam Bedford hit a home run for Melbourne.  Mark Hamburger was used as a pinch-hitter for Melbourne in the seventh inning and hit into a force out.

MELBOURNE 2, PERTH 1 IN PERTH (GAME 2)

Perth scored once in the fourth.  It held up until the eighth, when Brad Harman delivered a two-out two-run single to put Melbourne in front to stay.  Josh Tols pitched six innings for Melbourne, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

ADELAIDE 15, SYDNEY 3 IN ADELAIDE

Sydney scored three in the second to take the lead, but Sydney got single runs in innings two through four to tie it, got five in the fifth (including a grand slam by Jordan McArdle) to take the lead, and added seven in the sixth to put the game out of reach.  Mitch Dening was 4-for-5 and scored twice for Adelaide.  Jordan Cowan was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk for Adelaide, scoring twice and driving in one.

*Games played January 28.  It's timey-wimey.