Astros Winter League Recaps

Results for the weekend of December 12-14, 2014

Let's play 2 Down Under!

AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

Results from Saturday

Game 1: Adelaide 3, Sydney 0

Chan-Jong Moon finished 1-3.

Game 2: Adelaide 6, Sydney 0

Moon went 0-4 with a run scored.

Sunday: Sydney 6, Adelaide 5

Moon finished 0-5 with a walk and a strikeout. Tyler Brunnemann technically threw 2 scoreless innings, but he was charged with a blown save because he allowed the tying run to score in the bottom of the 8th. Brunnemann allowed 2 hits, working around a single to throw a scoreless 9th.

The ABL All-Star Game will take place on Wednesday, December 17. Then, on Thursday, Adelaide will welcome Sydney to South Australia for the weekend.

LIGA VENEZOLANA DE BÉISBOL PROFESIONAL

Friday: Aragua 8, Caracas 5

In their first game since Monday, the capital club was doomed on the road as the hosts, Aragua, scored a touchdown and tacked on the extra point in the 5th inning to erase a 4-0 Caracas lead. Gregorio Petit finished 3-4 with an RBI single in the 4th and scored 2 runs for los Leones.

Saturday: Caracas 9, Magallanes 6

Magallanes scored 3 apiece in the 1st and the 9th, but in between, Caracas put up 9. Petit was 0-2 before he was lifted for a pinch-runner in the 3rd. Danry Vásquez appeared as a pinch-hitter in the 8th and grounded into a force out.

Sunday: Caribes 9, Caracas 3

Gregorio got the start at shortstop and finished 1-4 with a double and a run scored.

Only 9 games left in the regular season for Caracas, and 7 of them will be on the road. In their penultimate home game, Caracas will host Zulia tomorrow night.


LIDOM

Friday: Gigantes 8, Licey 7 in 12 innings

Domingo Santana finished 1-4 with 3 strikeouts, and he exited the game in the 8th when Ruben Sosa was called upon to pinch-run for him.

Saturday: Escogido 6, Licey 3

Domingo tripled in 4 at-bats. In his other 3 at-bats, he struck out.

Sunday: Águilas 7, Licey 5

Domingo Santana went 1-4 with a walk, 2 strikeouts, and 2 runs scored.

Monday is a league-wide off day.

LIGA MEXICANA DEL PACÍFICO

Charros del Jalisco

Friday: Jalisco 2, Navojoa 1

Leo Heras finished 0-2 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.

Saturday: Jalisco 5, Navojoa 1

Heras went 0-2 with 3 walks and a run scored.

Sunday: Jalisco 5, Navojoa 2

Jalisco completed the sweep with 3 in the top of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie. Heras went 1-3 with a strikeout.

Jalisco returns to action on Tuesday when they begin a 3-game series with Hermosillo.

Tomateros de Culiacán

Saturday: Culiacán 3, Los Mochis 1

Gonzalo Sañudo was the first man out of the Culiacán bullpen and was credited with a hold after throwing 2 scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and striking out 2.


LIGA DE BÉISBOL PROFESIONAL ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Criollos de Caguas

Friday: Caguas 5, San Juan 4

Roberto Peña got the start behind the plate and went 0-4 with a strikeout.

Saturday: San Juan 7, Caguas 6

Peña finished 0-4 with a strikeout. Luis Cruz got roughed up in his 3 innings as he allowed 6 runs on 6 hits (3-run homer), walked 1, and struck out 4.

Caguas returns to action on Tuesday when they host Carolina.

Gigantes de Carolina

Saturday: Santurce 1, Carolina 0

Carlos Corporán started behind the plate and went 0-4.

Sunday: Carolina 5, Mayagüez 1

Jobduan Morales served as the DH and went 1-4 with 2 strikeouts.