Astros Winter League Recaps

Results for the weekend of December 26-28, 2014

AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE

The Adelaide Bite dropped the first game of their series as part of a series-opening twinbill with the Canberra Cavalry, but they wound up taking the next 3 to win the series. This was a doubleheader because Friday was Boxing Day.

Saturday Game 1: Canberra 2, Adelaide 1

Chan-Jong Moon finished 0-2 with a walk and a strikeout. Tyler Brunnemann worked around a hit to record the final out of the 6th.

Saturday Game 2: Adelaide 2, Canberra 1

Moon went 1-3 with a walk, a strikeout, and a run scored.

Sunday: Adelaide 6, Canberra 3

Moon finished 2-4 with 2 runs scored.

Brunnemann was summoned to secure the win in what was turning out to be a rough 9th inning. He inherited a bases-loaded situation after the pitcher in front of him, Troy Scott, got a double play. The Cavalry dinged Bruno for a 2-run single (which allowed 2 of Scott's runs to score), and then a rare walk issued by Brunnemann re-loaded the bases. But, he was finally able to finish off the game before things started snowballing again.

Monday: Adelaide 6, Canberra 5 in 12 innings

Moon went 0-4 with a walk, a strikeout, and a run scored. Brunnemann worked around a 2-out double to throw a scoreless 10th, striking out 1.

The Bite will host Sydney next weekend, which includes a doubleheader on Saturday.

LIGA VENEZOLANA DE BÉISBOL PROFESIONAL

Saturday: Magallanes 5, Caracas 3

Magallanes put up 5 after stretch time. Gregorio Petit finished 1-4 with a run scored.

Sunday: Caracas 2, Margarita 1

Caracas scored 1 in the bottom of the 8th to break a tie as they finished their season on a winning note. Gregorio went 1-4 with a run scored, while Danry Vásquez appeared as a pinch-runner in the 7th and remained in the game at centerfield. He walked in his only plate appearance.

LIDOM

Saturday: Gigantes 2, Águilas 1 in 11 innings

The LIDOM playoffs began this weekend; the top 4 qualified for this next phase. Águilas faced their regional rivals and were nipped in extras. Jonathan Villar was 0-3 with 2 walks, a strikeout, and a stolen base.

Sunday: Águilas 8, Toros 2

Villar went 0-3 with a walk, 2 strikeouts, and a run scored.

Round 3 has Águilas traveling east to play Estrellas tonight at 7:30 Atlantic.

PROBEIS PANAMA

Results from Friday

Indios 2, Águilas 1

Cris Santamaria got the save for Indios as he allowed a hit and struck out 1 over the final 2 innings.

Caballos 7, Industriales 1

Telvin Nash finished 1-1 with a walk for Caballos, while Jack Mayfield and Tyler White both went 0-3 with a walk.

Results from Saturday

Indios 6, Águilas 3

Rodrigo Ayarza made an impact for the Indios offense as he finished 1-3 with a double, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored. Juan Delis walked 3 over 1.1 scoreles innings.

Industriales 4, Caballos 3

Caballos tied the game at 3 with a pair in the 9th.... only to see Industriales walk off with the win in the bottom of the inning. Telvin Nash went 1-3 with an RBI, Tyler White finished 0-3 with a walk, and Jack Mayfield went 0-4.

Results from Sunday

Indios 6, Águilas 3

Santamaria got the win as he allowed a run on 2 hits, walked 3, and struck out 1 over 3 innings for Indios. Jose Montero got the save as the pitched the final 2 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits and striking out 3.

The 4th in this 5-game series will take place tonight at 7:00 Eastern.

Caballos 7, Industriales 3

Nash finished 2-4 with a double, while White went 1-5, and Mayfield finished 0-5.

Game 4 of this 5-game set will also take place at 7:00 Eastern.

LIGA MEXICANA DEL PACÍFICO

Results from Saturday

Jalisco 9, Mazatlán 4

After Mazatlán scored a pair in the top of the 7th to make it a 1-run game, Jalisco put it out of reach, and a 4-run 7th was the key. Leo Heras finished 2-5 with an RBI double in that 7th inning, and he would score himself after a wild pitch.

Mexicali 4, Culiacán 2 in 13 innings

Gonzalo Sañudo issued 1 walk over 2 scoreless innings. He induced a double play to end the 9th, and got 3 groundouts (2 of which went to him) in a 1-2-3 10th.

Sunday: Jalisco 12, Mazatlán 7

Jalisco found themselves down 7-3 late, but they got 2 in the 7th to slash the deficit in half and then seized all momentum with 7 runs in the bottom of the 8th. Heras went 0-2, but walked 3 times and scored twice.

The final game of the series and the regular season will be at 8:00.

LIGA DE BÉISBOL PROFESIONAL ROBERTO CLEMENTE

Friday: Santurce 3, Caguas 2

Ruben Sosa, who just wrapped up his campaign with Licey, is now in Puerto Rico. He went 0-4 with 3 strikeouts and got the start in RF for Santurce.

Luis Cruz got the start for Caguas and went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs (both on a 2-run homer), 4 hits, walking 1, and striking out 4. Roberto Peña went 0-3 for Caguas.

Saturday: San Juan 6, Carolina 1

Carlos Corporán went 0-4 with 2 strikeouts for Carolina.

Results from Sunday

Caguas 4, San Juan 2

Roberto Peña walked in his pinch-hit appearance in the 9th.

Santurce 4, Carolina 2 in 11 innings

The Crabbers got a pair in the top of the 11th to break the tie.

Travis Ballew was the 3rd Santurce reliever to appear; he allowed a single, walked 1, and got 2 outs in the 7th, 1 via strikeout. Ruben Sosa went 1-4.

Carlos Corporán appeared as a pinch-hitter in the 9th and later remained in the game behind the plate. He finished 0-2 with a strikeout.

Tonight, Carolina will take on Mayagüez at 6:00 Atlantic, while Caguas faces San Juan at 7:30 Atlantic.