Cardinals Winter League Notebook 10-8-16: Cedric Hunter Singles, Doubles, Walks Twice, & Drives In Two Runs In Two Games; Breyvic Valera Doubles & Knocks In One Run In Two Games; Kender Villegas Strikes Out One & Holds One Inherited Runner On Base Over One & A Third Scoreless Innings

Breyvic Valera - Bravos de Margarita

Venezuelan League:

October 6, 2016:

Cesar Valera (former Palm Beach-Caribes) started at shortstop and batted ninth.  1-for-2 with one double, one two-out RBI, one walk, one hit by pitch, and assisted in one double play.
David Oca (Johnson City-Caribes) entered in the seventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed one hit, two earned runs, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:13-9)

Zulia beat Caribes 11-4

Eliezer Alfonzo (former Peoria-Margarita) started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-5 with three strikeouts.
Breyvic Valera (Memphis-Margarita) started in centerfield and moved to left, batting fifth.  1-for-3 with one double, one RBI, two runs, and one walk.

Ronny Cedeno (former MLB signing-Magallanes) started at third base and batted fifth.  0-for-4 at the plate.
Jose Martinez (former Springfield-Magallanes) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  1-for-1 at the plate.

Margarita beat Magallanes 9-2

Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach-Lara) started at shortstop and batted leadoff.  1-for-4 with one triple, two runs, two walks, one strikeout, and assisted in two double plays.
Cedric Hunter (former Memphis-Lara) started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-4 with one walk and one strikeout.

Pedro Echemendia (Memphis-La Guaira) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one intentional walk.  (p-s:18-9)(g/f:2-2)(ir-s:1-1)

Lara beat La Guaira 6-4 in 12 innings

October 7, 2016:

Cesar Valera (former Palm Beach-Caribes) started at shortstop and batted ninth.  2-for-3 with two runs, one walk, and one throwing error.
Roberto Canache (former Johnson City-Caribes) entered in the second and pitched 2.1 innings.  He allowed two hits, three runs (two earned), one home run, one walk, and struck one out.  (p-s:38-23)(g/f:3-1)(ir-s:1-0)

Zulia beat Caribes 12-11

Eliezer Alfonzo (former Peoria-Margarita) started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  3-for-4 with one double.
Breyvic Valera (Memphis-Margarita) started at second base and batted fifth.  0-for-4 at the plate.
Kender Villegas (former Palm Beach-Margarita) entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out.  (p-s:12-8)(g/f:0-3)(ir-s:1-0)

Aragua beat Margarita 5-1

Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach-Lara) started at shortstop and batted leadoff.  1-for-5 with one run, one stolen base, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.
Cedric Hunter (former Memphis-Lara) started in right field and batted seventh.  1-for-2 with one double, two RBIs, two runs, one walk, grounded into one double play, and assisted in one double play.

Caracas beat Lara 18-9

Pedro Echemendia (Memphis-La Guaira) entered in the seventh and pitched to three batters.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk for the winning decision (1-0).  (p-s:13-6)(g/f:1-0)

Ronny Cedeno (former MLB signing-Magallanes) started at third base and batted sixth.  2-for-5 with two strikeouts, grounded into one double play, one fielding error, and assisted in two double plays.
Jose Martinez (former Springfield-Magallanes) entered late in the game at second base and batted eighth.  1-for-2 at the plate.

La Guaira beat Magallanes 4-3

Saturday's Games:
Zulia (2-0) visits La Guaira (1-1) @ 5:00 PM VET
Margarita (1-1) visits Lara (1-1) @ 5:30 PM VET
Magallanes (0-2) visits Aragua (1-1) @ 5:30 PM VET
Caracas (2-0) visits Caribes (0-2) @ 7:00 PM VET