Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-17-19: Geddy Guerra Strikes Out Four Over Seven & A Third Scoreless Innings For The Win; Ildemaro Vargas Singles Twice, Walks, & Drives In One Run; Yariel Gonzalez Singles, & Knocks In One Run

Geddy Guerra sigue demostrando que está hecho para series finales. El derecho venezolano amarró a los @torossincelejo en su labor de anoche.#SerieFinal #ColombiaBéisbol #LaPelotaDeTuTierra pic.twitter.com/y2VQeOrBmo

— Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional (@LCBP_Colombia) January 17, 2019

Cuban National Series Championship:

Las Tunas beat Villa Clara 7-5 to take a 3-1 lead in series: Diario de Cuba


Mexican Pacific League Semifinals:

Yefri Perez (former MiLB signing-Obregon) started in right field and batted second.  0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Mochis beat Obregon 4-0
LMP Official Site Post Game

Thursday's Game:
Mazatlan (1-3) visits Jalisco (3-1) @ 8:15 PM CT


Venezuelan League Semifinals:

Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Lara) started at second base and batted leadoff.  2-for-3 with one two-out RBI, one run, one walk, two caught stealing, and assisted in one double play.
Rangel Ravelo (Memphis-Lara) started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 at the plate.

Ronny Cedeno (former St. Louis signing-Magallanes) started at second base and batted second.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts.

Lara beat Magallanes 3-0
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Wilfredo Tovar (former Memphis-Caracas) started at shortstop and batted ninth.  1-for-4 with one strikeout and assisted in two double plays.

Rafael Ortega (former Memphis-Caribes) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  0-for-4 with one strikeout and grounded into one double play.
Jose Godoy (Palm Beach-Caribes) entered late in the game at catcher and batted seventh.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Caracas beat Caribes 4-2
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Thursday's Games:
Lara (3-1) visits Magallanes (1-3) @ 7:00 PM VET
Caracas (3-1) visits Caribes (1-3) @ 7:00 PM VET


Dominican League Round Robin:

Stats:
Donovan Solano (former Memphis-Licey) has played in 16 games going 15-for-65 (.231) with one double, one triple, nine RBIs, 18 total bases, five runs, four walks, 17 strikeouts, .275 OBP, .277 SLG, and .552 OPS.
Alejandro Mejia (former DSL-Azucareros) has played in 14 games going 9-for-48 (.188) with one double, two RBIs, ten RBIs, three runs, one walk, 11 strikeouts, .200 OBP, .208 SLG, and .408 OPS.
Audry Perez (former St. Louis-Estrellas) has played in nine games going 4-for-25 (.160) with two doubles, two RBIs, six total bases, five strikeouts, .160 OBP, .240 SLG, and .400 OPS.
Alberto Rosario (former St. Louis-Estrellas) has played in one game going 0-for-4 (.000) with one strikeout.
Robelys Reyes (former Springfield-Escogido) has played in two games.

Yeison Medina (Palm Beach-Estrellas) has made seven relief appearances posting a 0-0 record, 0.000 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, and two holds.  He's allowed three hits, no runs, one walk, and struck one out over 4.2 innings.
Raul Valdes (former St. Louis-Estrellas) has made five starts posting a 3-1 record, 1.23 ERA, and 0.93 WHIP.  He's allowed 26 hits, eight runs (five earned), eight walks, hit one batter, and struck 25 out over 36.2 innings.
Evan MacLane (former St. Louis-Estrellas) has made five appearances (two starts) posting a 1-1 record, 2.35 ERA, and 1.04 WHIP.  He's allowed 14 hits, seven runs (four earned), one home run, two walks, hit one batter, and struck seven out over 15.1 innings.

Thursday's Championship Game:
Azucareros (0-0) visits Estrellas (0-0) @ 7:30 PM AST


Colombian League Championship:

Geddy Guerra (former VSL-Barranquilla) started and pitched 7.1 innings.  He allowed five hits, no runs, three walks, and struck four out for the winning decision (1-0).  (p-s:109-68)(g/f:11-5)

Barranquilla beat Sincelejo 5-0
LCBP Official Site Post Game

No Game Scheduled For Thursday


Australian Baseball League:

Mikey Reynolds (former Springfield-Adelaide) entered late in the game at third base and batted eighth.  0-for-1 with one run, one stolen base, and one fielding error.

Adelaide beat Sydney 3-0
ABL Official Site Post Game

Friday's Games:
Melbourne (22-14) visits Auckland (11-25) for a doubleheader beginning @ 2:00 PM CT
Brisbane (22-15) visits Geelong-Korea (7-30) @ 6:30 PM AET
Perth (22-14) visits Canberra (21-15) @ 7:00 PM AET
Sydney (23-14) visits Adelaide (18-19) @ 7:20 PM ACT


Puerto Rican League Round Robin:

Yariel Gonzalez (Peoria-Mayaguez) started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-4 with one two-out RBI.
Randy Ruiz (former MiLB signing-Mayaguez) entered late in the game as a pinch hitter and batted ninth.  0-for-1 with one strikeout.

Anthony Garcia (former Memphis-Carolina) started in left field and batted fifth.  0-for-3 with one walk, one outfield assist, and assisted in one double play.

Carolina beat Mayaguez 4-1
LBPRC Official Site Post Game

Thursday's Game:
Carolina (3-6) visits Santurce (4-5) @ 7:10 PM


Nicaraguan League Championship:

Edgard Montiel (former DSL-Chinandega) started and batted fourth.  0-for-4 at the plate.

Leon beat Chinandega 5-2
LBPN Official Site Post Game
Leon won the championship taking four of five games