Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-26-18: Williams Perez Strikes Out One Over Five Scoreless Innings For The Win; Ildemaro Vargas & Pete Kozma Each Single, Double, & Drive In One Run; Yefri Perez Singles, Walks, & Knocks In One Run

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— Cardenales de Lara (@Cardenalesbbc) January 25, 2019

Mexican Pacific League Championship:

Yefri Perez (former MiLB signing-Obregon) started in centerfield and batted leadoff.  1-for-3 with one RBI, one run, one walk, and one stolen base.
Iker Franco (former Springfield-Obregon) entered late in the game at catcher.
Maikel Cleto (former St. Louis-Obregon) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed two hits, one earned run, one home run, two walks (one intentional), and struck two out.  (p-s:29-16)(g/f:1-0)

Jalisco beat Obregon 5-3
LMP Official Site Post Game

Saturday's Game:
Jalisco (2-2) visits Obregon (2-2) @ 7:10 PM CT


Venezuelan League Championship:

Ildemaro Vargas (former Springfield-Lara) started at second base and batted leadoff.  2-for-6 with one double, one RBI, two runs, and assisted in one double play.
Rangel Ravelo (Memphis-Lara) started at first base and batted fourth.  3-for-4 with one double, one strikeout, one hit by pitch, and assisted in one double play.
Williams Perez (MiLB signing-Lara) started and pitched five innings.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out for the winning decision (1-0).  (p-s:58-40)(g/f:10-2)

Wilfredo Tovar (former Memphis-Caracas) started at shortstop and batted second.  1-for-4 with one RBI and grounded into one double play.
Pedro Rodriguez (former MiLB signing-Caracas) entered in the ninth and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs.  (p-s:11-9)(g/f:1-0)

Lara beat Caracas 12-1
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Notes:
Rangel Ravelo (Memphis-Lara) has done very well since sliding into the clean-up spot in the batting order: Lider

Felix Perez (Monterrey free agent-Caracas) pulled out of playing with Caracas due to the turmoil in the country: El Emergente

The Confederation is still deciding on what to do with the Caribbean Series: El Caribe

Saturday's Game:
Lara (3-0) visits Caracas (0-3) @ 4:00 PM VET


Dominican League:

Notes:
Raul Valdes (former St. Louis-Azucareros) will pitch for Estrellas in the Caribbean Series: Listin Diario


Australian Baseball League Semifinals:

Pete Kozma (former St. Louis-Perth) started at shortstop and batted second.  2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two fielding errors, and assisted in one double play.

Perth beat Sydney 3-1
ABL Official Site Post Game

Sunday's Games:
Canberra (1-1) visits Brisbane (1-1) @ 12:30 PM AEST
Sydney (1-1) visits Perth (1-1) @ 3:00 PM AWST


Puerto Rican League Championship:

Yariel Gonzalez (Peoria-Mayaguez) started at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one walk and assisted in one double play.

Jonathan Rodriguez (former Memphis-Santurce) entered late in the game as designated hitter and batted sixth.  0-for-2 with one strikeout and grounded into one double play.

Santurce beat Mayaguez 1-0
LBPRC Official Site Post Game
Santurce swept the series in four games


Latin American Series:

Saturday's Games:
Xalapa (Veracruz #1) visits Herrera (Panama) @ 1:00 PM
Barranquilla (Colombia) visits Leon (Nicaragua) @ 2:00 PM
Acayucan (Veracruz #2) visits Cordoba (Argentina) @ 7:00 PM