Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-26-17: Evan MacLane Strikes Out Two Over Seven Scoreless Innings For The Win; Ruben Gotay Singles & Walks Twice; Adam Ottavino & Daniel Descalso Not Participating In World Baseball Classic With Italy

Evan MacLane - Tigres del Licey

Venezuelan League Championship:

Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach-Lara) started at second base and batted leadoff.  0-for-2 with two walks, one fielding error, and assisted in one double play.

Ronny Cedeno (former MLB signing-Zulia) started at third base and batted seventh.  0-for-4 with two strikeouts and one throwing error.

Zulia beat Lara 5-2
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Notes:
Zulia won the series four games to one over Lara and will head to the Caribbean Series.


Mexican Pacific League Championship:

Eugenio Velez (former Memphis-Mochis) started in left field and batted leadoff.  1-for-3 with one double, one run, and two strikeouts.

Mexicali beat Mochis 6-1
LMP Official Site Post Game

Thursday's Game:
Mochis (2-2) visits Mexicali (2-2) @ 7:30 PM PT


Dominican League Championship:

Angel Castro (former Memphis-Cibaenas) entered in the eighth and pitched to two batters.  He allowed one hit, no runs, and struck one out. (ir-s:2-1)

Donovan Solano (former Memphis-Licey) started at second base and batted second.  1-for-4 with one hit by pitch and one strikeout.
Evan MacLane (former St. Louis-Licey) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed four hits, no runs, and struck two out for the winning decision (3-0).  (g/f:8-4)

Licey visits Cibaenas 5-2
LIDOM Official Site Post Game

Thursday's Game:
Licey (4-2) visits Cibaenas (2-4) @ 8:00 PM AST


Puerto Rican League Championship:

J.C. Romero (former St. Louis--Santurce) entered in the seventh and pitched to one batter.  He no hits or runs, and one walk.  (ir-s:1-0)

Randy Ruiz (former MiLB signing-Caguas) started as designated hitter and batted fourth.  1-for-6 with one run and two strikeouts.
Ruben Gotay (former Memphis-Caguas) started at first base and batted fifth.  1-for-4 with one run, two walks, two strikeouts, and one unassisted double play.
Joel Pineiro (former St. Louis-Caguas) entered in the 12th and pitched one inning.  He allowed no hits or runs, and one walk for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:0-1)

Caguas beat Santurce 6-5 in 12 innings
LBPRC Official Site Post Game

Notes:
Caguas wins the series over Santurce five games to three and will head to the Caribbean Series.


Australian Baseball League:

Malik Collymore (former Johnson City-Sydney) started in left field and batted leadoff.  1-for-5 with one run and one strikeout.

Sydney beat Adelaide 5-4
Adelaide Official Site Post Game

Friday's Games:
Brisbane (19-17) visits Canberra (19-18) @ 7:00 PM AET
Sydney (15-21) visits Adelaide (20-17) @ 7:00 PM ACT
Melbourne (24-12) visits Perth (12-24) @ 7:00 PM AWST


Latin American Series (Colombia):

Notes:
Edgard Montiel (former DSL-Chinandega) has seen his level of play improve over the past year: La Prensa

Thursday's Games:
Xalapa (Veracruz) visits Panama Metro (Panama) @ 3:00 PM
Chinandega (Nicaragua) visits Monteria (Colombia) @ 7:30 PM


World Baseball Classic (March 6, 2017):

Notes:
Adam Ottavino (former St. Louis) and Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis) either declined or were blocked from playing for Italy: Mister Baseball

Shohei Otani (Nippon Ham) will be used as a starting pitcher, but could also be used in a designated hitter or pinch-hit role.  Nobuhiro Matsuda (Softbank) will be used as primary third baseman: Yakyubaka

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Tommy Pham - Leones del Escogido

Venezuelan League Playoffs:

Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach-Lara) started at second base and batted leadoff.  0-for-2 with one run and two walks.

Lara beat Margarita 3-0
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Jose Martinez (St. Louis-La Guaira) started in right field and moved to first base, batting third.  1-for-4 with one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.
Jose Gonzalez (former Springfield-La Guaira) entered late in the game at catcher and batted fourth.  0-for-1 at the plate.
Geudy Guerra (former VSL-La Guaira) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit, one earned run, one home run, and struck one out.  (p-s:18-15)(g/f:2-0)

Roberto Canache (former Johnson City-Caribes) entered in the seventh and pitched 1.1 innings.  He allowed no hits or runs, and struck two out.  (p-s:15-11)(g/f:1-1)(ir-s:1-0)

Caribes beat La Guaira 18-4
LVBP Official Site Post Game

Notes:
Caribes won the series four games to two over La Guaira

Jose Martinez (St. Louis-La Guaira) is doubtful for the remainder of the playoffs: El Emergente

Ildemaro Vargas (former Palm Beach-Lara) continued to play after his grandmother passed away over the weekend: El Emergente

Tuesday's Games:
Margarita (3-3) visits Lara (3-3) @ 7:00 PM VET


Mexican Pacific League Playoffs:

Efren Navarro (former Memphis-Hermosillo) started at first base and batted third.  0-for-1 with one run, one walk, one strikeout, and assisted in one double play.
Luis Garcia (former New Haven-Hermosillo) entered late in the game at first base and batted fourth.  1-for-3 with one two-out RBI and two strikeouts.

Irving Wilson (GCL-Culiacan) entered late in the game at catcher and batted second.  0-for-2 at the plate.
Iker Franco (former Springfield-Culiacan) started at catcher and moved to first base, batting seventh.  0-for-1 with one RBI, one run, one walk, one sac fly, and one strikeout.
Victor Marte (former St. Louis-Culiacan) entered in the eighth and pitched one inning.  He allowed one hit and no runs.  (p-s:15-9)(g/f:0-1)

Hermosillo beat Culiacan 6-3
LMP Official Site Post Game

Notes:
Hermosillo won the series four games to three over Culiacan

No Games Scheduled For Tuesday


Dominican League Playoffs:

Donovan Solano (former Memphis-Licey) entered late in the game at third base.
Evan MacLane (former St. Louis-Licey) started and pitched seven innings.  He allowed seven hits, two earned runs, one home run, and struck three outs for the winning decision (1-0).  (g/f:7-7)

Tommy Pham (St. Louis-Escogido) started in centerfield and batted seventh.  2-for-3 with one double, one home run, two two-out RBIs, and one run.

Licey beat Escogido 6-2
LIDOM Official Site Post Game

Tuesday's Games:
Cibao (3-6) visits Licey (5-5) @ 7:30 PM AST
Escogido (3-8) visits Cibaenas (9-1) @ 8:00 PM AST


Puerto Rican League Playoffs:

Stats:
Randy Ruiz (former MiLB signing-Caguas) has played in four games going 6-for-14 (.429) with one double, one home run, seven RBIs, ten total bases, two runs, one walk, three strikeouts, .467 OBP, .714 SLG, and 1.181 OPS.
Ruben Gotay (former Memphis-Caguas) has played in four games going 5-for-14 (.357) with two doubles, seven total bases, one run, three walks, three strikeouts, .500 OBP, .500 SLG, and 1.000 OPS.
Jonathan Rodriguez (former Memphis-Mayaguez) has played in three games going 1-for-11 (.091) with one double, two total bases, one run, four strikeouts, .091 OBP, .182 SLG, and .273 OPS.
Anthony Garcia (Memphis-Carolina) has played in four games going 1-for-14 (.071) with two RBIs, one total base, one walk, two strikeouts, .133 OBP, .071 SLG, and .205 OPS.

Hector Hernandez (former Palm Beach-Santurce) has made one relief appearance posting a 0-0 record, 0.00 ERA, and 0.00 WHIP.  He's allowed no hits or runs, and struck one out over one inning.
Justin Wright (Memphis free agent-Caguas) has made three relief appearances posting a 1-0 record, 0.00 ERA, and 2.00 WHIP.  He's allowed two hits, two unearned runs, two walks, and struck three out over two innings.
J.C. Romero (former St. Louis-Santurce) has made three relief appearances posting a 0-0 record, 3.86 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and one hold.  He's allowed three hits, one earned run, one home run, hit one batter, and struck one out over 2.1 innings.
Tyler Herron (former Springfield-Mayaguez) has made three relief appearances posting a 0-0 record, 4.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and one hold.  He's allowed three hits, three runs (two earned), one walk, and struck three out over four innings.
Ivan Maldonado (former MiLB tryout-Mayaguez) has made two relief appearances posting a 0-1 record, 5.40 ERA, and 3.60 WHIP.  He's allowed four hits, one earned run, two walks, and hit one batter over 1.2 innings.
Pete Parise (former Memphis-Mayaguez) has made one relief appearance posting a 0-0 record, 11.57 ERA, and 1.29 WHIP.  He's allowed three hits, three earned runs, and one home run over 2.1 innings.

Tuesday's Games:
Caguas (2-2) visits Mayaguez (2-2) @ 7:15 PM AST
Carolina (1-3) visits Santurce (3-1) @ 7:15 PM AST


Nicaraguan League Playoffs:

Stats:
Fidencio Flores (former GCL-Boer) has made one start posting a 0-1 record, 0.00 ERA, and 0.75 WHIP.  He's allowed four hits, two unearned runs, two walks, hit one batter, and struck three out over eight innings.

Tuesday's Game:
Boer (0-2) visits Rivas (2-0) @ 6:00 PM


Colombian League Playoffs:

Stats:
Ronald Ramirez (former Palm Beach-Barranquilla) has gone 1-for-5 (.200) with one sacrifice, two strikeouts, grounded into one double play, .200 OBP, and .200 SLG.

Jonathan Escudero (Palm Beach free agent-Barranquilla) has a 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA.  He's allowed no hits or runs, and two walks over 0.2 innings.

Tuesday's Games:
Barranquilla (1-1) visits Monteria (1-1) @ 7:00 PM


Panama League:

Notes:
Jonathan Rivera (Johnson City-Metropolitanas) is currently hitting .438: Metro Official Twitter


World Baseball Classic (March 6, 2016):

Notes:
Daniel Descalso (former St. Louis) will play for Italy: WBC Official Site

Max Scherzer (former 2003 draft selection) has pulled out from pitching for Team USA due to injury: WBC Official Site