AFL: Phoenix 13, Scottsdale 10

Giants Prospects:

SS Manny Burriss - 1-5, 1 BB, 1 SO, 2 E (9), .310

3B Ryan Rohlinger - 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 SO, 1 E (3), .235

CF Ben Copeland - 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B (3), 1 SB (2), .275
RP Kelvin Pichardo - 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 HR, 10.80 ERA

Other Scottsdale Prospects:

RF Jamie Romak (Pirates) - 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 SO, .222
C Mark Wagner (Red Sox) - 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B (2), 1 HR (1), 2 RBI, .276
SP Ryne Lawson (Red Sox) - 2.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, 9.64 ERA, L (0-3)

Phoenix Prospects:
1B-RF Sean Doolittle (Athletics) - 3-5, 3 R, 1 HR (4), 1 RBI, .286
C Michael McKenry (Rockies) - 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR (2), 2 RBI, .389
CF Eric Young (Rockies) - 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B (4), 1 3B (1), 2 RBI, .426
SP Chaz Roe (Rockies) - 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 SO, 9.95 ERA, W (1-1)

The Scorpions simply got outslugged by the Desert Dogs, three home runs to one.  The Dogs took an early 3-0 lead, and the Giants did not help the Scorpions too much.  The first Phoenix batter got on base thanks to a Burriss error.  That runner would come around to score on a J.P. Arencibia double, though Arencibia was thrown out at third thanks to an outfield assist by Copeland.  But the A’s Doolittle hit a two-out home run, and then three singles brought in a third, unearned run.

Burriss did have a shaky game defensively, but his single means he has at least one hit in four of the last five games (the one he doesn’t, he came in as a late-inning replacement).  Rohlinger got into just his fourth game in the AFL, and he has a hit in each of them (he’s batting 4 for 17 with two home runs).  He’s batting .235, but is slugging .647.  Copeland has three doubles, three triples, and a home run in his 14 hits, with two stolen bases on two attempts.  Pichardo has given up five earned runs in his last two outings, a span of 1 2/3 innings.

HWB: Postponed Due to Rain

No makeup date was announced.  Waikiki will try to take on the Honu in a regularly scheduled game on Sunday.

Mexican Winter League:

Mexicali 6, Navojoa 3

Mexicali Giants Prospects:
RP Sergio Romo - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.57 ERA, S (5)

Romo took his fifth save home for Mexicali.  He has five saves in six games, and has nine strikeouts in seven innings pitched so far this winter.  Mexicali sits second in the league with an 8-5 record, and no one else on the team has any saves.

Mochis 7, Hermosillo 2

Hermosillo Giants Prospects:

RP Justin Hedrick - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 6.75 ERA

As Hermosillo tumbled to their seventh loss in thirteen games, and third loss in a row, Hedrick had a solid outing.  Pitching just the sixth inning, he had two of the team’s nine strikeouts, giving him three in 2 2/3 innings pitched in three games this winter.

Guasave 10, Mazatlan 2

No Giants Prospects Played In This Game

With Cesar Osuna on the bench, Mazatlan fell into third place in the LMP, now at 7-5, passed up by Mexicali.  Guasave is the league’s top team at 9-3.

Dominican Winter League:

Escogido 5, Licey 2

No Escogido Giants Prospects played in this game.

Despite the Giants having four pitchers on Escogido’s roster, and the team using eight pitchers, no Giants got into the game.  Escogido had two pitchers who got no outs, each walking their only batter before being taken out.  But the patchwork bullpen, using seven pitchers to get ten outs, worked as Escogido’s late offense got the team a win, pushing Escogido to 6-3 and third place in the competitive DWL.

Gigantes 11, Aguilas 8

Gigantes Giants Prospects:

LF Carlos Sosa - 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 SO, .500

Is that redundant, Gigantes Giants?  Sosa has not been a consistent presence for the Gigantes, playing in just his third game and getting more than one at-bat for the first time, but he has three RBI while going 2 for 4 so far this winter.  Sosa got his two-RBI single as part of a huge sixth inning rally in which the Gigantes scored seven runs, taking an 8-0 lead.  With or without Sosa’s help, the Gigantes are at 5-2, and in second in the DWL.

Venezuelan Winter League:

Aragua 3, Caribes 1

Caribes Giants Prospects:

DH Eliezer Alfonzo - 1-4, 2 SO, .258

Alfonzo is riding a three-game hit streak (three singles) after an 0-6 mini-slump earlier this week.  He has nine strikeouts in 31 at-bats this winter so far.  The Caribes sit in second place after the loss at 5-4.

Magallanes 3, Lara 2 (11 innings)

Magallanes Giants Prospects

1B Pablo Sandoval - 1-2, 1 2B (2), 1 RBI, .474

Sandoval made the start, his fifth game in Venezuela, and is now batting 9 for 19 with two doubles, one triple and one home run, and just two strikeouts.  Sandoval, however, was replaced in the fifth inning with no obvious reason given (former Giant Edgardo Alfonzo replaced him at first).  The Magallanes got three straight singles in the 11th for the win, keeping them a hair behind the Caribes in the standings.

Zulia 13, Margarita 0

Margarita Giants Prospects:

SS Julio Cordido - 0-1, 1 E (1), .000

Cordido has been used six times this winter, but remains 0-7 as primarily a utility player this season.  His error was a little costly, as it was the first play in Zulia’s seven run fifth inning, although only two runs came in unearned.