HWB: Waikiki 3, West Oahu 2, 7 innings

Giants Prospects:

DH Buster Posey - 2-3, 1 R, 1 SO, .512
LF Roger Kieschnick - 0-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, .268

Other Waikiki Prospects:

SS Yuji Onizaki (Tokyo) - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 CS (2), 1 E (3), .273
SP Yuhei Takai (Yakult) - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 2 WP, 1 BK, W (2-1), 4.15 ERA
RP Jeremy Papelbon (Cubs) - 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, SV (4), 3.38 ERA

West Oahu Prospects:

C Chris Hatcher (Marlins) - 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR (3), 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 PB (3), .310
SP Kyle Bloom (Pirates) - 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO, 1 WP, 1.44 ERA
RP Cliff Flagello (Orioles) - 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, L (1-1), 3.97 ERA

Waikiki broke a scorelss tie with three runs in the sixth inning to win their seventh game in a row. Buster Posey led off the inning with a bsae hit and scored on Yonder Alonso's single. A West Oahu error allowed Alonso to make it to third base. Roger Kieschnick brought home the second run of the inning on a sacrifice fly. Chris Hatcher hit a two run homer in the seventh inning to move West Oahu within a run of the lead. Jeremy Papelbon retired Kyle Peter at the end of the seventh inning. The game ended in seven innings per an agreement by both teams.

AFL: Scottsdale 16, Surprise 6

Giants Prospects:

SS Kevin Frandsen - 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B (3), 2 RBI, 1 BB,  .345
PH/2B Ryan Rohlinger - 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, .231
RP Osiris Matos - 0 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 HR, BS (1), 8.53 ERA
RP Kelvin Pichardo - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR, 7.71 ERA

Other Scottsdale Prospects:

2B Shelby Ford (Pirates) - 2-3, 2 R, 1 3B (2), 1 SB (4), .294
RF Josh Reddick (Red Sox) - 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR (2), 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, .208
RP Brad James (Astros) - 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, Hold (1), 9.00 ERA

Surprise Prospects:

3B Wes Hodges (Indians) - 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR (5), 3 RBI, 2 SO, .393
C Matt Wieters (Orioles) - 1-4, 1 2B (4), 1 BB, 1 SO, .304
RP Chuck Lofgren (Indians) - 0 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, BS (2), L (0-3), 34.94 ERA

It looked like another bad day for Scottsdale and Giants relievers when Osiris Matos allowed five runs without recording an out in the fifth inning. The Scorpions infielders made two errors behind Matos. Surprise scored two runs on the mistakes. The sloppy inning almost negated Scottsdale's early 4-0 lead. Surprise had its own bullpen meltdown in Chuck Lofgren's disastrous appearance. The Indians prospect pitched the sixth inning also without recording an out. Lofgren walked in a run then allowed back to back base hits before he was pulled. Scottsdale went on to score seven runs in the inning. Kevin Frandsen doubled home a run and scored. Chris Johnson and Josh Reddick hit back to back home runs in the seventh inning.

Mexican Pacific League:

Mazatlan 4, Culiacan 2, 17 innings

Mazatlan Giants Prospects:

2B Cesar Osuna - 0-0, .063

A very long game started out tight and stayed even tighter until the bottom of the 17th inning. Culiacan went ahead early with a run in the first inning. Mazatlan scored twice in the fourth inning to take a brief lead. Robert Saucedo scored the tying run when a throwing error motched a double play. The Tomateros came back with a run iun the sixth inning. And then it got interesting. The teams dueled through ten scoreless innings locked in a 2-2 tie. Saucedo won the game for Mazatlan with a walkoff two run homer. Cesar Osuna appeared in the game as a defensive replacement in the top of the 17th inning.

Mexicali 3, Hermosillo 0

Mexicali Giants Prospects:

C Todd Jennings - 0-3, 2 SO, .180
RP Sergio Romo - 2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.35 ERA

Mexicali shut out Hermosillo in large part to Oscar Rivera. Rivera won his third game of the winter season with seven innings where he allowed three hits. He threw three complete games in 2008 with Yucatan in the regular season in Mexico. Mexicali's bullpen was just as fantastic as the starter. Hermosillo managed three hits against Rivera but got nothing more once the Aguilas relievers took over. Sergio Romo retired both batters he faced in the ninth inning. It was Romo's second scoreless appearance in a row.

Venezuelan Winter League:

Lara 13, Caribes 4

Caribes Giants Prospects:

1B Eliezer Alfonzo - 1-3, 1 2B (3), 1 BB, 1 E (1), .327
RP Matt Palmer - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 3.00 ERA

Lara went up big against Caribes and ended up with a blowout win. The Cardinales rallied for six runs in the third inning, hitting two triples for RBIs. Lara rallied again later, scoring two runs in the sixth inning and three in the seventh. Eliezer Alfonzo is seeing time at first base in Venezuela. Alfonzo made a throwing error that allowed a run to score in the Lara sixth inning. Matt Palmer finished the game for Caribes with one inning pitched where he allowed one hit.

Magallanes 9, Aragua 7

Magallanes Giants Prospects:

1B Pablo Sandoval - 0-4, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 SO, .400

Magallanes nearly let a six run lead get away against Aragua. Magallanes scored six times in the first inning and kept rallying early. Pablo Sandoval scored in the second inning on a base hit. It was the first game of the winter where Sandoval went hitless. Aragua tried to fight back. Sam Fuld, last season's Arizona Fall League MVP, led off for Aragua with a home run. Aragua scored five more runs to keep the game close. Magallanes held them off, scoring an insurance run in the sixth inning.

Dominican Winter League:

Gigantes 4, Estrellas 2

Gigantes Giants Prospects:

PH/RF Carlos Sosa - 0-1, .429

Estrellas Giants Prospects:

2B Eugenio Velez - 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SO, .222

Neither of the Giants prospects in this game made a difference. Carlos Sosa entered the game as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning and popped out. Eugenio Velez went hitless as Estrellas' leadoff man. Gigantes came back with three runs in the eighth inning thanks to a pair of jome runs. Brayan Pena hit a two run shot and Kendry Morales hit a solo homer.