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Obregon is throwing gasoline on the fire in that seventh inning. The Yaquis still batting in the seventh inning now lead 18-0.

18-0 Is Fausto pitching?

Carrillo, Yaquis roll to second straight title

Behind Cubs farmhand, Obregon sweeps away Guasave

Mexican Pacific League

Obregon 19, Guasave 0

Cubs farmhand Marco Carrillo struck out six over six shutout innings and the Yaquis used a 25-hit assault to complete a four-game sweep of Guasave and defend their championship. Cubs newcomer Alfredo Amezaga went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Carlos Valencia had four hits, including a solo shot, and three runs scored for Obregon. Sergio Contreras chipped in four hits, drove in five runs and scored three times for the Yaquis and former Braves Minor Leaguer Iker Franco homered, doubled, plated three runs and scored three more.
Marco Carrillo was 7-5 with three saves and a 3.44 ERA at two Minor League levels last season. (Tony Farlow/MiLB.com)

Puerto Rican Winter League

Mayaguez 5, Caguas 2

Martin Maldonado went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, helping the Indios capture their seventh championship in 15 years. Fellow Brewers farmhand Sergio Miranda delivered a two-run double in a three-run third inning that put Mayaguez ahead for good. Former Major Leaguer Bobby Livingston notched his second playoff win after limiting the Criollos to two runs on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. Royals Minor Leaguer Rey Navarro capped a stellar postseason with two hits and an RBI for Caguas.

Venezuelan Winter League

No games scheduled

Dominican Winter League

No games scheduled

GUASAVE, SIN. January 25, 2012 (LMP.mx / Alpha Communications) -

Yaquis, champions of the Mexican Pacific League. Sonora's squad tonight became the kings of the 2011-2012 season by shutting out the Guasave Algodoneros by a score of 19-0. As a result, the squad won the Sonoran right to represent the country's winter baseball in the 2012 Caribbean Series to be held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from next February 2.

Marco Carrillo (1-0) pitched extremely well in six scoreless innings only allowing three hits, a walk and six strikeouts, taking the historic victory.

This was the eighth time that the championship series endeds in a minimum of 4 games.

The champion's triumph was supported by the armed attack of the Yaquis which started in the very first inning against Francisco Cordova scoring five time. After the first out, Alfredo Amezaga punished Cordoba twith a long homer to right field. Karim Garcia reached base on error and then stole second base. Cañizarez Barbarian followed with an rbi single. Doug Clark then single and with runners on the corners, Iker Franco unloaded on Cordova and homered to right field driving home three runs and a total of five in the inning.

Cordoba only lasted one inning. Mauricio Lara was excellent in relief pitching 3.2 innings giving up a pair of hits, a walk, and struckout one.

The Yaquis extended the lead to 7-0 when Carlos Valencia homered and Karim Garcia had a run scoring single.

In the top of the seventh inning, the Yaquis swept in with a massive attack scoring eleven times highlighted by Sergio Contreras' four rbi's one on a single and three with a double that cleared the bases. Contreras ended the night with five runs batted in.

For his part, the Dominican Eddie Diaz joined the list of managers who have won two championships of PML.

After the obligatory celebrations, the kings of the Mexican winter ball will start making preparations to make the trip Santo Domingo, where, in the next days will be facing the Dominican team to start off the 2012 Caribbean Series.
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Venezuela

Game 1: La Guaira 0, Aragua 2
Tigres de Aragua lead series 1-0
Game 2: La Guaira 4, Aragua 2
Series tied 1-1

Game 3: 01/26 7:30 p.m.
Game 4: 01/27 7:30 p.m.
Game 5: 01/28 5:00 p.m.
Game 6: 01/29 5:30 p.m.
Game 7: 01/30 7:30 p.m.

Aragua pays a visit to La Guaira later this evening.

The Dominican

Game 1: Aguilas 2, Escogido 5
Game 2: Escogido 4, Aguilas 1
Game 3: Aguilas 1, Escogido 3
Game 4: Escogido 0, Aguilas 1
Leones del Escogido lead series 3-1

Game 5: 01/26 7:35 p.m.
Game 6: 01/27 7:35 p.m.
Game 7: 01/28 5:05 p.m.
Game 8: 01/29 5:05 p.m.
Game 9: 01/30 7:35 p.m.

Escogido welcomes the Aguilas this evening. Second inning just starting. No score!

Tailing 3-1 in the sixth, Brandon Moss goes deep with one aboard. Luis Perdomo came on in relief in the fifth and has quieted the Leones bats walking one batter in 1.2 innings of work. He's struckout three batters.

Arias leads way as Aguilas narrow the gap

Major League veteran delivers double, three RBIs vs. Leones

Dominican Winter League

Cibaenas 8, Escogido 5

Major League veteran Joaquin Arias collected a double, a single and three RBIs for the Aguilas on Thursday, while fellow big league vet Brandon Moss went deep and drove in two. Leadoff hitter Elian Herrera (Dodgers) also knocked in a pair, and No. 9 hitter Juan Perez (Giants) scored twice. Julio Borbon (Rangers) turned in the Leones' best offensive performance after entering as a pinch-hitter in the seventh, as he went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Miguel Batista (Mets) was credited with the win after tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief. After the Leones initially went up 3-0 in the Championship Series, Cibaenas have won two games in a row to make it 3-2.
Joaquin Arias is hitting .282 with three doubles, 10 runs scored and nine RBIs in 22 playoff games. (Orlin Wagner/AP)

Venezuelan Winter League

Aragua 5, La Guaira 3

Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos recorded three hits, including two doubles, and a run scored as the Tigres took a 2-1 series lead in the Finals. Former Cardinals farmhand Jose Martinez drove in a pair for Aragua, while former Pirates Minor Leaguer Jorge Cortes smacked a solo homer. Mariners farmhand Luis Antonio Jimenez led the Tiburones by homering and driving in two. Rays reliever Romulo Sanchez picked up the win after tossing two scoreless innings out of the bullpen.

Where the cheerleaders be at?