Cardinals Winter League Notebook 1-4-09

*Mexican Pacific League*

No games scheduled for Saturday.

Hugo Castellanos (Memphis-free agent): Pitches for Obregon.

Fernando Salas (Springfield): Currently on Mazatlan inactive list.

Sunday's games @ 5:00pm MST:
Guasave (1-1) @ Hermosillo (1-1)
Mazatlan (2-0) @ Obregon (0-2)
Mochis (2-0) @ Mexicali (0-2)

*Venezuelan League*

Richard Castillo (Quad Cities): Did not pitch for Lara.
Ex-Cardinal Cesar Izturis went 3-for-4 with one double, one RBI, and scored two runs for Lara.
Lara beat Zulia 9-6: Boxscore

Jose Rada (GCL): Did not pitch for Aragua.
Aragua lost 8-6 to Caracas: Boxscore

Sunday's games:
Zulia (0-1) visits Aragua (1-1) @ 2:00pm VST.
Lara (1-1) visits La Guaira (1-0) @ 7:00pm VST.
Caracas (1-1) has the day off.

*Dominican Republic League*

Luis Perdomo (SF Giants-Rule 5 Draft): Did not pitch for Aguilas.
Ex-Cardinal Hector Luna went 2-for-4 for Aguilas.
Aguilas gave up five runs in the sixth and lost 8-2 to Azucareros: Boxscore

Amaury Marti (Memphis): Started in left field and batted 5th. 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two strikeouts (swinging). (Runners left in scoring postion with 2-outs: 1)
D'Angelo Jimenez (Memphis-free agent): Did not play for Licey.
Ex-Cardinal Jorge Sosa started for Licey and pitched six innings allowing five hits, one run, two walks, and striking out three.
Licey gave up three runs in the seventh and lost 4-2 to Gigantes: Boxscore

Sunday's games @ 5:00pm AST:
Azucareros (4-2) @ Licey (3-2)
Gigantes (4-2) @ Aguilas (1-4)

*Colombian League*

Barranquilla beat Cartagena 4-3.
Donovan Solano (Springfield) drove in one run for Barranquilla: Post Game

Sunday's game:
Barranquilla (1-0) @ Monteria (0-0)
Cartagena (0-1) has day off.

*Puerto Rican League*

Playoffs begin Jan 7.

Yadier Molina (St. Louis): Started as catcher and batted 7th. 0-for-3 at the plate. Molina picked off a runner in the second inning and assisted in one double play.
Luis Mateo (Johnson City): Did not play for Carolina.
Carolina lost 6-5 to Caguas: Boxscore
Carolina (16-24) hosts Caguas (19-21) @ 6:00pm AST.

Joe Thurston (Memphis?): Started at second base and batted leadoff. 1-for-4 at the plate. Thurston committed a fielding error in the eighth allowing one runner to score.
Former Memphis Redbird's Robinson Cancel and Raul Gonzalez each drove in one run for Ponce.
Ponce slipped by Arecibo 3-2: Boxscore
Ponce (25-15) visits Arecibo (21-17) @ 4:00pm AST.