1/4/26 : Winter League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 1 day ago
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Notes on Phillies and former Phillies participating in winter leagues from games played on 1/3 and 1/4 (Australia). Current Phillies bolded and underlined.
Dominican Winter League : Round Robin Playoff Tournament : RHP Jonathan Hernandez pitched a scoreless inning in relief (1 H, 1 K - 13 pitches - 10 strikes) for the Aguilas Cibaenas (3-3) in a 4-1 win over the Leones del Escogido (5-1). RHP Hector Neris pitched an inning (0 R, 1 H, 1 BB) and RHP Aneurys Zabala threw a perfect inning (2 K’s) in relief for the Leones. RHP Aidan Anderson pitched a scoreless inning (1 K) for the Gigantes del Cibao (0-6) in a 3-1 loss to the Toros del Este (4-2). Johan Rojas (CF) was 0 for 5 for the Gigantes while Bryan De La Cruz (RF) was 1 for 5 (single) for the Toros.
Mexican Winter League : League Playoffs : Off Day - Travel
Venezuela Winter League : Round Robin Playoff Tournament : both games postponed for other reasons
Puerto Rico Winter League : League Playoffs : RHP Andrew Baker picked up the W with an inning of relief work (2 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 7 strikes) for the Cangrejeros de Santurce (1-1) in a 6-2 win against the Criollos de Caguas (1-1). Jesmuel Valentin (2B) went 1 for 4 (triple) with a run scored and two RBIs while Dalton Guthrie (CF) was 1 for 3 (single) with a walk and two runs scored for the Leones de Ponce (1-1) in a 5-2 win against the Gigantes de Carolina (1-1).
Australian Baseball League :
Sydney Blue Sox 7 (20-11) Adelaide Giants 3 (14-16) - Jose Colmenares (SS) went 2 for 4 (two HR’s) with three RBIs and two runs scored for Adelaide - Devin Saltiban (CF), Jordan McArdle (DH), Raylin Heredia (LF), Mitchell Edwards (C) and Alirio Ferrebus(PH) each hit a single in the game. RHP Danyony Pulido pitched an inning (2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 30 pitches - 15 strikes). LHP Josh Hendrickson started for the Giants and pitched five innings (3 R - 2 earned, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 73 pitches - 50 strikes). Rixon Wingrove (1B) went 3 for 5 (single, double, HR) with two RBIs in game one of a doubleheader on 1/3/26 for the Brisbane Bandits in a 6-2 win over the Perth Heat. Perth (14-16) won three of the four games in the series over Brisbane (13-18).
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