Where they stand: Aragua went 3-3 for the week. For the season, the Tigres are 28-33, tied for fifth in the league. They are 12 games out of first, but only one game out of fourth. There are two games remaining on the schedule.
Who's hot: Yangervis Solarte went 7-for-19 (.368) with two doubles. His season numbers are .322/.384/.444 in 90 at-bats. Jhon Garcia pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, giving up only two hits and striking out four. For the year, he is at 1-1, 4.91 in three starts (11 innings), with a WHIP of 1.09.
Who's cold: Jonathan Goncalves was 0-for-6 for the week. On the season, he is batting .118 in 17 at-bats. Wilson Ramos went 4-for-21 (.190) on the week, although for the year he his still hitting .335/.402/.580 in 200 at-bats.
Who didn't play: Oswaldo Arcia, Justin Huber, Dustin Martin, Jason Pridie, Edgar Ibarra, Jason Jones, Miguel Munoz.
Aragua is at Caracas tonight and at Magallanes Wednesday afternoon to close out its regular season.
The Dominican League also ends its regular season this week, while in Mexico and Puerto Rico, the season goes one more week. More information about other Twins prospects playing winter ball can be found after the jump.
Who's hot: Drew Butera went 4-for-12 (.333) for the week with a pair of doubles. On the season, he is hitting .263/.333/.368 in 19 at-bats. Francisco Liriano pitched five shutout innings, giving up only three hits and striking out six. His season numbers are 0-0, 1.54 with 17 strikeouts in 11.2 innings.
Who's lukewarm: Danny Valencia was 4-for-14 (.286) for the week. For the year, he is hitting .222/.333/.222 in 18 at-bats. Nelvin Fuentes pitched two-thirds of an inning scorelessly; his season totals are 1-0, 5.40 in 6.2 innings. Deolis Guerra gave up three runs on seven hits in six innings, although only one of the runs was earned. He is 2-0, 3.21 with ten strikeouts in 14 innings.
Who's cold: Alexi Casilla went 0-for-2 for the week. On the season, he is at .219/.288/.288 in 73 at-bats.
Who didn't play: Estarlin De Los Santos, Angel Morales, Juan Portes, Juan Richardson, Alexander Soto, Pedro Guerra, Jose Lugo, Ryan Mullins.
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