A fine outing for David Bromberg. Aaron Hicks hits his first Venezuelan homer.
MAGALLANES 11, LA GUAIRA 5 IN LA GUAIRA
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (La Guaira) was 1-for-4 with an RBI, striking out once.
Game summary: Magallanes scored five in the eighth to break a 4-4 tie.
Magallanes: Jesus Merchan (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Eliezer Alfonzo was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer.
La Guaira: Darin Ruf (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a home run, driving in two. Rafael Ortega (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.
ARAGUA 2, CARACAS 1 IN ARAGUA (12 INNINGS)
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-3 and struck out once. David Bromberg (Aragua) pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Angel Mata (Aragua) struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk.
Game summary: Aragua scored the winning run on a hit batsman, a single, an intentional walk, and another hit batsman.
Caracas: Yulman Ribeiro struck out three in 3.2 scoreless innings. Darren Ford (Seattle) was 2-for-6 with a double and drove in a run.
Aragua: Victor Moreno struck out five in two shutout innings.
ANZOATEGUI 10, MARGARITA 9 IN MARGARITA (11 INNINGS)
Twins: Aaron Hicks (Margarita) was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, scoring twice. Sean Burroughs (Margarita) was 3-for-6 with a home run, driving in four.
Game summary: Anzoategui scored five in the ninth to tie the score. The winning run scored on a sacrifice fly.
Anzoategui: Luis Durango was 3-for-5, scoring once and driving in two. Alexi Amarista (San Diego) was 2-for-3 and scored once.
Margarita: Wilmer Flores (Mets) was 3-for-6 with a double, scoring twice. Jackson Melian was 2-for-4 with a double, a two-run homer, and a walk.
LARA 4, ZULIA 3 IN ZULIA
Game summary: Lara scored all four runs in the eighth, taking a 4-1 lead, then held off a Zulia rally in the ninth. All four Lara runs were unearned.
Lara: Ryan Feierabend gave up one run on three hits and a walk in six innings.
Zulia: Wilfredo Boscan (Texas) worked five shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once.