A good outing for Dakota Watts.

LA GUAIRA 3, ARAGUA 1 IN LA GUAIRA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter.  Eduardo Escobar (La Guaira) was 1-for-3 and struck out once.  Dakota Watts (Aragua) gave up one run on no hits and one walk in two innings.

Game summary:  Darin Ruf (Philadelphia) hit a two-run homer in the eighth to break a 1-1 tie.

Aragua:  Jose Martinez (Houston) was 2-for-5.  Leonel Bastidas struck out three in two perfect innings.

La Guaira:  Ruf was 2-for-3.  Justin Friend (Philadelphia) struck out three in two shutout innings.

ANZOATEGUI 11, MARGARITA 10 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Sean Burroughs (Margarita) was 1-for-5 with a double and scored once.

Game summary:  Anzoategui scored eight in the fourth to take a 9-2 lead and still nearly lost.  Margarita scored three in the ninth and had the tying run on base with none out, but could not advance him past second.

Anzoategui:  Jordan Brown (Milwaukee) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Luis Nunez (Dodgers) was 2-for-5 with two triples and drove in three.

Margarita:  Frank Diaz was 4-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, scoring three times and driving in three.  Jackson Melian was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in four.

ZULIA 2, LARA 1 IN ZULIA

Game summary:  Zulia scored single runs in the fourth and sixth to win a pitchers’ duel.

Lara:  Luis Jimenez (Seattle) hit a first-inning homer.  Raul Rivero gave up one run on three hits and no walks in four innings.

Zulia:  Jose Flores (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a double.  Alexander Torres struck out seven in six innings, allowing one run on three hits and a walk.

CARACAS AT MAGALLANES

Postponed.