Josmil Pinto comes through with an RBI double.
CARACAS 8, ARAGUA 2 IN CARACAS
Twins: Josmil Pinto (Aragua) was used as a reserve and went 1-for-1. His hit was a double which drove in a run. Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was used as a reserve and went 0-for-2. Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks while striking out two.
Game summary: Leading 2-1, Caracas scored six in the eighth to take control.
Aragua: Ramon Castro was 2-for-4. Jorge Rondon (St. Louis) pitched two shutout innings.
Caracas: Yoanner Negrin (Cubs) struck out eight in six shutout innings, allowing only three hits and a walk. Brandon Barnes (Houston) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.
MARGARITA 3, LARA 2 IN MARGARITA (10 INNINGS)
Twins: Aaron Hicks (Margarita) was 0-for-5. Sean Burroughs (Margarita) was used as a pinch-hitter and went 1-for-1.
Game summary: Javier Brito singled in the winning run in the tenth.
Lara: Ryan Feierabend struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on five hits and no walks. Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 3-for-4 and drove in a run.
Margarita: Brito was 2-for-5 with a home run. Max Ramirez (Kansas City) was 3-for-4 with a double.
MAGALLANES 10, ANZOATEGUI 4 IN MAGALLANES
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4, scoring once and driving in one. Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) surrendered three runs on three hits and a walk in one inning.
Game summary: Magallanes took the early lead with three in the first and put it away with three in the sixth.
Anzoategui: Gorkys Hernandez (Miami) was 2-for-3 and scored once.
Magallanes: Chris Nowak was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice and driving in four. Darwin Perez (Angels) was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring three times.
ZULIA 8, LA GUAIRA 1 IN ZULIA
Game summary: Zulia scored five in the second and was never threatened.
La Guaira: Darin Ruf (Philadelphia) homered and walked. Wilfredo Ramirez retired all five men he faced.
Zulia: Josh Schmidt (Miami) allowed one run on two hits and two walks in seven innings. Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 3-for-4 with two home runs, scoring twice and driving in two.