Venezuelan View: Games of 11/8

Oswaldo Arcia leads Aragua to victory.

ARAGUA 8, CARACAS 7 IN ARAGUA (10 INNINGS)

TwinsOswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 4-for-5 with a home run and a walk.  Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) started and surrendered four runs on four hits and three walks in 3.1 innings.

Game summary:  Alex Romero scored from first on a two-out single by Arcia to win the game.

Caracas:  Carlos Rivero (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.  Luis Rodriguez (Seattle) was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.

Aragua:  Carlos Colmenares was 3-for-6 with a triple and a home run, scoring twice and driving in four.  Victor Moreno struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing only a walk.

MARGARITA 6, LARA 1 IN LARA

TwinsSean Burroughs (Margarita) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Game summary:  Margarita scored in four of the first six innings to build a 6-0 lead.

Margarita:  Tanner Roark (Washington) gave up one run on five hits and two walks in seven innings.  Frank Diaz was 3-for-5 with two doubles and scored once.

Lara:  Jose Lopez was 3-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Romulo Sanchez worked two shutout innings.

LA GUAIRA 13, ZULIA 6 IN LA GUAIRA

Game summary:  La Guaira scored eight in the second to go up 9-0 and was never threatened.

Zulia:  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, scoring twice.  Henry Rodriguez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.

La Guaira:  Cesar Suarez was 4-for-5 with two doubles, scoring three times and driving in one.  Alex Cabrera was 2-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs.