Dakota Watts continues to pitch quite well.
ARAGUA 5, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 1-for-5 and scored once. Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-3. Dakota Watts (Aragua) retired all seven batters he faced, two by strikeout. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) pitched one-third of an inning, allowing a hit and a walk but no runs.
Game summary: Leading 2-1, Aragua scored three times in the eighth to take control. Jose Martinez hit a two-run homer in the inning.
Aragua: Seth Etherton allowed one run on five hits and no walks in six innings. Ramon Castro was 3-for-3 with a home run.
Anzoategui: Yadel Marti gave up two runs on six hits and a walk in six innings. Alexi Amarista (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a double.
MAGALLANES 5, MARGARITA 4 IN MAGALLANES
Twins: Sean Burroughs (Margarita) was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, driving in one. Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) struck out two and allowed one hit in a scoreless inning.
Game summary: Trailing 4-3, Magallanes scored two in the ninth to take the win. Carlos Maldonado delivered an RBI single for the game-winner.
Margarita: Jonathan Herrera (Colorado) was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored once. Edgar Duran (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 and drove in three.
Magallanes: Jose Altuve (Houston) was 2-for-3 with two walks and scored twice. Gabriel Alfaro worked two hitless innings, walking two.
LA GUAIRA 6, ZULIA 3 IN LA GUAIRA
Game summary: Trailing 3-0, La Guaira scored four in the sixth and two in the seventh. A grand slam by Alex Cabrera put La Guaira in the lead.
Zulia: Justin Henry (Detroit) was 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once. Jose Flores was 2-for-3 with a double.
La Guaira: Cesar Suarez was 4-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Cabrera was 3-for-4.
CARACAS 13, LARA 4 IN LARA
Game summary: Caracas scored two in the third to take a 5-3 lead and seven in the fourth to put the game away.
Caracas: Brandon Barnes (Houston) was 3-for-4 with a triple and a home run, scoring twice and driving in four. Ronald Bermudez (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.
Lara: Joe Thurston was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Jose Lopez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.