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MAGALLANES 3, ARAGUA 2 IN MAGALLANES (14 INNINGS)
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 1-for-6. Dakota Watts (Aragua) pitched a scoreless inning despite allowing two hits and a walk.
Game summary: Mario Lisson walked, stole second, stole third, and scored on a throwing error to win the game in the fourteenth.
Aragua: Yohan Pino allowed no hits and no walks while striking out three in three innings. Jose Martinez (Houston) was 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Magallanes: Juan Rincon struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk. Leslie Anderson (Tampa Bay) was 3-for-4.
ANZOATEGUI 2, LA GUAIRA 1 IN LA GUAIRA (15 INNINGS)
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was used as a reserve and was 1-for-4. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) walked one and struck out one, allowing no hits and no runs, in two-thirds of an inning.
Game summary: An RBI single by Luis Nunez brought home the winning run in the fifteenth.
Anzoategui: Reynel Pinto worked six innings, allowing an unearned run on two hits and three walks. Jose Castillo was 2-for-5 with two walks and an RBI.
La Guaira: Eduardo Figueroa (Cubs) pitched five shutout innings, giving up only one hit and one walk. Darin Ruf (Philadelphia) was 2-for-7 with two doubles and an RBI.
LARA 9, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA
Twins: Sean Burroughs (Margarita) was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run.
Game summary: Lara scored five in the first and four in the eighth.
Lara: Jairo Perez was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three. Joe Thurston was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
Margarita: Javier Brito was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Leonardo Astorga threw two shutout innings, allowing three hits.
CARACAS 7, ZULIA 3 IN ZULIA
Game summary: Caracas scored four in the ninth to break a 3-3 tie.
Caracas: Yoanner Negrin (Cubs) gave up one run on six hits and three walks in five innings. Darren Ford (Pittsburgh) was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.
Zulia: Alexander Torres struck out six in six innings, giving up one run on three hits and four walks. Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.