Oswaldo Arcia hits his eighth home run.
LA GUAIRA 6, ZULIA 3 IN LA GUAIRA
Twins: Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 0-for-1.
Game summary: La Guaira scored once in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie and got two insurance runs in the eighth.
Zulia: Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Gerardo Parra (Arizona) was 2-for-4.
La Guaira: C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one. Salvador Perez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
ARAGUA 14, MARGARITA 6 IN ARAGUA
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, scoring twice. Josmil Pinto (Aragua) was used as a reserve and hit a home run in his only at-bat. Angel Mata (Aragua) retired the only man he faced.
Game summary: Aragua led 4-0 after three. Margarita scored three in the top of the fourth, but Aragua came back with three in the bottom of the fourth and was never threatened again.
Margarita: Javier Brito was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once. Dave Sappelt (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
Aragua: Hector Gimenez was 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, and a walk, scoring four times and driving in five. Alex Romero was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring three times.
ANZOATEGUI 4, MAGALLANES 3 IN ANZOATEGUI
Twins: Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) surrendered two runs on three hits and a walk in 1.1 innings. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) pitched a perfect inning.
Game summary: Trailing 2-1, Anzoategui scored three in the seventh, taking the lead on a two-run single by Jose Gil (Baltimore). Carlos Maldonado (Washington) homered in the ninth to cut the lead to 4-3, but the tying run never reached base.
Magallanes: Eliezer Alfonzo was 2-for-4 with a home run. Paul Oseguera gave up one run on eight hits in 4.1 innings, walking none and striking out four.
Anzoategui: Jose Castillo was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Gil was 3-for-4 and scored once.
LARA 3, CARACAS 2 IN LARA
Game summary: Trailing 2-1, Lara scored once in the eighth and once in the ninth. Guillermo Quiroz (San Francisco) delivered the game-winning RBI single.
Caracas: Luis Angel Sanz (Pittsburgh) struck out three in 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up two hits. Josh Kroeger was 2-for-4.
Lara: Raul Rivero pitched 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and a walk. Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 2-for-4.