Venezuelan View: Games of 12/8

A good game for Dakota Watts.  Various ex-Twins sightings!

LA GUAIRA 8, ARAGUA 7 IN LA GUAIRA

TwinsOswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-4 and scored once.  Angel Mata (Aragua) pitched a third of an inning, giving up a hit and a walk while striking out one.  Dakota Watts (Aragua) gave up two hits in 1.1 scoreless innings.

Game summary:  La Guaira scored three in the ninth to win.  Cesar Suarez delivered an RBI single to win the game.

Aragua:  Luis Maza was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Joey Gathright was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, driving in three.

La Guaira:  Javier Herrera was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.  C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) was 0-for-1 with four walks and scored twice.

MARGARITA 6, ZULIA 5 IN ZULIA

TwinsDarin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 1-for-3 and scored once.

Game summary:  Zulia led 5-1 after six, but Margarita scored three in the seventh and two in the eighth.  A Matt Clark (San Diego) two-run homer brought in the tying and winning runs.

Margarita:  Clark was 2-for-4 with a double.  Henry Blanco was 1-for-1 with three walks and scored once.

Zulia:  Austin Bibens-Dirkx struck out five in five innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks.  Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

ANZOATEGUI 4, LARA 3 IN ANZOATEGUI

TwinsEduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-2 with a sacrifice fly.

Game summary:  Lara scored once in the ninth and got the tying run on base with one out.

Lara:  Jose Lopez was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.  Deryk Hooker struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Anzoategui:  Luis Nunez was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, scoring twice.  Alex Herrera allowed two runs on four hits and no walks in six innings.

MAGALLANES 10, CARACAS 2 IN MAGALLANES

Game summary:  Magallanes scored four in the fifth to take a 7-2 lead.

Caracas:  Asdrubal Cabrera (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Luis Rodriguez was 2-for-4.

Magallanes:  Carlos Zambrano allowed two runs on six hits and no walks, striking out five in seven innings.  Eliezer Alfonso was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.