A good game for Deolis Guerra.
LA GUAIRA 7, CARACAS 4 IN LA GUAIRA
Twins: Shairon Martis (La Guaira) gave up three runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five in 4.2 innings.
Game summary: La Guaira led 4-1 after four. Caracas scored two in the fifth, but La Guaira went up 6-3 in the seventh.
Caracas: Asdrubal Cabrera (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ramon Cabrera (Detroit) was 2-for-4 and scored once.
La Guaira: Oscar Salazar was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, scoring twice. Salvador Perez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a home run and scored twice.
ZULIA 9, MARGARITA 3 IN ZULIA
Twins: Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 1-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.
Game summary: Zulia scored four in the second to take a 4-1 lead. Margarita cut it to 4-3 in the eighth, but Zulia scored five in the bottom of the eighth to put it away.
Margarita: Dave Sappelt (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once. Henry Blanco was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Zulia: Dwayne Pollock allowed two runs on six hits and a walk in seven innings, striking out six. Sandy Leon (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
MAGALLANES 9, ARAGUA 3 IN ARAGUA
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-4. Josmil Pinto (Aragua) was 0-for-3 with a walk. Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) struck out two in two perfect innings.
Game summary: Aragua scored three in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-3, but Magallanes got two more in the sixth.
Magallanes: Francisco Cervelli (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a home run and scored three times. Elvis Andrus (Texas) was 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer.
Aragua: Ronny Cedeno hit a two-run homer. Jorge Cortes was 1-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.
LARA 8, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI
Twins: Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) allowed one run on one hit and one walk in two-thirds of an inning.
Game summary: Lara scored three in the fourth and two in the fifth to take a 5-1 lead.
Lara: Brian Sweeney gave up one run on four hits and a walk in five innings, striking out four. Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, driving in five.
Anzoategui: Alexi Amarista (San Diego) and Jose Castillo were each 2-for-4.