Venezuelan View: Games of 12/28

All the Twins did well!

ZULIA 12, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Twins: Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored twice.

Game summary: Zulia scored seven runs in the first inning.

Zulia: Dwayne Pollok struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on ten hits and two walks. Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two home runs, a three-run shot in the first and a grand slam in the eighth.

Caracas: Daniel Mayora (San Francisco) was 4-for-4 with a home run. Asdrubal Cabrera (Cleveland) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.

LA GUAIRA 7, ARAGUA 5 IN ARAGUA

Twins: Ray Olmedo (La Guaira) was 2-for4 with a run and an RBI. Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

Game summary: La Guaira scored five in the third and led 7-0 after seven. Aragua scored all five of its runs in the eighth.

La Guaira: Les Walrond pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and three walks. C. J. Retherford was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.

Aragua: Luis Hernandez was 2-for-5 with a double and scored once. Guillermo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

ANZOATEGUI 10, LARA 9 IN LARA

Game summary: Lara led 9-3 after six, but Anzoategui scored three in the seventh, three in the eighth, and one in the ninth.

Anzoategui: Luis Oliveros was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring three times and driving in two. Gorkys Hernandez (Miami) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.

Lara: Alcides Escobar (Kansas City) was 4-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in three. Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.

MAGALLANES 10, MARGARITA 1 IN MARGARITA

Game summary: Magallanes scored three in the second and five in the third to take an 8-0 lead.

Magallanes: Gustavo Chacin gave up an unearned run on two hits and two walks in five innings. Eliezer Alfonzo was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, scoring three times and driving in four.

Margarita: Rene Reyes was 2-for-3.