Venezuelan View: Games of 1/8

Two Twins combine for an oh-fer.

MAGALLANES 2, ANZOATEGUI 0 IN MAGALLANES

TwinsEduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was used as a reserve and was 0-for-1.  Oswaldo Arcia (Anzoategui) was 0-for-3.

Game summary:  Magallanes scored single runs in the third and the fifth.

Anzoategui:  Jose Alvarez (Detroit) struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks.  Niuman Romero (Baltimore) was 2-for-3.

Magallanes:  Gustavo Chacin struck out nine in eight innings, allowing six hits and no walks.  Ezequiel Carerra (Cleveland) was 2-for-4.

ZULIA 7, LARA 1 IN ZULIA

Game summary:  Zulia broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth inning.

Lara:  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) and C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) were each 2-for-4.

Zulia:  Tomas Solis allowed one run on six hits and a walk in 5.2 innings.  Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.