Venezuelan View: Games of 1/16

Oswaldo Arcia helps lead Anzoategui to victory.

ANZOATEGUI 8, MAGALLANES 3 IN MAGALLANES

Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Anzoategui) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice.

Game summary: Anzoategui scored four in the first and led 6-1 after four.

Anzoategui: Dennys Reyes pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on eight hits and four walks. Alexi Amarista (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and scored twice.

Magallanes: Pablo Sandoval (San Francisco) was 3-for-3 with an RBI. Elvis Andrus (Texas_ was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored twice.

CARACAS 5, ZULIA 3 IN ZULIA

Game summary: Caracas scored three in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie. It was 5-1 after eight. Zulia scored two in the ninth but did not get the tying run on base.

Caracas: Yohan Pino gave up one run on five hits and no walks in six innings. Bobby Abreu was 3-for-3 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.

Zulia: Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 and scored twice. Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.