Lara takes a half-game lead over Magallanes with one day left in the round-robin playoffs.  Magallanes has one game left; Lara is done.

LARA 7, CARACAS 4 IN CARACAS

Game summary: Lara scored four in the first and led 5-0 after two. Caracas cut it to 5-3 with single runs in the third, fourth, and fifth, but Lara got two in the seventh to put it away.

Lara: C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a triple.

Caracas: Jesus Guzman (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Ramon Cabrera (Detroit) was 1-for-1 with two walks and scored twice.

ANZOATEGUI 3, ZULIA 2 IN ZULIA (11 INNINGS)

Game summary: Zulia scored in the bottom of the ninth to tie it at two. Ildemaro Vargas (St. Louis) singled with the bases loaded and one out in the eleventh to drive in the go-ahead run.

Anzoategui: Paolo Espino (Cleveland) struck out eight in seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk. Vargas was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Zulia: Freddy Parejo was 2-for-5 and scored once. Austin Bibens-Dirkx allowed an unearned run on four hits and no walks in four innings.