A good game for Aaron Thompson.  A better game for Edgar Ibarra.  Antoan Richardson comes through for Margarita.

ARAGUA 5, MAGALLANES 4 IN ARAGUA (10 INNINGS)

Twins:  Aaron Thompson (Aragua) pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on one hit and no walks.  Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.

Magallanes:  Wilfredo Tovar (Mets) was 2-for-5 with a double.  Carlos Maldonado (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Argenis Diaz (Detroit) was 2-for-4.

Aragua:  Alex Romero was 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.  Luis Maza was 2-for-4 and scored once.

The game:  Aragua scored four in the first to go up 4-0.  They still led 4-3 until the eighth, when an RBI single by Maldonado tied the score.  It stayed tied until the tenth, when Alex Nunez walked, went to second on a bunt, and scored on a two-out single by Guillermo Rodriguez.

ZULIA 6, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4 with a triple and scored once.

Anzoategui:  T. J. McFarland (Baltimore) pitched three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.

Zulia:  Ender Inciarte (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring three times and driving in two.  Dwayne Pollok struck out four in three shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.

The game:  Zulia led 2-0 after three, then scored four in the fourth to put the game out of reach.  Inciarte had a two-run single in the inning and Mark Minicozzi (San Francisco) had a two-run double.

MARGARITA 1, CARACAS 0 IN MARGARITA

Twins:  Antoan Richardson (Margarita) was 0-for-2 with a walk and scored once.

Caracas:  Carlos Perez (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a double.  Johnnie Lowe (Milwaukee) struck out five in three innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.

Margarita:  Breyvic Valera (St. Louis) was 2-for-3.  Eric Berger (Houston) pitched four shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  The game's lone run came in the fourth, when Richardson led off with a walk, went to third on a single, and scored on a double play.  Caracas got the tying run to second in the eighth on a one-out double.

LARA 8, LA GUAIRA 2 IN LA GUAIRA

Lara:  Joe Thurston was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored twice.  Scott McGregor (St. Louis) pitched four shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.

La Guaira:  Alex Cabrera was 2-for-2 with two RBIs.  Carlos Sanchez (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Luis Sardinas (Texas) was 2-for-5 and scored once.

The game:  Lara scored three in the second and three in the third to go ahead 6-0.  The second inning runs scored on a bases-loaded walk, a double play, and an error.  The third inning runs scored on another bases-loaded walk and another error.