Antoan Richardson leads Margarita to victory. Deolis Guerra does as much as he can.
ANZOATEGUI 6, ARAGUA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-3. Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) pitched one-third of an inning, giving up two runs on one hit and one walk. Lester Oliveros (Anzoategui) pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits and one walk with one strikeout.
Aragua: Guillermo Rodriguez was 2-for-4.
Anzoategui: Jose Castillo was 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs. Gorkys Hernandez (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one.
The game: Aragua scored two in the first on a two-run homer by Alex Romero. They still led 2-1 until the fifth, when Anzoategui came up with four. With two out and none on, Niuman Romero (Baltimore) hit a home run to tie the score, a single and a walk followed, and Castillo hit a three-run homer to give Anzoategui a 5-2 lead.
MARGARITA 6, LA GUAIRA 3 IN LA GUAIRA
Twins: Antoan Richardson (Margarita) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.
Margarita: Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) hit a three-run homer.
La Guaira: Alex Cabrera was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jose Martinez (Atlanta) was 2-for-4.
The game: It was scoreless in the third when Richardson hit a two-run triple and scored on a sacrifice fly to put Margarita ahead 3-0. Hernandez hit a three-run homer in the fifth to make it 6-0. La Guaira came back with three in their half of the fifth.
MAGALLANES 4, CARACAS 2 IN MAGALLANES
Twins: Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) retired the only batter he faced.
Caracas: Danny Dorn (Detroit) was 2-for-5 and scored once.
Magallanes: Lew Ford hit a home run. Mario Lisson hit a home run, his fifth.
The game: It was tied 2-2 in the bottom of the third when Ford and Lisson hit back-to-back homers. Caracas did not threaten until the ninth, when they put runners on second and third with none out.
ZULIA 7, LARA 6 IN LARA
Zulia: Ali Castillo (Yankees) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double. Roy Merritt struck out five in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks.
Lara: Jose Yepez (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Red Patterson (Dodgers) pitched five innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
The game: Lara scored single runs in the first and third to go ahead 2-0. They still led 2-1 after six. Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give Zulia a 3-2 lead. Zulia added four more in the eighth on a triple, a walk, and three singles, including a two-run single by Luis Ugueto. Lara came back with four in the ninth to cut the lead to 7-6 and got two runners on with two out.