Another good game for Eduardo Escobar. Lara leads all the way. Singles and homers for La Guaira.
LARA 6, MARGARITA 3 IN LARA
Twins: Antoan Richardson (Margarita) was 1-for-4.
Margarita: Max Ramirez (Kansas City) was 3-for-4 with a home run. David Peralta (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a run. Elveys Gonzalez (Dodgers) was 2-for-3.
Lara: Nick Buss (Dodgers) was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once. Jesus Montero (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Chris Jakubauskas pitched seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
The game: Lara scored two in the second and one in the fourth to go ahead 3-0. Margarita came back with two in the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, Anderson De La Rosa (Milwaukee) homered, Montero doubled in a run, and Robert Perez singled in another to make it 6-2. Margarita got the tying run up to bat with two out in the ninth.
LA GUAIRA 7, ZULIA 3 IN LA GUAIRA
Twins: Yorman Landa (La Guaira) pitched one inning, giving up one run on one hit and no walks with one strikeout.
Zulia: Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 3-for-4 with a double and a run. Henry Rodriguez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-2 with two walks and a home run, driving in two.
La Guaira: Andy Wilkins (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and three RBIs. Luis Sardinas (Texas) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring twice and driving in two. Alex Cabrera was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double.
The game: Zulia led 2-1 after four, but La Guaira put together five consecutive two-out singles to score three times and take a 4-2 lead. Zulia got one back in the sixth, but La Guaira got three more in the seventh, with Wilkins hitting a two-run homer.
ANZOATEGUI 9, CARACAS 5 IN ANZOATEGUI
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once.
Caracas: Carlos Rivero (Washington) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a two-run homer, his second.
Anzoategui: Oscar Salazar was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring twice and driving in three. Niuman Romero (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. T. J. McFarland (Baltimore) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
The game: Jose Gil hit a two-run homer in the second to put Anzoategui up 2-0. A two-run double by Salazar capped a three-run third to make it 5-0. Anzoategui built the run to 9-1 after five. Caracas scored two in the seventh and two in the eighth to make the score look better.