Dakota Watts has a good inning.  Lots of runs in La Guaira.  Wilson Ramos returns to Venezuela.

LA GUAIRA 10, MAGALLANES 8 IN LA GUAIRA (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Yorman Landa (La Guaira) pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up one run on one hit and no walks with one strikeout.

Magallanes:  Ezequiel Carrera was 4-for-5 with a walk and a home run (his fourth), scoring twice.  Robinson Chirinos (Texas) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Adonis Garcia (Yankees) was 2-for-6 with a double and two runs.

La Guaira:  C. J. Retherford was 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, and a two-run homer (his eighth), scoring three times.  Rene Reyes was 2-for-2 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in two.  Salvador Perez (White Sox) was 2-for-6 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  Magallanes scored three in the sixth to take a 5-3 lead.  In the eighth, a pinch-hit two-run double by Andy Wilkins (White Sox) capped a five-run inning and gave La Guaira an 8-5 advantage.  In the ninth, Chirinos had a two-run single to finish off a three-run rally and tie the score.  With two out in the eleventh, a single and a two-run homer by Retherford ended the game.

MARGARITA 3, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-3 with a walk.

Margarita:  Manny Pina was 2-for-2 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Carlos Rivero was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run, his eighth.  Carlos Monasterios pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and three walks with three strikeouts.

Anzoategui:  Jose Gil (Yankees) was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Niuman Romero was 1-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once.

The game:  Anzoategui scored its lone run in the first.  Margarita tied it in the second on Pina's RBI single and took the lead in the third on the Rivero homer.  A sacrifice fly brought home an insurance run in the fifth.  Anzoategui had two on in the sixth but did not get a man past first after that.

CARACAS 8, ARAGUA 2 IN ARAGUA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-4.  Dakota Watts (Aragua) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks.

Caracas:  J. D. Martinez (Houston) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Alex Gonzalez was 3-for-5, scoring twice and driving in one.  Guillermo Moscoso (San Francisco) struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and one walk.

Aragua:  Luis Maza was 2-for-4.  Wilson Ramos (Washington) was 2-for-4.

The game:  A two-run double by Martinez in the first inning led to a 3-0 Caracas lead.  Aragua never got closer.

LARA 7, ZULIA 2 IN LARA

Zulia:  Juan Apodaca (Texas) was 2-for-4.  Marwin Gonzalez (Houston) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a run.  Elvis Araujo (Cleveland) pitched three innings, giving up one run on two hits and one walk.

Lara:  Joc Pederson was 3-for-3 with two RBIs.  Luis Valbuena was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Raul Rivero pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two unearned runs on three hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Zulia led 2-1 after two, but Lara scored six in the third to take control.  The first seven batters reached base.  The first two walked, the next three singled, then came a two-run double by Andrew Lambo (Pittsburgh), followed by a two-run single by Pederson.