Petit was grand for Caracas.  A literal walk-off in La Guaira.  Not much good Twins news to report.

ANZOATEGUI 6, LARA 5 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-4.

Lara:  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fourth.  Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Guilder Rodriguez (Texas) was 0-for-2 with two walks and two runs.

Anzoategui:  Gustavo Molina was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run (his second), scoring twice.  Jackson Melian was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer.  Jose Castillo was 2-for-4 with a run.

The game:  Valbuena hit a two-run homer in the first to give Lara a 2-0 lead.  Anzoategui got one back in the second on a sacrifice fly and too the lead in the fifth when Molina homered to tie it and the go-ahead run scored on a wild pitch.  Lara went back on top in the sixth when Orlando hit a three-run homer to make it 5-3.  An error cut the lead to 5-4 in the seventh  Lara still held the lead in the bottom of the ninth, but Melian hit a two-run homer with one out to end the game.

CARACAS 4, ARAGUA 1 IN ARAGUA

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-4.  Edgar Ibarra (Aragua) pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up one run on one hit and one walk.

Caracas:  Gregorio Petit was 2-for-4 with a walk and two home runs, driving in four.  Alex Gonzalez was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once.  Franklin Morales (Colorado) pitched seven innings, giving up one run on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts.

Aragua:  Luis Hernandez was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Guillermo Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a double.

The game:  Petit hit a two-run homer in the second to give Caracas the early 2-0 lead.  Aragua scored on an error in the third to make it 2-1, Petit homered again in the fourth to get the run back.  A bases-loaded walk in the seventh brought home the last run of the game.  The last eight Aragua batters were retired.

LA GUAIRA 5, MAGALLANES 4 IN LA GUAIRA (13 INNINGS)

Magallanes:  Ezequiel Carrera was 2-for-5 with a walk and a home run, his fourth.  Endy Chavez (Seattle) was 3-for-6 with three doubles and an RBI.  Orangel Arenas (Angels) pitched 3.2 innings of relief, giving up an unearned run on one hit and six walks with two strikeouts.

La Guaira:  Rene Reyes was 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his second.  Carlos Sanchez (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with two walks and a triple, scoring once and driving in one.  Alex Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

The game:  Each team scored twice in the third and once in the fourth.  In the fifth, Sanchez tripled and scored on Cabrera's single to give La Guaira a 4-3 lead.  It held until the eighth, when Eliezer Alfonzo singled in the tying run.  There was no more scoring until the thirteenth.  A walk, a bunt, an intentional walk, and an error loaded the bases with one out.  With two down, a bases-loaded walk brought home the winning run.

ZULIA AT MARGARITA

Rained out.