Altherr alters the result in Zulia's favor.  Lewwwww and Larewwwww lead Magallanes.  A Pham bam carries Caracas.

ZULIA 9, LARA 1 IN ZULIA

Twins:  Dubal Baez was used as a defensive replacement for Lara but did not bat.

Lara:  Hernan Iribarren (Cincinnati) was 2-for-2 with a walk.  Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 2-for-4.  Victor Moreno struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.

Zulia:  Aaron Altherr (Philadelphia) was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice and driving in four.  Mark Minicozzi (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring three times.  Yeiper Castillo (Oakland) struck out five in five shutout innings, allowing six hits and two walks.

The game:  Altherr hit a three-run homer in the second to open the scoring and Zulia got three more in the fourth to take control of the game.

ANZOATEGUI 4, LA GUAIRA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

La Guaira:  Alex Cabrera was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks, scoring twice.  Erold Andrus (Texas) was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Kendy Batista struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Anzoategui:  Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double, scoring twice.  Jackson Melian (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.  Paolo Espino (Washington) struck out four in three innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks.

The game:  Arcia's two-run homer in the third broke a 1-1 tie and gave Anzoategui a lead it would not relinquish.

MAGALLANES 4, ARAGUA 1 IN MAGALLANES

Aragua:  Renato Nunez (Oakland) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Alex Romero was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Manny Correa (Oakland) pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and no walks with no strikeouts.

Magallanes:  Mario Lisson (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Lew Ford (Baltimore) was 3-for-4 with a double.  Anthony Larew pitched 4.1 innings, allowing one run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Magallanes scored two runs on one hit in the seventh, turning a 1-1 tie into a 3-1 lead.

CARACAS 6, MARGARITA 3 IN CARACAS

Margarita:  Taylor Motter (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer.  Alberto Gonzalez was 2-for-5 with a run.  Matt Nevarez (Pittsburgh) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Caracas:  Tommy Pham (St. Louis) was 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks.  Henry Alejandro Rodriguez (Cincinnati) was 3-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Tiago Da Silva struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

The game:  Three consecutive singles plated a run in the top of the fifth to tie the game at three, but Pham hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to put Caracas back in front.

TODAY'S TILTS

Margarita at La Guaira

Magallanes at Zulia

Aragua at Lara

Caracas at Anzoategui