Venezuelan View: Games of October 29

Home runs carry Anzoategui.  An easy win for Caracas.  A bad day for a couple of Twins.

MAGALLANES 4, ZULIA 3 IN MAGALLANES

TwinsDeolis Guerra pitched a third of an inning, giving up three runs on three hits and a walk for Magallanes.

Zulia:  Ali Castillo (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Freddy Galvis (Galvis) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Leonel Campos (San Diego) struck out two in a scoreless inning, allowing one hit and one walk.

Magallanes:  Lew Ford (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Ronny Cedeno (Arizona) was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Orangel Arenas (Angels) pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks.

The game:  Castillo's three-run double in the seventh tied the score 3-3.  An RBI single in the eighth by Jake Opitz (Philadelphia) scored what turned out to be the winning run for Magallanes.

ANZOATEGUI 4, MARGARITA 2 IN MARGARITA

TwinsAaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk for Margarita.

Anzoategui:  Jose Castillo was 1-for-3 with a three-run homer.  Oscar Salazar was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Mark Serrano (Arizona) pitched six innings, giving up two unearned runs on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.

Margarita:  David Peralta (Arizona) was 3-for-4.  Casey Lawrence (Toronto) pitched six innings, allowing four runs (one earned) on seven hits and no walks.

The game:  Two errors gave Margarita a 2-0 lead in the second, but Castillo's three-run homer in the third put Anzoategui in front 3-2.  Salazar homered for an insurance run in the sixth.

LARA 5, ARAGUA 2 IN ARAGUA

Lara:  Joe Thurston was 1-for-2 with a double and two walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Brian Hernandez (Angels) was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Nestor Molina (White Sox) pitched six shutout innings, giving up five hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

Aragua:  Ramon Flores (Yankees) was 2-for-2 with two walks and a run.  Alex Romero was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Yorman Bazardo pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks.

The game:  Up 2-0, Lara scored three more in the seventh.  Aragua got two in the bottom of the seventh but did not bring the tying run up to bat.

CARACAS 8, LA GUAIRA 2 IN CARACAS

La Guaira:  Erold Andrus (Texas) was 1-for-1 with a double and two RBIs.  Alex Cabrera was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Alvin Herrera (Baltimore) pitched a perfect inning.

Caracas:  Josh Whitesell was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Jesus Aguilar (Cleveland) was 4-for-4 with three runs.  Victor Sanchez (Seattle) pitched five shutout innings, allowing four hits and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  A two-run triple by Daniel Mayora (Dodgers) made it 5-0 in the third and Caracas was never threatened.

TODAY'S TILTS

Zulia at Aragua

Lara at Magallanes

Anzoategui at Caracas

La Guaira at Margarita