Giovanny Urshela leads Zulia to victory. Lara scores early and late to win. Big days for Eduardo Escobar and Oswaldo Arcia.
ZULIA 3, CARACAS 1 IN ZULIA
Twins: Ryan O'Rourke retired the only man he faced for Zulia. O'Rourke has appeared in thirteen winter league games and has pitched 7.2 innings.
Caracas: Danry Vasquez (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a run. Wilsen Palacios (Detroit) struck out seven in five innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk.
Zulia: Giovanny Urshela (Cleveland) was 1-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in one. Jose Pirela (Yankees) was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Eric Marzec (Milwaukee) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
The game: Zulia scored two in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie. Urshela tripled in the go-ahead run and scored an insurance run on a sacrifice fly.
LARA 7, ANZOATEGUI 4 IN LARA
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Anzoategui: Orlando Arcia (Milwaukee) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Richard Salazar (Baltimore) pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits with three strikeouts.
Lara: Carlos Rivero (Seattle) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three. Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Terry Doyle (Baltimore) struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and one walk.
The game: Rivero had a two-run double in a four-run first that put Lara up 4-0. Anzoategui had cut the lead to 4-3 when Lara added three in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
ARAGUA 8, LA GUAIRA 3 IN ARAGUA
Twins: Eduardo Escobar was 3-for-3 with a home run (his second), a double, and two walks, scoring three times for Aragua. Argenis Diaz was used as a defensive replacement for Aragua.
La Guaira: Carlos Sanchez (White Sox) was 1-for-4 with a home run. Alex Cabrera was 2-for-4 with a run. Arlett Mavare (Texas) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Aragua: Avisail Garcia (White Sox) was 3-for-4 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs. Cesar Carrillo struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks.
The game: Garcia led off the third with a home run and Renato Nunez (Oakland) delivered a two-run single later in the inning to put Aragua up 5-1. The lead was never less than three after that.
NEXT DAY'S GAMES
Lara at Zulia
Anzoategui at Margarita
Caracas at Magallanes
Aragua at La Guaira