A good day for Kennys Vargas.

VENEZUELAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Gregorio Petit (Caracas) was 0-for-3.  Willians Astudillo (Anzoategui) was 0-for-5 with two walks.

CARACAS 10, ZULIA 7 IN CARACAS

Zulia scored three in the bottom of the third to take a 4-1 lead, but Caracas came back with five in the bottom of the third and led the rest of the way.  Ramon Cabrera was 2-for-3 with a grand slam (his fourth homer) and six RBIs.  For Zulia, Jairo Perez was 3-for-4 and Wynton Bernard hit a home run.

ANZOATEGUI 8, MARGARITA 5 IN MARGARITA (12 INNINGS)

Margarita scored in the bottom of the ninth to tie it, but Anzoategui got three in the twelfth to win.  Tomas Telis was 3-for-6 with a double and a walk for Anzoategui.  Cade Gotta was 3-for-6 with a walk for Margarita.

LA GUAIRA 6, MAGALLANES 5 IN LA GUAIRA

Trailing 5-4, La Guaira's Teodoro Martinez hit a two-run double to put them ahead to stay.  Heiker Meneses was 4-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Alonzo Harris was 4-for-5 with two doubles.  Luis Villegas hit a home run, his ninth.  For Magallanes, Jesus Valdez was 2-for-3 with a home run (his seventeenth), a walk, and three RBIs.

LARA 10, ARAGUA 7 IN LARA

It was 1-1 after six.  Lara scored seven in the seventh to go up 8-1, but Aragua got six in the eighth to cut it to 8-7.  Lara got two more in the bottom of the eighth to regain control of the game.  Henry Urrutia was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.  Yoanner Negrin pitched seven innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits and walk and striking out six.

MEXICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  None.

JALISCO 8, MAZATLAN 4 IN JALISCO

Jabari Blash hit a three-run homer in the first to give Jalisco a 3-1 lead.  They led 7-1 after three and were never threatened.  Gabriel Gutierrez was 3-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Blash's homer was his fifth.  Daniel Guerrero pitched five innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and striking out four.  For Mazatlan, Niko Vasquez was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, his fourth.

CULIACAN 6, OBREGON 4 IN OBREGON (10 INNINGS)

Obregon scored two in the bottom of the ninth to tie it 4-4, but Ryan McBroom hit a two-run homer in the tenth to win it for Culiacan.  McBroom was 2-for-5 with three RBIs and the home run was his fifth.  Salvador Valdez pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and a walk and striking out two.  For Obregon, Moises Gutierrez was 3-for-5 with a double.  Leo Heras was 3-for-5.  Pablo Ortega pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and a walk and striking out two.

NAVOJOA 3, HERMOSILLO 2 IN NAVOJOA (11 INNINGS)

Max Ramirez homered leading off the bottom of the eleventh to win the game.  It was Ramirez' sixth homer.  Paul Leon was 2-for-4 with a home run, his fifth.  Hector Velazquez pitched four shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk and striking out three.  For Hermosillo, Barry Enright struck out seven in seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits.

MEXICALI 4, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN MEXICALI

Trailing 2-1, Mexicali scored three in the fifth to go into the lead to stay.  Luis Juarez was 3-for-4 with two doubles.  Ricky Alvarez hit a home run, his second.  For Los Mochis, Wellington Dotel was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Luis Perez pitched seven innings, giving up four runs (two earned) on six hits and two walks and striking out six.

DOMINICAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Kennys Vargas was 2-for-5 with a double.

LICEY 12, TOROS 3 IN LICEY

Licey scored one in the first, two in the second, three in the third, and four in the fourth, building a 10-0 lead.  Juan Francisco was 1-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and three RBIs.  Yamaico Navarro was 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBIs.  Kyle Lobstein struck out ten in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on nine hits and two walks.  For the Toros, Manuel Margot was 3-for-3 with a double.

GIGANTES 5, ESTRELLAS 2 AT ESTRELLAS

The Gigantes scored four in the seventh to break a 1-1 tie.  Rosell Herrera was 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs.  Kevin McGovern pitched 4.1 innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks and striking out one.  For the Estrellas, Lisalverto Bonilla pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks and striking out one.

ESCOGIDO 6, AGUILAS 2 AT AGUILAS

Escogido scored three in the second to take a 3-0.  The Aguilas cut it to 3-2, but Escogido scored three more in the seventh to put the game out of reach.  Nick Additon pitched five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and three walks and striking out three.  Johan Camargo hit a home run for the Aguilas, his second.

AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE

Twins:  Logan Wade (Australia) was 0-for-3 with a walk and a run.

ALL-STAR GAME

WORLD 6, AUSTRALIA 4 IN MELBOURNE

Tai-Shan Chang singled home a run in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie.  Jake Fraley homered in the ninth for an insurance run.  Jay Baum was 2-for-4 with a double.  For Australia, Luke Hughes was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.