ZULIA 1, LARA 0 AT ZULIA

Batting stars:  None.  Lara had just four hits, all singles.

Pitching stars:  Maximo Castillo pitched three innings, giving up an unearned run on two hits and a walk and striking out one.  Leonel Aponte retired all seven men he faced, striking out three.  Leonel Campos struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.  Jesus Sanchez pitched a perfect inning.

Opposition stars:  Anderson Munoz pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up a hit and a walk and striking out two.  Will Changarotty pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and striking out one.

The game:  The game's lone run scored in the first inning.  An error, a bunt, and an Olmo Rosario single made it 1-0 Zulia, and the run held up.

WP:  Changarotty (1-0).  LP:  Castillo (0-1).  S:  Silvino Bracho (2).

Notes:  Jose Tabata was 1-for-4 and is batting .400.  Gabriel Moreno was 1-for-3 and is batting .333.

Castillo has an ERA of 2.25.  Aponte and Campos each has an ERA of zero.  Sanchez' ERA is 2.08.

There were only seven hits in the game, all singles.  There were four walks.

Despite that, the game still took nearly three hours, coming in at 2:57.

Record:  Lara is 3-2, tied for first with Margarita in the West Division.

Next game:  Lara is at Magallanes tonight.