Sean Burroughs is hitting .344 in Venezuela.

ARAGUA 8, ANZOATEGUI 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) pinch-hit and hit a sacrifice fly in his only plate appearance.

Game summary:  Aragua scored three in the third and never trailed.

Aragua:  Ramon Castro was 4-for-5 with two home runs, scoring three times and driving in three. Seth Etherton struck out five in five innings, giving up one run on five hits.

Anzoategui:  Niuman Romero (Detroit) was 2-for-4.  Gorkys Hernandez (Miami) hit a home run.

MAGALLANES 5, LA GUAIRA 2 IN MAGALLANES (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) allowed a run on three hits in two-thirds of an inning, striking out one.

Game summary:  Darwin Perez hit a three-run walk-off homer with two out in the eleventh.

La Guaira:  C. J. Retherford was 2-for-5.  Michael Cisco struck out three in two shutout innings.

Magallanes:  Perez was 2-for-5 and scored twice.  Matt Shoemaker pitched 5.2 innings, giving up one run on one hit and three walks while striking out five.

MARGARITA 3, CARACAS 2 IN CARACAS

Twins:  Sean Burroughs (Margarita) was 1-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Game summary:  Javier Brito hit an RBI single in the ninth to drive in the go-ahead run.

Margarita:  Max Ramirez (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in one.  Rene Reyes was 2-for-5 with a double and drove in one.

Caracas:  Luis Rodriguez (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Carlos Rivero (Washington) was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.

ZULIA 8, LARA 7 IN LARA

Game summary:  Zulia led 8-2, then withstood a five-run eighth from Lara.

Zulia:  Henry Rodriguez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-5 and scored three times.  Evan Gattis (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a double and two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.

Lara:  Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two.  Tomas Perez was 2-for-4 with an RBI.