After a slow start, Oswaldo Arcia has gotten hot lately.
ANZOATEGUI 5, LA GUAIRA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-2 with two walks, scoring once and driving in one. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) struck out two in 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.
Game summary: Anzoategui scored one in the sixth to break a 2-2 tie and tallied twice in the seventh to take control of the game.
La Guaira: Salvador Perez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double. Alex Cabrera was 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and two RBIs.
Anzoategui: Erick Castillo (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Matt Young (Angels) was 1-for-3 with a walk and scored twice.
ARAGUA 6, LARA 3 IN LARA
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in two. Josmil Pinto (Aragua) was used as a reserve and was 1-for-2. Dakota Watts (Aragua) walked three but gave up no hits and no runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Game summary: Aragua scored four in the top of the eighth to take a 6-0 lead.
Aragua: Michael Dubee pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up five hits and one walk. Luis Hernandez (Cleveland) was 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Lara: Justin Cassel allowed one run on six hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. Luis Jimenez was 0-for-2 but walked three times.
MAGALLANES 10, ZULIA 0 IN MAGALLANES
Game summary: Magallanes scored all ten runs in the sixth inning. They sent fifteen men to the plate in that inning. They did not send more than four to the plate in any other inning, and had only three hits that did not come in the sixth inning.
Zulia: Alexander Torres pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and one walk. Jose Flores was 2-for-3.
Magallanes: Orangel Arenas (Angels) worked 5.2 innings, allowing six hits and one walk. Jose Altuve (Houston) was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.
MARGARITA 9, CARACAS 0 IN CARACAS
Game summary: Margarita scored two in the fourth, two in the sixth, and gradually pulled away.
Margarita: Yusmeiro Petit (San Francisco) gave up three hits and four walks in eight innings. Dave Sappelt (Cubs) was 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, scoring three times.
Caracas: Guillermo Moscoso (Colorado) started and struck out five in three shutout innings, allowing three hits.