Good pitching for the Twins.
ARAGUA 4, MARGARITA 3 IN MARGARITA
Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 0-for-4. Dakota Watts (Aragua) struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Game summary: Aragua scored all four in the third. Margarita scored all three in the sixth. Margarita had the tying run on third in the sixth but did not advance a man past first after that.
Aragua: Yangervis Solarte (Texas) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Joey Gathright was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Margarita: Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 and scored once. Frank Diaz was 1-for-2 with two walks and scored once.
LARA 6, ANZOATEGUI 0 IN LARA
Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-3. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) pitched a perfect inning.
Game summary: Lara built a 5-0 lead after four innings.
Anzoategui: Alex Herrera retired all eight batters he faced. Luis Nunez was 2-for-4 with a double.
Lara: Justin Cassel pitched eight innings, allowing four hits and three walks. Luis Jimenez (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
ZULIA 8, MAGALLANES 3 IN ZULIA
Twins: Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Game summary: Zulia scored five in the first. Magallanes closed to 5-3 in the top of the seventh, but Zulia scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth to regain control.
Magallanes: Matt Palmer pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks. Ezequiel Carrera (Cleveland) was 3-for-4 and scored once.
Zulia: Austin Bibens-Dirkx struck out five in six shutout innings, allowing six hits and a walk. Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a two-run homer, and a walk, scoring twice.
CARACAS 9, LA GUAIRA 5 IN CARACAS
Game summary: Caracas scored four in the first and led 8-1 after five.
La Guaira: Salvador Perez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Gregor Blanco was 1-for-3 with two walks and scored three times.
Caracas: Yoanner Negrin (Cubs) allowed an unearned run on three hits and three walks in five innings. Josh Kroeger was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run and scored twice.