Oswaldo Arcia continues to do well.

ANZOATEGUI 8, CARACAS 1 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins:  Oswaldo Arcia (Anzoategui) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk and scored once.  Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was used as a pinch-runner/defensive replacement but did not bat.  Dakota Watts (Anzoategui) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up no hits and one walk while striking out one.

Game summary:  Anzoategui broke a scoreless tie with seven in the fourth.

Caracas:  Luis Angel Sanz struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit and no walks.  Jesus Guzman was 1-for-3 with a triple and scored once.

Anzoategui:  Ramon A. Ramirez struck out seven in seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and a walk.  Jose Castillo was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.

LARA 13, ZULIA 6 IN LARA

Game summary:  Lara scored six in the fourth to take a 9-1 lead.  Zulia got five in the fifth but did not score again.

Zulia:  Alex Romero was 3-for-5 with a double and scored once.  Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk and scored once.

Lara:  Gabriel Noriega (Seattle) was 3-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in two.  C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) was 2-for-5 with three RBIs.