Venezuelan League: Games of December 17

ANZOATEGUI 9, ZULIA 7 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins: Darin Mastroianni (Zulia) was 0-for-2 with two walks. Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.
Game summary: Zulia scored five in the third to take a 7-2 lead. Anzoategui got four in the third to make it 7-6 and then scored single runs in the fifth, sixth, and eighth. A home run by Alexi Amarista (San Diego) tied it and a home run by Jose Castillo put Anzoategui ahead.
Zulia: Ernesto Mejia (Atlanta) was 2-for-3 with two homers, a walk, and four RBIs. Gerardo Parra (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a home run and scored twice.
Anzoategui: Amarista was 4-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three. Castillo was 2-for-5 with a double and drove in three.

MAGALLANES 3, MARGARITA 2 IN MAGALLANES

Twins: Deolis Guerra (Magallanes) pitched a perfect inning, striking out one.
Game summary: Margarita scored two in the third, but Magallanes got single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth. Ezequiel Carrera (Cleveland) scored the tying run and drove in the go-ahead run.
Margarita: Yusmeiro Petit (San Francisco) gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits and a walk in 6.1 innings. Cesar Hernandez (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Magallanes: Juan Rivera was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored once. Carrera was 2-for-4 with a double.

ARAGUA 12, LA GUAIRA 4 IN ARAGUA

Twins: Ray Olmedo (La Guaira) was used as a reserve and went 1-for-2 with a double, scoring once. Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in one. Dakota Watts (Aragua) gave up an unearned run on no hits and one walk in two-thirds of an inning.
Game summary: Aragua scored four in the first, led 6-0 after three, and led 8-0 after five.
La Guaira: Hector Sanchez (San Francisco) was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer.
Aragua: Ken Ray allowed two runs on four hits and no walks with five strikeouts in 6.1 innings. Hector Gimenez was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in three.