Venezuelan League: Games of December 18

ANZOATEGUI 3, ZULIA 2 IN ANZOATEGUI

Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 0-for-4. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) pitched two thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on one hit.
Game summary: Anzoategui scored single runs in the first, second, and fourth. All the game’s runs were scored in the first four innings.
Zulia: Felix Perez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Evan Gattis (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk.
Anzoategui: Niuman Romero (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once. Jose Gil (Baltimore) was 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.

MAGALLANES 3, ARAGUA 0 IN ARAGUA

Twins: Oswaldo Arcia was 1-for-3 and was hit by a pitch.
Game summary: Magallanes scored single runs in the second, third, and sixth.
Magallanes: Sergio Perez pitched seven innings, giving up six hits and two walks. Elvis Andrus was 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored once.
Aragua: Hector Gimenez was 2-for-4. Joucer Martinez struck out four in 3.1 innings, allowing an unearned run on three hits and no walks.

MARGARITA 8, LA GUAIRA 6 IN LA GUAIRA (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Game summary: Margarita scored three in the third to break a 1-1 tie and led 6-2 after six.
Margarita: Matt Clark (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in four. Henry Blanco was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs.
La Guaira: Javier Herrera (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.

LA GUAIRA 5, MARGARITA 3 IN MARGARITA (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

Game summary: Trailing 1-0 after five, La Guaira scored all five runs in the sixth.
La Guaira: Junior Guerra gave up one run on four hits and no walks in four innings. Gregor Blanco was 2-for-4 with a triple and a homer.
Margarita: Daryl Thompson struck out five in four shutout innings, allowing two hits and four walks. Max Ramirez (Kansas City) was 1-for-1 with a two-run homer and a walk and was hit by a pitch.

LARA 5, CARACAS 1 IN LARA

Game summary: Lara scored three in the third to take a 5-1 lead.
Caracas: Luis Rodriguez (Angels) was 4-for-4 with a walk and scored once. Asdrubal Cabrera (Cleveland) was 2-for-5 with a double.
Lara: Hernan Iribarren was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs. Luis Jimenez (Toronto) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.