Venezuelan League: Games of December 23

ANZOATEGUI 5, MARGARITA 3 IN MARGARITA

Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was 1-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs. Bruce Pugh (Anzoategui) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one walk.
Game summary: Anzoategui scored two in the sixth to break a 3-3 tie.
Anzoategui: Jose Gil (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored twice. Jose Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Margarita: Max Ramirez (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored twice. Manny Pina (Kansas City) was 2-for-3 with a double.

ZULIA 12, ARAGUA 8 IN ZULIA

Twins: Oswaldo Arcia (Aragua) was 2-for-5 and scored once. Josmil Pinto (Aragua) was used as a reserve and was 0-for-1.
Game summary: Zulia took a 5-0 lead in the first. Aragua came back to lead 6-5 after 4 ½ only to see Zulia score five more in the fifth. Aragua made it 10-8 in the seventh before Zulia scored two more in the eighth.
Aragua: Jonel Pacheco was 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and five RBIs. Yangervis Solarte (Texas) was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring three times and driving in one.
Zulia: Evan Gattis (Atlanta) was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring three times and driving in three. Gerardo Parra (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.

LARA 5, CARACAS 4 IN CARACAS

Game summary: Jose Yepez led off the sixth with a homer to break a 4-4 tie. Caracas got the tying run into scoring position in the sixth, seventh, and eighth.
Lara: Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer. Robert Perez was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.
Caracas: Jose Duarte was 2-for-4 with a double.