Venezuelan League: Games of January 19

LARA 6, MAGALLANES 3 IN MAGALLANES

Game summary: Lara led 3-0 after five, then scored three in the top of the sixth. Magallanes got three in the bottom of the sixth but could pull no closer.
Lara: Robert Perez was 3-for-4 with a home run. Luis Valbuena (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.
Magallanes: Ramon Hernandez (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a double. Eliezer Alfonzo (Dodgers) was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk.

ZULIA 4, CARACAS 1 IN CARACAS

Game summary: Zulia scored single runs in the second, third, sixth, and eighth. Caracas got its lone run in the bottom of the eighth.
Zulia: Cesar Valdez struck out six in six shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk. Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 4-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI.
Caracas: Carlos Rivero (Washington) was 2-for-3 with a home run. Ramon Cabrera (Detroit) was 2-for-3.