Venezuelan League: Games of January 8

MAGALLANES 2, ANZOATEGUI 0 IN MAGALLANES

Twins: Eduardo Escobar (Anzoategui) was used as a reserve and was 0-for-1. Oswaldo Arcia (Anzoategui) was 0-for-3.
Game summary: Magallanes scored single runs in the third and the fifth.
Anzoategui: Jose Alvarez (Detroit) struck out four in four innings, giving up one run on four hits and two walks. Niuman Romero (Baltimore) was 2-for-3.
Magallanes: Gustavo Chacin struck out nine in eight innings, allowing six hits and no walks. Ezequiel Carerra (Cleveland) was 2-for-4.

ZULIA 7, LARA 1 IN ZULIA

Game summary: Zulia broke a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth inning.
Lara: Paulo Orlando (Kansas City) and C. J. Retherford (Dodgers) were each 2-for-4.
Zulia: Tomas Solis allowed one run on six hits and a walk in 5.2 innings. Freddy Galvis (Philadelphia) was 3-for-5 with a triple and three RBIs.