Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional
Caribes de Anzoategui (1-1) 8, Navegantes del Magallanes (0-2) 3 – Angel Cuenca gave the Caribes four scoreless, hitless innings, Liarvis Breto relieved him and threw two perfect innings, and Yoelvin Silvin threw a perfect seventh as the Caribes took a no-hitter into the eighth inning. Magallanes’ Leonel Velera dropped a double inches inside fair territory down the left field line off Francis Peguero in the eighth to break up the no-hitter. Antonio Pinero hit a solo homer for Anzoategui, and Leonel Valera went 1-for-3 with three RBIs in the win for the Caribes.
Bravos de Margarita (1-0) 3, Aguilas del Zulia (1-1) 1 – Former Major Leaguer Alexi Amarista went 2-for-3, hitting a two-run triple in the fifth, as the Bravos won their round robin opener. Seven Margarita pitchers combined to allow one run on five hits and four walks, striking out seven. Zulia starter Zac Grotz allowed three runs on eight hits over 4 2/3 innings.
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Leones del Escogido (7-2) 5, Gigantes del Cibao (0-9) 0 – Raimel Tapia’s RBI single in the third scored Pedro Severino, giving the Leones all they runs they’d need, but they added two more in the inning for good measure, with Erik Gonzalez driving in Jonathan Guzman with a groundout to first, and Socrates Brito smacking an RBI double. Severino hit a two-run homer in the fourth, and the Leones pitchers held the Gigantes to just four hits, with starter Travis Lakins Sr. throwing 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball, walking two and striking out four.
Toros del Este (7-2) 17, Aguilas Cibaenas (4-5) 1 – The Toros got out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first and never looked back, piling on the offense in a rout of the Aguilas. Five different Toros had multi-RBI games, and Rafael Lantigua, batting in the No. 9 spot, went 3-for-4, scored twice, and drove in three runs.