LVBP: Leones Overcome Strong Outing from Ronnie Williams; Bravos Use Power to Take Down the Caribes

Leones del Caracas 2, Tigres de Aragua 1 - Caracas extended its winning streak to five games as starter Wilmer Font threw four scoreless innings. In the other dugout, Aragua starter Ronnie Williams threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings. The Tigres took the lead in the fifth on Lorenzo Cedrola's sacrifice fly. Leandro Cedeño's fifth home run of the season tied the game at one in the eighth. In the ninth, Wuilfredo Antúnez roped an RBI single to put the Leones ahead 2-1.

Bravos de Margarita 10, Caribes de Anzoátegui 6 - Alfonsin Rosario, Diosbel Arias, and Carlos Perez all went deep for the Bravos as they handed the first-place Caribes their sixth loss of the season. They scored four runs in the top of the fifth, including a two-run double by César Idrogo. After trailing by seven runs, the Caribes cut the deficit to 7-5 as Diego Infante hit a two-run homer in the fifth, but their comeback attempt fell short.

Águilas del Zulia 6, Tiburones de La Guaira 5 - The Tiburones' losing streak extended to four games as Justyn-Henry Malloy, Victor Arias, and Jose Salas all had two RBIs for the Águilas. Arias began the scoring with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth. Zulia starter Yonny Chirinos struck out four and allowed just two hits in five scoreless innings. Tiburones third baseman Alcides Escobar launched a three-run homer in the seventh.

Navegantes del Magallanes 11, Cardenales de Lara 4 - The Navegantes scored four runs in the bottom of the second and three in the eighth as the Cardenales lost their fourth consecutive game. Lara responded with four runs to tie the score in the third, but that was the extent of its offensive production. Center fielder Carlos Rodriguez had a solid day at the plate for Magallanes, going 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Thairo Estrada and Renato Nunez each had two hits for the Navegantes.

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Tonight's LVBP Schedule

All times Eastern Standard Time

6 p.m. - Leones del Caracas (12-10 at Cardenales de Lara (11-8)