Leones Drop Home town Sultanes 6-1

Jon Leicester improved to 3-0 on the year, throwing 5 1/3 innings of 2 hit ball, allowing just 1 run and striking out 4 as the Leones de Yucatan bested the Sultanes de Monterrey in front of 6,932 fans at the Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey. Four Leones relievers shut down the Sultanes over the last 3 2/3 innings.

Jon Leicester courtesy Leones Facebook

Jose Aguilar got the ball rolling for Yucatan in the top of the 1st by hammering a 1-1 pitch over the wall in left, giving the Leones a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the 4th inning, Jose Valdez hit a solo home run to left with one out to increase the Yucatan lead to 2-0.

Jose Valdez HR courtesy Leones Facebook

Monterrey cut the lead to 2-1 in their half of the 4th. With two outs, Agustin Murillo reached base safely on a fielding error by the Leones third baseman, stole second and scored on a single to center by max Ramirez that put the Sultanes on the board.

Israel Nunez led off the top of the 5th for Yucatan with a single to left. Edson Garcia followed with a single and the Leones had runners on first and second with no outs. Jose Aguilar followed one out later with a 3 run home run that plated Nunez and Corey Wimberly. Hector Gimenez doubled  to center and scored on a ground out by Luis Garcia to give the Leones their final margin of victory, 6-1.

Jose Aguilar was 3 for 5 with the home, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Hector Gimenez went 2 for 5 and Jose Valdez was 2 for 4 with a home run for the Leones while Max Ramirez was 1 for 4 with an RBI for the Sultanes.

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