Yaquis de Obregon Defeat Caneros 4-1 in LMP Playoff Game 5

YAQUIS WITH 3 GAMES TO 2 ADVANTAGE IN 1ST ROUND

Rolando Valdez, starting pitcher for the Yaquis, scattered 6 hits over 6 1/3 innings on the mound, striking out 5 to pick up the win over the Caneros de Los Mochis. Josh Judy gave up the lone Los Mochis run in the bottom of the 9th on back-to-back doubles and then struck out the side to preserve the Obregon win.

Yaquis Score / Andrey Fuentes

Alfredo Amezaga tripled with one out in the 1st and scored on a sac fly to center by Leo Heras for a 1-0 Yaquis lead.

Obregon added a run in the second on a solo home run to left  by Christian Villanueva. 2-0 Yaquis.

A one out double to left by Dustin Martin and a single by Carlos Valencia made it 3-0 Yaquis after 4 innings.

Dustin Martin hit his 3rd home run of the playoffs in the top of the 9th inning, a long drive over the right field fence that increased the Obregon lead to 4-0.

Emmanuel Avila and Jesus Arredondo hit back-to-back doubles leading off the bottom of the 9th inning for the Caneros that cut he Yaquis lead to 4-1 but Judy bore down and struck out the next 3 batters to preserve the win for Valdez. Roy Merritt suffered the loss for the Caneros.

Dustin Martin and Said Gutierrez were both 2 for 4 at the plate for the Yaquis in the win while Jesus Arredondo was 3 for 4 in the loss for the Caneros.

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