Monclova Doubles up Dos Laredos 8-4

LATE SCORING BY ACEREROS DO IN THE TECOLOTES

The Acereros de Monclova scored 3 times in the 5th, once more in the 6th and added 2 runs in the 7th inning to pull away from and double up the Tecolotes 8-4.

Domonic Brown

Dos Laredos took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Juan Apodaca and Enrique Osorio led off with back-to-back singles. Johnny Davis then laid down a sacrifice bunt for a force out, but, after a challenge by the Tecolotes the runner was ruled safe and Dos Laredos had loaded the bases. Juan Martinez followed with a sac fly to right that scored Apodaca. Domonic Brown then hit a 3 run home run to right to give Dos Laredos the lead.

Monclova's Juan Castillo launched a 3 run home run to right in the 5th inning to bring home Cade Gotta and Erick Aybar and the Acereros had regained the lead 5-4.

Cade Gotta homered in the top of the 6th to increase Monclova's lead to 6-4.

After a Jesus Castillo single and a pop fly out from Francisco Peguero, Danny Espinoza hit his 3rd  home run of the series to right center to add the last 2 runs and make the score 8-4.

Castillo was 3 for 5 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored, Cade Gotta 3 for 5 with a home run and 3 runs scored and Danny Espinoza 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Monclova.

Domonic Brown went 1 for 4 with the home run and 3 RBIs for Dos Laredos.

Zack Segovia (1-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Rolando Valdez. Alex Sanabia (0-1) allowed 5 runs on 7 hits over 4 innings to take the loss for the Tecolotes.

Monclova leads the best of 7 1st round Zona Norte playoffs 3 games to 1 with the win.

Charros Defeat Yaquis 4-3

3 RUN 6TH INNING SEALS THE WIN

Alex Sanabia On The Mound

The Charros scored 3 runs in the 6th inning to overcome a 3-1 deficit and defeat the Yaquis de Obregon 4-3.  Alex Sanabia (1-1) pitched 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits as he kept Jalisco in the game until the bats woke up. Brian Broderick picked up his 6th save of the year on a night when his parent club, the Kansas City Royals, were beating the NY Mets to take a 2 games to none lead in the World Series.

Mark Hamburger (1-2), of the Yaquis, did not record an out while giving up 2 runs on 3 hits in the 6th. He was also charged with his 2nd blown save of the season.

Amadeo Zazueta got things going for the Charros with a lead off single in the top of the 3rd, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Eduardo Arredondo and scored on a single by Manny Rodriguez that put Jalisco up 1-0.

Rodriguez RBI Single

Obregon quickly answered in their half of the 3rd inning when Iker Franco led off the inning with a solo home run to left center that knotted the score at 1 all.

Roman Pena drew a lead off walk for the Yaquis in the bottom of the 5th and moved to second on a bunt single by Iker Franco. Both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Luis Urias and scored on a single to left by Luis Durango as the Yaquis took a 3-1 lead.

Heras Lead Off Double

Leo Heras doubled leading off the top of the 6th for the Charros and Japhet Amador followed with a base on balls. Cacao Valdez singled sharply to left to load the bases with no outs. Alex Liddi followed with a single to center that scored Heras. Marquez Smith singled to score Amador and the bases remained loaded with no outs. One out later, Zazueta singled to right to score Valdez for the 4-3 Charros lead and the final score.

Alex Liddi was 2 for 3 with an RBI, Cacao Valdez 3 for 4 with a run scored and Amadeo Zazueta 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored for the Charros.

Luis Durango went 2 for 2 with a walk and 2 RBIs and Iker Franco 2 for 2 with a walk, an RBI and 2 runs scored for the Yaquis.

The Charros improved to 9-7 on the season while the Yaquis fell to 8-8.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION:

Culiacan 4, Navojoa 2

The Tomateros scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning and held on to top the Mayos 4-2. Jaime Pedroza hit a solo home run for Culiacan in the 8th inning to cement the win. Ryan Lollis added a run scoring triple in 4 trips to the plate and Nick Buss went 1 for 3 with an RBI for the Tomateros. Glynn Davis was 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Jose Chavez and Carlos Orrantia were both 2 for 4 with a run scored for the Mayos. Hector Rodriguez (1-2) pitched 6 innings of shutout ball on the way to the win and Ryan Buchter notched his 3rd save. Ruddy Acosta (0-2) gave up 3 runs on 4 hits over 5 innings to take the loss for Navojoa.

Mexicali 6, Hermosillo 5

Mexicali improved to 12-4 on the year jumping out early with 4 runs in the bottom of the 1st and held on to beat the Naranjeros 6-5. Alfredo Aceves (0-3) gave up 6 runs on 7 hits in 2 1/3 innings on the mound to take the loss for Hermosillo. Javier Solano (3-1) allowed 2 runs on 5 hits in 6 innings of work to get the win and Jake Sanchez recorded his 3rd save. DH Francisco Mendez was 3 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs, CJ Retherford 2 for 4 with an RBI and Wellington Dotel 3 for 4 for the Aquilas. Sebastian Elizalde was 1 for 3 with a 2 run home run and Carlos Gastelum 1 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Naranjeros.

Los Mochis 4, Mazatlán 3 (10 innings)

The Caneros got a walk off single by Saul Soto in the bottom of the 10th that scored Sergio Garcia to best the Venados  4-3 in 10 innings. Los Mochis had to score 2 runs in the inning because the Venados had taken a 3-2 lead in the top of the 10th. Steven Hensley (1-1) was charged with a blown save and took the loss for Mazatlán. Reliever Isaac Jimenez (2-0) recorded the final out in the top of the 10th and was the winner for the Caneros after the walk off by Soto. Emmanuel Avila was 2 for 5 with an RBI and Soto 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and a run scored for Los Mochis. Cyle Hankerd was 2 for 5 with2 RBIs and Harold Ramirez 3 for 4 for the Venados.

Win Streak at 5; Charros Top Culiacan 7-4

MARCO CAMPOY WINNER IN RELIEF

Starter Alex Sanabia

The Charros scored 7 runs on 11 hits in beating the Tomateros de Culiacan 7-4 in front of 10,897 hometown fans on Friday. The Charros winning streak is at 5 games, their only defeat of the year coming at the hands of these Tomateros on opening day of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico season.

Alex Sanabia worked 3 2/3 innings allowing 1 run on 6 hits and appeared to suffer an injury while pitching to Joey Meneses, taking a line drive off of his leg. Kenneth Sigman came in to relieve Sanabia and got the final out of the inning. Marco Campoy (1-0) got the win in relief and Brian Broderick picked up his 4th save of the season.

Hector Rodriguez (0-2) gave up 4 runs on 7 hits through 4 innings on the mound to take the loss for Culiacan.

As has become the norm, the Charros scored first, pushing a run across in the bottom of the 2nd. Max Muncy led off with a single and went to second on a ground out. After a walk to Edson Garcia, Gabriel Gutierrez singled to right to load the bases. Eduardo Arredondo waited out a walk to plate Muncy for the early 1-0 lead.

Jesus Valdez led off the bottom of the 3rd inning for the Charros with a single to center and went to third on a single by Max Muncy. Alex Liddi doubled to plate Valdez and Muncy for a 3-0 lead. Liddi scored on a ground out by Edson Garcia and the Charros had a 4-0 lead after 3 innings.

Tomateros' Ryan Lollis

Jorge Cantu singled for the Tomateros in the top of the 4th and moved to second on a passed ball. Ryan Lollis singled to right that got Cantu to third but a 9-2-4-6 fielding gem by the Charros cut down Lollis trying to take second on the throw. Joey Meneses then singled off of the leg of Alex Sanabia to drive in Cantu and the Tomateros were on the board and trailed by a 4-1 score.

With one out in the top of the 5th, Nick Buss singled to left and stole second. Jorge Cantu walked and Sigman's pitch was wild allowing Buss to advance to third. Ryan Lollis singled to score Buss and the Charros lead had been cut to 4-2.

"El Gigante" Doubles

The bottom of the 7th began with controversy. After a single by Manny Rodriguez, Jesus Valdez lined out sharply to center. The relay throw to first initially appeared to have caught Rodriguez but he was ruled safe. Culican challenged the call but after a lengthy review, the on field call was upheld. Rodriguez stole second and scored on a double to left by Japhet Amador for a 5-2 Charros lead.

Sergio Gastelum and Carlos Alvarez hit back to back home runs off of Charros reliever Mario Mendoza in the top of the 8th to cut the Charros lead to 5-4.

Jalisco came right back with 2 runs of their own in the bottom of the 8th inning. Edson Garcia walked and went to second on catcher indifference. Gabriel Gutierrez was hit by a pitch and Jesus Lopez' sacrifice bunt moved up both runners. Eduardo Arredondo then hit a ground rule double to right that scored Garcia and Gutierrez for the final 7-4 win for the Charros.

Lopez Sacrifice Bunt

The Charros are tied with the Caneros de Los Mochis atop the LMP standings with 5-1 records.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION
 
Los Mochis 6, Mexicali 4

The Caneros exploded for 5 runs in the 2nd inning and beat the visiting Aguilas 6-4. Sebastion Valle was 3 for 4 with an RBI, Juan Carlos Gamboa had a bases clearing double on a 1 for 4 night with 3 RBIs and Jesus Arredondo was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Caneros. Wellington Dotel went 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Chris Roberson 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for the Aguilas. Luke Irvine (1-0) got the win for Los Mochis and Andres Avila notched his 3rd save. Javier Solano (1-1) suffered the defeat.

Mazatlán 7, Hermosillo 4

The Naranjeros dropped to 0-6 on the season with the 7-4 loss at home to the Venados. Mazatlán scored 4 runs in the 4th inning to put the game away. Sergio Valenzuela (1-0) went 5 1/3 innings for the win and Steven Hensley got his 3rd save of the year. Juan Pablo Oramas (0-2) gave up 5 runs on 5 hits in 3 innings on the mound to take the loss. Harold Ramirez was 1 for 3 with a 2 run home run for the Venados while Heber Gomez went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Jeremias Pineda was 3 for 4 with a run scored. Roberto Ramos was 2 for 4 with a home run for the Naranjeros and Carlos Gastelum 3 for 5 with an RBI.

Navojoa 8, Ciudad de Obregon 2
  
The Mayos scored 5 runs in the 4th inning and twice more in the 5th as they coasted to an 8-2 victory in Obregon. Quincy Latimore and Eliseo Aldazaba hit home runs for Navojoa in the win and Reynaldo Rodriguez and Christian Villanueva homered for the Yaquis. Jose Oyervides (1-0) worked 6 innings to get the win and Rolando Valdez (0-1) gave up 7 runs on 8 hits in 4 2/3 innings on the mound to take the loss. Alan Sanchez was 3 for 4 for the Mayos and Carlos Valencia 2 for 4 for the Yaquis.

Tomateros de Culican Defeat the Charros de Jalisco 2-0 In League Opener

2015-16 SEASON UNDERWAY

Pregame Festivities
in Culican

20,790 enthusiastic fans packed the BBVA Bancomer stadium in Culiacan to watch the defending LMP Champion Tomateros take on the league runner up Charros de Jalisco on Friday. They were not disappointed as the Tomateros got very good pitching from starter Salvador Perez (1-0) and 5 relievers to shutout the Charros 2-0. Oscar Villarreal worked the 9th inning to pick up the save.

Alex Sanabia (0-1) worked 3 1/3 innings for the Charros, giving up both runs, in taking the loss. Sanabia's only mistake was a 1-0 fastball that Nick Buss sent over the right field wall for a solo home run that gave Perez all the support he needed.

Salvador Valdez

Jorge Cantu singled to lead off the bottom of the 4th inning for the Tomateros but was forced at second on a ground ball by Ryan Lollis. Sanabia then threw a wild pitch that moved Lollis to second and he scored on a single to left by Joey Menese. That would be the extent of the scoring as the Tomateros opened the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico with a win.

Jesus Valdez had 2 of the 5 Charros hits while reigning League MVP, Jose "Manny" Rodriguez went hitless, with a walk, in 3 trips to the plate. Eduardo "El Mosco" Arredondo, Japhet "El Gigante" Amador and Alex Liddi had the other hits for the Charros.

Nick Buss Homerun

Nick Buss had the home run in 4 at bats, Lollis went 2 for 3 and four other Tomateros accounted for the 7 Culiacan hits.

"El Gigante" At The Plate

These two teams meet today in Guadalajara to continue their season series at the home of the Charros. The home opening ceremonies will begin at 5 PM and, although mostly sold out, there are still seats to be had.

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