Aguilas Shutout Charros 7-0

OFFENSE HELD IN CHECK BY MEXICALI PITCHING

"El Capitan" Rodriguez

Efren Delgado (2-1) scattered 7 Charros hits over 7 innings on the mound for Mexicali, walking 2 and striking out 4 to get the win in the 7-0 shutout of Jalisco in front of 15,721 raucous hometown fans.

Jalisco Starter Bruce Kern

Bruce Kern (1-2) took the loss. Kern and 3 relief pitchers all allowed at least 1 run.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 7th inning. Dave Sappelt hit a solo home run to left leading off the inning. With 1 out, Xorge Carrillo doubled and scored on a double by Chris Roberson to give Mexicali a 2-0 lead.

The Aguilas broke the game open in the bottom of the 8th, scoring 5 runs. They were aided in the inning by the Charros pitchers who issued 4 walks.

Homar Rojas Argues Balls and Atrikes

Dave Sappelt went 3 for 4 with the home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for the Aguilas. JC Linares was 3 for 5 with an RBI.

Carlos Figueroa had a 2 for 4 night at the plate for the Charros.

It's on to Mazatlán for a 3 game weekend series against the Venados. Monday is a travel day and the Charros return home to face the Naranjeros de Hermosillo on Tuesday the 1st of November.

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Culiacan 3, Los Mochis 1

The Tomateros took their 1st lead of the game with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning and closer Javy Guerra gave up a hit but struck out the side in the 9th to preserve the win for Jose Sanchez (1-0) and earn his 1st save. Raul Barron (0-1) gave up the go ahead run in the 7th to take the loss. Maxwell Leon, appearing in his 1st game for Culiacan, was 2 for 3 with a double, 2 RBIs and a run scored and Joey Meneses 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Culiacan. Jose Aguilar was 2 for 3 and Jorge Flores 2 for 4 for the Naranjeros.

Obregon 3, Los Mochis 1

The Yaquis scored all of their runs on a 3 run Joey Wendle home run in the bottom of the 2nd and went on to beat the Caneros 3-1. Isaac Rodriguez was 3 for 4 with a run scored and Leandro Castro 3 for 3 with an RBI for Los Mochis. Irwin Delgado (1-0) gave up a run on 5 hits in 5 innings for the win and Ryan Kelly notched his 4th save of the season. Guillermo Trujillo (0-1) took the loss.

Mazatlán 3, Navojoa 2 (10 innings)

Watch the walk off single here.

Brian Hernandez hit a walk off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Tito Polo with the winning run in the 3-2 win for the Venados. Jesus Barraza (1-0) worked the 10th inning to get the win. The Mayos used 9 pitchers in the game. Jesus Garcia was charged with a blown save and Oscar De La O (1-1) took the loss. Corey Brown went 2 for 3 and Cyle Hankerd 2 for 4 for the Venados while Yosmany Guerra was 1 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored for Navojoa.

Charros Shut Out By Tomateros 4-0

Unlike the opening game where the Charros scored 18 runs, their bats went silent in the second game against the Tomateros de Culiacan, played in Culiacan.

Opening Day Ceremonies in Culiacan

The game started as a pitchers duel of sorts until the bottom of the 5th inning with both teams searching for an offense and depending on the defense to keep the game close.

Bruce Kern, the Jalisco starter, had flirted with danger in the 3rd and 4th innings, putting runners in scoring position both innings. The defense came to his aid both times, turning double plays to end the inning with no damage done.

Elizalde's Home Run

Kern's luck ran out in the bottom of the 5th. After getting the first two Tomateros out, he hit Rico Noel with a pitch. Noel stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. Kern then walked Ronnier Mustelier. Sebastian Elizalde then took a 2 ball no strike pitch deep to right for a 3 run home run that broke up the scoreless game and gave Culiacan a 3-0 lead.

Culiacan would add an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th. After Mike Carp hit into a force out, Jose Orozco, the pinch runner, stole second. The Charros reliever, Ivan Salas, then unleashed a wild pitch that put Orozco on third. Orozco scored on a ground ball to third for the 4-0 lead and the game.

Bruce Kern on the Mound

Bruce Ken pitched 5 innings in the loss, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits, including the home run in the 5th inning, to fall to 0-1 on the young season.

Daniel Rodriguez picked up the win, working 5 2/3 innings, striking out 5, walking 1 and holding the Charros scoreless on 4 hits.

It's on to Obregon tonight to begin a 3 game series against the Yaquis before returning home on Tuesday the 18th of October to face the Caneros de Los Mochis for three games.

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Navojoa 6, Los Mochis 4

Yadir Drake hit 2 home runs for the Caneros but Los Mochis fell to the Mayos 6-4. Navojoa scored 2 runs in the 6th and 3 more in the 7th to secure the win and move to 2-0 on the year. Cole Garner was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Mayos while Yadir Drake went 2 for 4 with the 2 home runs for the Caneros. Carlos Felix picked up the win in relief with Kyle Grana notching his 2nd save. Thomas Melgarejo took the loss for Los Mochis.

Kyle Grana with the Save

Hermosillo 4, Obregon 2

Carlos Valencia and Dave Sappelt homered for the Yaquis but it wasn't enough to offset Jose Amador's 2 run home run for the Naranjeros in the 4-2 win for Hermosillo. Juan Pablo Oramas got the win with Paul Seward picking up his 2nd save of the season. David Reyes took the loss for Obregon.

Mexicali 9, Mazatlán 4

Ramon Rios went 4 for 5 and Ricky Alvarez 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Aguilas in the 9-4 win over the Venados. Luis Juarez was 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for Mexicali. Cyle Hankerd went 1 for 3 with a home run for the Venados. Javier Solano picked up the win while Sergio Valenzuela took the loss for Mazatlán.

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Vaqueros Double Up Piratas 8-4

The Vaqueros de la Laguna outscored the Piratas de Campeche 8-4, in front of 6,812 home town fans to improve to 7-5 on the young season while the Piratas fell to 5-7 on the year.

Francisco Campos (1-2) lasted just 3 2/3 innings to shoulder the loss for Campeche. Campos gave up 8 hits and 5 runs in his short stint on the bump. Salvador Valdez (1-0) went 6 complete innings allowing just 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 4.

Dave Sappelt, of the Piratas, started the scoring in the top of the 3rd with a solo home run to left center that gave Campeche an early 1-0 lead.

The Vaqueros were quick to answer in their half of the inning. Diego Madero doubled with one out and moved to third on a ground ball out. Juan Miranda was hit by a pitch and went to second on a wild pitch by Campos as Madero scored. Angel Berroa singled to drive in Miranda that put the Vaqueros up 2-1.

Laguna scored three times in the 4th, all with two outs. Jose Orozco doubled, Diego Madero singled and JC Linares singled to score Orozco. Juan Miranda doubled to left with Madero and Linares scoring to increase the Vaqueros lead to 5-1.

Roberto Lopez walked to lead off the Campeche 7th inning. Adan Velazquez hit a ground rule double to right that moved Lopez to third. Lopez scored on a sac fly to center and Velazquez scored on a wild pitch to cut the Vaqueros lead to 5-3.

Laguna wasted no time in getting those runs back. In the bottom of the 7th, Juan Miranda led off with a walk and Angel Berroa doubled. Miranda scored on a sac fly to right and Berroa scored on a single by Said Gutierrez to get the lead back to four runs, 7-3.

The Piratas scored a run in the 8th on a solo home run by Roberto Lopez to get back to within three runs at 7-4 but the Vaqueros scored a run in the bottom of the inning when Diego Madero, after being hit by a pitch, scored on a double by JC Linares for the final score of 8-4 Laguna.

Linares was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Juan Miranda was 1 for 2 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs and a run scored for the Vaqueros.

Dave Sappelt hit his 3rd home run of the year while going 2 for 5 at the plate and Roberto Lopez had the home run and a walk on a 1 for 3 night.

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Puebla 7, Aguascalientes 3
The Pericos scored 5 times in the bottom of the 2nd and cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Rieleros. Jon Del Campo and Brent Clevlin homered for Puebla while Jesus Castillo went 2 for 5 for the Rieleros. Hector Galvan improved to 3-0 on the year with the win.

Oaxaca 9, Saltillo 5
The Guerreros overcame a 5-0 deficit with a 7 run outburst in the 7th to beat the Saraperos 9-5 and recorded their 2nd win in 12 games on the year. Yunesky Sanchez was 1 for 5 with a 3 run double for Oaxaca, Luis Terrero had a 3 run home run for Saltillo. Alejandro Barraza (1-0) got the win in relief and Edwin Salas (0-1) took the loss.

Quintana Roo 5, Monterrey 3
The Tigres scored 3 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 7th to defeat the Sultanes in Monterrey. The Tigres improved to 8-4 on the year. Francisco Peguero had a double and 2 RBIs in 5 trips to the plate for the Tigres while Agustin Murillo and Max Ramirez both hit home runs for the Sultanes. Ivan Maldonado (1-0) got the win and Jose Valdez (0-2) suffered the loss.

Monclova 5, Ciudad del Carmen 4
The Acereros scored twice in the bottom of the 7th to overtake the Delfines 5-4. Olmo Rosario was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Alex Valdez had a home run while going 2 for 4 at the plate for del Carmen. Manuel Chavez (1-0) got the win and Luis Rodriguez (0-1) was charged with a blown save  and took the loss.

Veracruz 6, Mexico 4
The Aguilas del Rojos outlasted the Diablos Rojos, 6-4, in front of 3,678 home town fans. Both teams are now 6-6 on the year. Manuel Flores (1-1) got the win and Victor Marte recorded his 2nd save of the season. Jean Granado (0-2) was saddled with the loss. Ian Gac homered for the Aguilas and Japhet Amador had 2 RBIs for the Diablos.

Tamaulipas 9, Yucatan 2
The Broncos scored 6 times in the 5th and coasted to a 9-2 win in Merida. Cesar Carrillo (1-1) went 5 2/3 innings in thewin and Jonathan Castellanos (0-3) was the losing pitcher. Frank Diaz and Cole Garner hit home runs for the Broncos and Corey Wimberly had a triple in his 4 at bats for the Leones.

Tabasco 6, Tijuana 2
The Toros de Tijuana dropped their 2nd consecutive game to the Olmecas, 6-2, to drop to 9-3 on the year. Cesar Valdez improved to 2-0 with the win for Tabasco and Luis Ayala notched his 2nd save while Leonardo Gonzalez (0-1) took the loss. Wilson Batista was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Olmecas and Roman Pena went 2 for 4 for the Totos

Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Results for Saturday, 11 April

Following are the recaps of games played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol on Saturday the 11th of April.

Monterrey 5, Mexico 4
The Sultanes de Monterrey rallied for 3 runs in the 6th inning to overtake the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 5-4. Oscar Villarreal was the winning pitcher while Manny Corpas suffered the loss and Frederico Castaneda was charged with a blown save. Max Ranirez was 2 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs for the Sultanes and Cory Aldridge was 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Ivan Terrazas went 4 for 5 for the Diablos. Ruben Rivera was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs.

Monclova 8, Saltillo 1
The Acereros del Norte scored 3 times in the 4th inning on a home run by Jesus Amador and a 2 run single by Antonio Lopez and coasted to as 8-1 victory over the Saraperos de Saltillo. Amador was 4 for 5 on the evening. Jose Ruiz was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Lamas went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Genaro Andrade was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Saraperos.

Laguna 7, Aguascalientes 6
A 5 run 8th inning put the Vaqueros de la Laguna up 7-5 and Tony Pena Jr., although giving up a run in the bottom of the 9th, picked up the save for Laguna. Julian Arballo took the loss for the Rieleros. Santiago Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs, Juan Miranda had a solo home run and Jose Orozco was 3 for 5 for the Vaqueros. Carlos Rodriguez had a home run on a 3 for 4 night while Saul Soto was 2 for 5 and Domingo Castro and Carlos Orrantia both went 2 for 4 for the Rieleros.

Peubla 6, Yucatan 3
The Pericos de Puebla built up a 6 run lead and held on for a 6-3 win as the Leones de Yucatan rallied for 3 runs in the final 3 innings. Miguel Tejada was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Pericos and 1B Luke Scott went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Carlos Mendivil was 2 for 3 for the Leones. Hector Galvan got his second win of the year and JC Romero picked up his 2nd save for Puebla. Jonathan Castellanos suffered his 2nd loss of the year.

Quintana Roo 5. Oaxaca 0
The Tigres de Quintana Roo scored 5 runs on 9 hits while Jesus Barraza and 4 Tigres pitchers held the Guerreros to just 6 hits in the 5-0 shutout. Carlos Valencia had a 2 run home run for the Tigres and Jorge Cantu went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Mike Jacobs was 3 for 4 in a losing effort for Oaxaca.

Tabasco 6, Ciudad del Carmen 1
Pedro Diaz hit a 2 run home run in the 1st inning and the Olmecas de Tabasco never looked back as they beat the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 6-1 behind 7 strong innings from starter Cesar Valdez, who struck out 7 Delfines. Donell Linares added a solo home run for the Olmecas while going 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Alex Valdez was 2 for 4 for the Delfines.

Campeche 7, Veracruz 1
The Piratas de Campeche scored 4 runs in the 5th inning on their way to a 7-1 victory over the Aguilas Rojos de Veracruz. Dave Sappelt had a double, a home run and 2 RBIs on a 3 for 4 night for the Piratas while Roberto Lopez was 1 for 3 with a 3 run home run. Ian Gac went 3 for 3 for the Aguilas. Francisco Campos got the win for Campeche while Manuel Flores suffered the loss for the Aguilas.

Tijuana 7, Reynosa 4
The Toros de Tijuana used a 2 run home run by Roman Pena while scoring 5 times in the 1st inning to beat the Broncos de Reynosa 7-4. Cj Retherford was 1 for 3 with a double and 3 RBIs for the Toros and Adan Munoz went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. Cristhian Presichi had 2 solo home runs for the Broncos and Frank Diaz added a solo home run on a 3 for 4 night with 2 RBIs. Miguel Ramirez got the win and Ramon Ranirez notched his 3rd save of the year. Cesar Carrillo was saddled with the loss for the Broncos.

Charros Fall To Tomateros 11-8

CULIACAN TAKES SERIES OPENER TO GO UP 1 GAME TO NONE

The Tomateros de Culiacan got the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Championship Series off to a wild start with an exciting 11-8 victory over the Charros de Jalisco.  

Charros Starter Marco Tovar / Bonnie Garrison Photo

Ali Solis got things going for the Tomateros in the 3rd with a one out base on balls. Solis went to second on a single to center by Rico Noel. Solis moved to third on a ground out and following a walk to Eric Farris that loaded the bases, Joey Meneses singled to score Solis and Maxwell Leon for the 2-0 Culiacan lead.  

The Charros got those runs back in their half of the 3rd on a singles by Marquez Smith and Sebastian Valle. With one out, Eduardo Arredondo singled to right to score Smith and get Valle to third. Manny Rodriguez hit a sac fly to left to drive in Valle and the score was tied at 2 each.

Dave Sappelt led off the Tomateros' 4th with a single and went to second on a single by Sergio Gastelum. Ramiro Pena singled to left and when the Charros left fielder, Jon Weber, overran the ball, Sappelt and Gastelum scored. Pena wound up on third and scored on a sac fly to left by Ali Solis as Culiacan retook the lead 5-2.  

Jalisco used three pitchers in the 5th as the Tomateros exploded for 6 runs in the inning. Joey Meneses drove in a run, Dave Sappelt belted a two run home run to right, Ramiro Pena hit a sac fly for a run and Rico Noel tripled to drive in two for the 11-2 Culiacan lead.  

In the 6th for the Charros, Leo Heras singled and CJ Retherford waited out a walk. Both runners scored on a three run home run by Japhet Amador, a long home run to left that narrowed the lead to 11-5 Culiacan.

Jalisco chipped away at the lead in the 7th. Jesus Lopez doubled to begin the inning and went to third on a fly ball to right by Eduardo Arredondo. Manny Rodriguez doubled to center to score Lopez. The lead was 11-6 Culiacan.     

With two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Eduardo Arredondo singled to deep short and scored in front of a home run to left by Manny Rodriguez to bring the Charros to within three runs at 11-8. The next batter, Leo Heras, struck out to end this very exciting game.  

Manny Rodrigues Home Run / Straffon Images

The series continues today, Thursday, in Guadalajara with a travel day on Friday and games 3, 4, and 5 in Culiacan beginning on Saturday the 24th of January.

Tomateros Reach Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Finals Against Charros

TOP AGUILAS de MEXICALI 9-8 IN ELEVEN INNINGS

The Tomateros de Culican are in the finals of the Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico against the Charros de Jalisco by virtue of their 9-8 win over the Aguilas de Mexicali in 11 innings last night. The Tomateros squandered an 8-3 lead but held on to win on a throwing error by the Aguilas pitcher in the bottom of the 11th.

The Aguilas scored two in the 1st on a walk to Gil Velazquez and a home run to left by Humberto Cota that got Mexicli off to a 2-0 lead.

John Lindsey led off the 2nd for Mexicali with a solo home run to left to up the Aguilas' lead to 3-0.

Joey Meneses singled to lead off the Tomateros half of the 2nd. Russell Branyan then singled to left with Meneses going to third. Meneses and Branyan both scored in front of Oscar Robles' home run to right that tied the score at 3.

In the bottom of the 3rd for Culiacan, Eric Farris led off with a single and went to second on a single by Russell Branyan. Issmael Salas sent a shot to left for a home run that scored Farris and Branyan and increased the Tomateros lead to 6-3.

Culiacan scored twice in the bottom of the 4th. A single by Eric Farris, with two outs, started things off. Joey Meneses followed with a single that moved Farris to third. Russell Branyan then singled to score Farris with Meneses going to third. A passed ball scored Meneses and the Tomateros were ahead 8-3.

Dave Sappelt hit a three run home run for the Aguilas in the top of the 5th that scored Chris Roberson and Gil Velazquez to narrow the Tomateros lead to 8-6.

Mexicali scored a run in the 8th on singles by Humberto Cota and Luis Juarez and a sac fly to center by Ricardo Serrano that scored Cota. The Aguilas were now 1 run back at 8-7.

The Aguilas tied the score at 8-8 in the top of the 9th on Dave Sappelt's second home run of the night, a solo blast to left that tied the game and forced extra innings.

The Tomateros won the game in the bottom of the 11th when, following a double by Joey Meneses, the Mexicali pitcher threw wildly to first on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Sergio Gastelum that scored Meneses with the winning run.

The Tomateros now face the Charros de Jalisco in a best of seven championship series that begins in Guadalajara on Wednesday night

Charros Out Pitch Aguilas 3-2 to Take Game Three of the Series

The Charros salvaged one win of the three game series with the Aguilas de Mexicali on a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon. It was a pitchers duel on both sides as the Charros scored all of their runs in the bottom of the 5th and the Aguilas scored their runs in the top of the 6th.

CJ Retherford led off the bottom of the 5th for the Charros with a single to left. With one out, Mexicali starter, Marco Quevedo threw a wild pitch to move Retherford to second. Gabriel Gutierrez reached safely on an error by the Aguilas second baseman. Retherford and Gutierrez scored ahead of a 3 run home run by Amadeo Zazueta that put Jalisco up 3-0.

Mexicali came right back in the top of the 6th. Lead off batter Misael German struck out but reached first on a passed ball by the Charros catcher. Gil Velazaquez singled and German scored on a single by Dave Sappelt. Walter Ibarra followed with a single to load the bases. Adrian Ramirez relieved Charros starter Ben Kozlowski and got Luis Juarez to ground into a 5-2 fielder's choice that cut down Velazaquez at the plate. Carlos Vazquez replaced Ramirez on the mound for Jalisco and Josh Whitesell greeted him with a sac fly to center that scored Sappelt with the second and last run for the Aguilas.

Ben Kozlowski pitched 5 innings of 4 hit ball giving up the 2 runs while striking out 3. Adrian Ramirez, Carlos Vazquez, Mario Mendoza and Ivan Salas recorded holds and Brian Broderick pitched a perfect 9th to get his 14th save of the year.

The Charros improve to 29-21 overall and 8-7 in the second half standings. Mexicali is 28-22, one game behind the Charros overall, and 9-6 in the second half.

Charros Drop Opener to Aguilas 7-5

The Aguilas de Mexicali used the home run ball and timely hitting to outscore the Charros 7-5 on Friday night in Zapopan. Six Mexicali pitchers scattered 13 Jalisco hits over 9 innings. The Charros had opportunities to score but left too many men in scoring position.

Mexicali scored in the top of the 1st. Walter Ibarra singled to center and went to second on a single by Luis Juarez. Ibarra then stole third and scored on a sac fly by Josh Whitesell. The Aguilas had a 1-0 lead.

Manny Rodriguez singled with one out in the bottom of the 1st for the Charros. Leo Heras singled with Rodriguez stopping at second. With two outs, Marquez Smith singled to score Rodriguez and move Heras to third. CJ Retherford singled to score Heras and give the 2-1 lead to the Charros.

Israel Nunez hit a solo home run for Jalisco, his frst of the year, with one out in the bottom of the 2nd for a 3-1 Charros lead.

Ricardo Serrano singled for Mexicali with one out in the top of the 5th and went to second on a single by Gil Velazquez. Dave Sappelt followed with a triple off the wall in left center to score Serrano and Velazquez to tie the game at 3 apiece. The Charros starter, Juan Delgadillo, threw a wild pitch to score Sappelt with the go ahead run and a 4-3 Aguilas lead.

The Charros came back to tie the game in the bottom of the 5th. Manny Rodriguez led off with a single and scored on a double by Leo Heras. Jalisco had tied the score at 4-4.

After bringing in Mario Mendoza to pitch the 7th, Dave Sappelt hit a solo home run to give Mexicali a 5-4 lead.

Adrian Ramirez replaced Mendoza for the Charros in the top of the 8th and walked the lead off batter, Josh Whitsell. Mike Bianucci then hit a 2 run home run to right for the 7-4 lead.

Jalisco pulled to within one, at 7-5, in the bottom of the 9th. Leo Heras drew a one out walk and stole second. After Japhet Amador struck out, Marquez Smith singled to score Heras but it wasn't enough as the Aguilas beat the Charros 7-5 in the first game of a three game weekend series.

Mexicali Overpowers Charros 8-1 to Take Series 3 Games to 2

The Aguilas de Mexicali overpowered the Charros 8-1 in the third game of the three game series behind the strong pitching of Javier Solano and four relievers. Solano gave up just 1 hit in six innings with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. Reliever Adrian Garza gave up the only Charros run in the top of the 9th. Ben Koslowski took the loss for Jalisco, giving up 5 runs on 8 hits in five innings.

The Aguilas scored a run in the bottom of the 3rd on a lead off double by Gil Velazquez and a single by Chris Roberson for the 1-0 Mexicali lead.

The Aguilas would score two more in the bottom of the 5th. Walter Ibarra singled and went to second on a walk to Dave Sappelt. Mike Jacobs singled to score Ibarra and Sappelt scored on a ground out to short by Luis Juarez. The Aguilas had a 3-0 lead.

Gil Velazquez led off the 6th for Mexicali by drawing a walk. Chris Roberson also waited out a walk and Mexicali had runners on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Ken Sigman replaced Kozlowski on the mound for Jalisco and walked Walter Ibarra to load the bases. Dave Sappelt singled to score Valezquez and Roberson. After Carlos Vazquez replaced Sigman, Luis Juarez hit a ground ball to third  that scored Ibarra. Xorge Carrillo doubled to score Juarez and the Aguilas led 7-0.

Mexicali scored again in the bottom of the 7th when Gil Velazquez doubled and scored on a ground out to second by Walter Ibarra for the 8th run in the game for Mexicali.

The Charros threatened in the top of the 9th. Leo Heras walked and after Japhet Amador popped up to the catcher, Cory Vaughn walked. Marquez Smith singled to load the bases with one out. Jose Felix singled to score Heras but Jesus Lopez struck out and Amadeo Zazueta grounded out to the pitcher to end the game