Mazatlan With Crushing Extra Inning Win Over Jalisco 9-6

VENADOS SCORE 5 RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 12th TO STUN CHARROS

The Venados de Mazatlan and Charros were tied at 4 through 9 innings before Mazatlan exploded for 5 runs in the top of the 12th to top Jalisco 9-6.

Mazatlan scored first with 2 runs in the top of the 2nd inning on a single by Samar Leyva that scored Anthony Giansanti and Kenny Wilson.

Jalisco responded with a run in the bottom of the 4th on a 4-3 ground out that scored Stephen to cut the lead to 2-1.

Edson Garcia

Edson Garcia tripled with two outs in the top of the 4th and scored on a throwing error by the Jalisco second baseman. Mazatlan led 3-1.

Japhet Amador doubled with two outs in the Charros half of the 5th to score Agustin Murillo. Cardullo drew a base on balls to load the bases. Yadir Drake walked to force in Manny Rodriguez to tie the game at 3. Amador scored on a wild pitch and Jalisco had their first lead of the game at 4-3.

Mazatlan scored a run in the 7th on a double by Garcia that drove in Sebastian Valle to tie the game at 4. Neither team was able to score in the 8th or 9th to bring on the extra innings.

The wheels fell off the wagon so to speak for Jalisco in the 12th. The Venados Sherman Johnson drew a lead off walk. After a sacrifice bunt, Brian Hernandez was intentionally walked. Alex Liddi then waited out a walk to load the bases with one out. Jesus Fabela was hit by a pitch to force in Johnson. Kenny Wilson singled to plate Hernandez and Liddi. Edgar Munoz singled to to drive in Fabela and Wilson. When the dust had settled, Mazatlan led 9-4.

Yadit Drake walked to begin the bottom of the 12th for Jalisco and scored in front of a home run off of the bat of Kevin Medrano that cut the lead to 9-6 but Jalisco would score no more and the Venados had the win by that score.

Kevin Medrano

Of the 16 pitchers used in the game, 8 by each side, Francisco Moreno (1-0)picked up the win for Mazatlan while Manuel Flores (0-1) took the loss for Jalisco.

These two teams are tied atop the LMP standings with identical 12-10 records with the rubber match of the series to be played on Thursday the 8th of November.

Aguilas Shut out Again as Venados Win 6-0

MEXICALI SCORELESS IN 3 OF THEIR LAST 5 GAMES

The Venados jumped on top early scoring twice in the top of the 2nd. Alex Liddi began the inning with a single and Anthony Giansanti drew a walk. A fly ball out advanced both runners. With runners at second and third, a single by Jesus Fabela scored Liddi and Giansanti for the 2-0 Mazatlan lead.

Sebastian Valle

Sebastian Valle launched a 2 run home run to left in the 4th that scored Fabela. Kenny Wilson followed with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Edson Garcia to increase the Venados lead to 5-0.

Mazatlan added a run in the 8th. Valle was hit by a pitch with 2 outs. Wilson singled and a single by Sherman Johnson scored Valle with the 6th and final run of the night. The Venados had the 6-0 shutout and improved to 11-8 on the season. This win, coupled with the Charros loss to Culiacan gives the Venados a share of 1st place in the LMP.

Konner Wade (3-0) tossed 6 innings of 3 hit shutout baseball while striking out 5. Frankie De La Cruz (0-1), on the other hand, gave up 5 runs on 5 hits and walked 3 in 3 1/3 innings on the mound to take the loss as the Aguilas fell to 8-10 on the year.

Konner Wade

Venados Double Up Tomateros 6-3

LEAGUE LEADING MAZATLAN IMPROVES TO 10-6 ON THE YEAR

Brian Hernandez

Sherman Johnson got things going for Mazatlan in the bottom of the 1st with a single and went to second on a wild pitch, With one out, Brian Hernandez singled to right to score Johnson for the 1-0 lead.

Singles by Luis Cruz and Issmael Salas in the top of the 4th put runners on the corners with 1 out for Culiacan. A ground out scored Cruz and a double by Ronnier Musteleir scored Salas as the Tomateros took a 2-1 lead.

Alex Liddi doubled to lead off the bottom of the 5th for the Venados. Samar Leyva singled to put runners at the corners with no outs. Following a strikeout, Kenny Wilson drew a 4 pitch base on balls to load the bases. With 2 outs, Edson Garcia singled to right to score Liddi and Leyva to give Mazatlan a 3-2 lead. The Venados would add a run in the 6th to increase their lead to 4-2.

A single, a walk and a sacrifice bunt had runners on second and third for the Tomateros in the top of the 7th. Pinch hitter Henry Ramos ground out 4-3  to score Antonio Lamas, as Culiacan cut the lead to 4-3.

With one out in the bottom of the 7th, Hernandez doubled to score Johnson for the 5-3 lead and Jesus Fabela singled to score Hernandez for the final 6-3 win for Mazatlan.

Walter Silva

Walter Silva (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Evan Marshall earned his 5th save of the season. Daniel Rodriguez (0-2) worked 4 2/3 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in taking the loss for the 7-9 Tomateros.

Hermosillo Needs Extra Innings to Beat Mazatlan 3-2

BRYCE BRENTZ WITH A WALK OFF SINGLE IN 10TH

Bryce Brentz Walk Off Single

Bryce Brentz drove in all 3 runs for the Naranjeros going 2 for 5 on the night.

After taking a 2-1 lead in the 4th, the Naranjeros looked set to win their second day of the year. Until the top of the 9th that is. Hermosillo was 1 out away from victory when Edson Garcia tripled to right. Garcia scored on a by Asael Sanchez and the game was tied. But the tension wasn't over yet. Mazatlan loaded the bases with 2 outs but Sherman Johnson struck out swinging for the last out and extra innings.

The Venados got a man on in the top of the 10th but a double play ended the inning.

Eric Young Jr. led off the bottom of the 10th with a single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jorge Flores. Irving Lopez was intentionally walked. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Jose Amador flew out to short center preventing a tag up play. Roberto Ramos was intentionally walked to set up a force at any base. Bryce Brentz stroked an 0-1 pitch to right that scored Young for the walk off win for Hermosillo.

Wilmer Rios (1-0) was the beneficiary of of the walk off single in getting the win. Reed Garrett was charged with his second blown save of the year. Manny Corpas (0-1) took the loss for Mazatlan.

With the win, Hermosillo improved to 2-6 on the season while the Venados de Mazatlan fell to 5-3.

Naranjeros Over Venados 11-10 in 13 Innings

WALK OFF SINGLE BY CEDRIC HUNTER WINS IT FOR HERMOSILLO

Cedric Hunter with the Walk Off

The game looked like it was over after the bottom of the 1st inning when Hermosillo scored 7 times but Mazatlan answered with 6 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd and tied the game at 7 with a run in the top of the 4th.

After falling behind 10-7 in the 8th, the Venados tied the game again in the top of the 9th. Alex Liddi doubled to center to score Asael Sanchez. Liddi went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground ball out. Sherman Johnson singled, stole second and scored on a single by Edson Garcia.

With the score tied at 10, neither team was able to score through the top of the 13th.

In the bottom half of the 13th, Jasson Atondo reached on a fielding error and went to second on a single by Danny Espinosa. After Roberto Ramos struck out for out number 2, Cedric Hunter stroked a 2-1 pitch to left for a single that scored Atondo with the winning run.

The two teams used 21 pitchers in the game with the Venados using 11 and the Naranjeros using 10. This set a new Liga Mexicana del Pacifico record for the number of pitchers used (by both teams) in a game. Adrian Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win for the Naranjeros and Brandon Cunniff (0-1) suffered the loss.

The game took 6 hours and 17 minutes to complete. It's not clear how many of the 12,429 fans that came to Estadio Sonora for the start of the game were there when the game concluded at 1:49 AM local time.

The Naranjeros improved to 4-2 on the season as the Venados fell to 1-5.

Yucatan Sweeps Puebla With 8-2 Victory

TIGRES LOSS TO OAXACA DROPS THEM 1 1/2 GAMES BACK

The Leones used good pitching and timely hitting to best to Pericos 8-2 and sweep the series from the Pericos in Puebla.

Jesus Rodriguez (6-2) pitched 6 scoreless innings to get the victory as the Leones built an early 8-0 lead before the Pericos scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning.

Yucatan jumped out on top in the 1st as the leadoff batter, Edson Garcia, drew a walk and singles by Kevin Flores, Albino Contreras and Jesus Valdez put the Leones up 2-0 before the Pericos came to bat.

In the top of the 4th, Humberto Cota drew a 2 out walk and came around to score on a double to left by Edson Garcia. The Leones lead was now 3-0.

Jesus Valdez Scores for Yucatan

Jesus Valdez doubled with one out in the top of the 5th inning for Yucatan. Hector Gimenez drew a base on balls and Valdez scored on a ground rule double to left by Ricardo Serrano. After a pitching change, Puebla elected to walk Jesus Lugo intentionally to load the bases. Humberto Cota then waited out a walk to bring home Gimenez and the Leones had  5-0 lead.

3 consecutive singles in the top of the 9th inning led to a Yucatan score and when Humberto Cota walked, Hector Gimenez scored to up the score to 7-0. Kristian Delgado singled to drive in Ricardo Serrano with the final Leones run and an 8-0 lead.

Ivan Jimenez tripled to lead off the bottom of the 9th for the Pericos and scored on a single by Jesus Arredondo to break the shutout and narrow the gap to 8-0. Cesar Tapia doubled to left to score Arredondo for the final score of 8-2.

Mauricio Lara (5-8) gave up 5 runs on 8 hits with 3 walks to take the loss for Puebla.

Jesus Valdez went 5 for 5 with an RBI and 2 runs scored for Yucatan while teammate Ricardo Serrano was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs.

Jesus Arredondo was 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Pericos.

IN OTHER LMB ACTION

Oaxaca 10, Quintana Roo 8
The Guerreros withstood a 5 run rally by the Tigres in the top of the 9th and held on for a 10-8 win. Francisco Peguero hit his 3rd home run in 2 games for the Tigres, a grand slam in the 9th, but it wasn't enough. The Guerreros pounded out 15 hits and 2 home runs in the game. With the loss, the Tigres fell 1 1/2 games behind Yucatan for the top spot in Zona Sur.

Monterrey 5, Mexico 1
The Sultanes got 7 good innings from Marco Tovar (9-3) as Monterrey topped the Diablos 5-1. David Reyes (9-6) took the loss. Monterrey used home runs by Missael German and Felix Perez to overpower Mexico.

Aguascalientes 14, Monclova 4
The Rieleros  jumped out to an 11-0 lead and coasted to a 14-4 win over the Acereros. Julio DePaula (4-3) earned the win and Enrique Lechuga (4-8) took the loss. Saul Soto went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for the Rieleros.

Tijuana 12, Tamaulipas 0
Barry Enright (7-3) pitched 6 shut out innings to get the win in the Toros 12-0 victory over the Broncos. Omar Espinosa (4-8) took the loss. Carlos Valencia had a 3 run home run and Miguel Olivo was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Toros.

Tabasco 5, Ciudad del Carmen 2
The Olmecas snapped their 9 game losing streak with the 5-2 win over he Delfines. Tabasco scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie and Luis Ayala shut down del Carmen in the bottom of the 9th to pick up his 17th save and give Rodolfo Aguirre (6-4) the win. Gaudencio Aguirre (5-3) took the loss. Said Gutierrez was 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 runs scored for the Olmecas.

Campeche 7, Veracruz 6
The Piratas went up 7-1 in the 5th and withstood the Aguilas comeback attempt to win 7-6. Rolando Valdez (4-0) got the win and Fernando Nieve notched his 9th save of the year. Fenando Flores was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Campeche while Jesus Espinosa was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 RBIs for the Aguilas.

Saltillo 3, Laguna 2
The Saraperos scored 3 times in the bottom of the 8th to beat the Vaqueros 3-2. Saltillo scored on a single by Manny Rodriguez, a double by Jon Del Campo and a wild pitch by Tony Pena Jr., the league leader in saves, who took the loss. Robert Suarez (5-0) picked up the win in relief.

Jalisco Takes game 2 of Series With Yaquis, 7-1

Game two of the series with Obregon on Tuesday the 23rd of December went to the Charros by a 7-1 score. Orlando Lara is now 7-3 on the year with the win and Japhet Amador hit his 13th home run of the season.

Manny Rodriguez singled and scored on a single to center by Leo Heras that the Yaquis center fielder mis played and threw away trying to get Rodriguez at home. Heras went to third on the throw. After Japhet Amador walked, CJ Retherford hit a grounder to third that scored Heras for the quick 2-0 Charros lead.

Christian Villanueva hiy a solo home run to left for Obregon in the bottom of the 1st that proved to be the only run the Yaquis would score on the day.

The Charros exploded for 4 runs in the top of the 5th. Ivan Araujo walked to lead off the inning. Amadeo Zazueta struck out but Edson Garcia was hit by a pitch to put two runners on for Jalisco. Manny Rodriguez skyed out to center moving Araujo to third. With Leo Heras up the Charros pulled off a double steal with Araujo swoping home and Garcia taking second. Heras reached when the Yaquis left fielder dropped a fly ball that scored Garcia. Japhet Amador followed with a 2 run shot to center and the Jalisco lead was up to 6-1.

Fernando Valenzuela walked to lead off the 9th for Jalisco and scored on 3 wild pitches by the Obregon reliever, the Charros would win this game 7-1.

Charros Sweep Navojoa with 5-2 Victory

The Charros de Jalisco swept the three game series with the Mayos de Navojoa with a 5-2 victory on Sunday night. Ivan Zavala pitched the 8th inning for the Charros to pick up the win while Brian Broderick notched his 16th save of the year.

Jalisco scored two runs in the top of the1st. Eduardo Arredondo singled to right and Manny Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Leo Heras laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance the runners. Japhet Amador singled to center to score Arredondo and Rodriguez for the quick 2-0 Charros lead.

The Mayos got a run back in their half of the 1st on a single by Alan Sanchez and a one out double to left by Jose Chavez that scored Sanchez to cut the Charros' lead to 2-1.

Tim Fedroff led off the bottom of the 2bd for Navojoa with a single to right. After Carlos Orrantia struck out, Fernando Flores doubled to score Fedroff and the score was tied at 2.

There would be no more runs scored by either team until the top of the 9th. Jose Lopez replaced Esteban Haro on the mound for Navojoa and got the first two batters out on fly balls to the outfield. The third batter, CJ Retherford, doubled and scored on a double to right by Edson Garcia. Jesus Lopez then singled to put runners on the corners with two outs. Lopez stole second and Garcia and Lopez both scored on a throwing error by the Navojoa shortstop on a ground ball. That made it a 5-2 ball game as Broderick pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning to give the win to Zavala.

Ivan Zavala, normally an 8th inning set up man, got the win to go to 1-0 on the year with a 2.70 ERA while Jose Lopez took the loss for the 19-37 Mayos.

Edson Garcia was 1 for 1 with a double and an RBI after replacing Jesus Cota in left field. Japhet Amador was 1 for 4 with his 46th RBI of the year. CJ Retherford went 2 for 4 to up his batting average to .368 on the season.

The Charros are now 10 games over .500 at 33-23 and 12-9 for the second half. Jalisco is one full game ahead of both Mexicali and Culiacan for the overall Liga Mexicana del Pacifico lead.  

Jalisco Takes Game 2 Of Mazatlan Series 5-0

Adrian Ramirez struck out the side in the top of the 9th to preserve the Charros' win for Graham Godfrey, a 5-0 shutout of the Venados de Mazatlan.

Jalisco started the scoring in the 1st when Leo Heras drew a walk, stole second and came around to score when the Venados catcher, Hector Peaz threw wildly to second. One batter, one run and the Charros led 1-0.

Jesus Lopez doubled to lead off the bottom of the 3rd for the Charros. Cory Vaughn popped up to the catcher but Japhet Amador drew a four pitch walk. Marquez Smith was hit by a pitch to load the bases with one out. Gabriel Gutierrez hit a sac fly to left to score Lopez. Jose Felix then singled to score Amador and the score was 3-0 Jalisco.

In the bottom of the 4th, Amadeo Zazueta singled to start the inning. Edson Garcia followed with a single and Zazueta stopped at second. Leo Heras singled to load the bases with no outs. Jesus Lopez hit into a 6-4-3 double play that scored Zazueta and got Garcia to third. Cory Vaughn walked. The Mazatlan pitcher, Fredy Quintero unleashed a wild pitch that scored Garcia for the 5-0 Jalisco lead and the final margin of victory.

Graham Godfrey picked up his third win of the season, pitching 7 strong innings giving up 6 hits and walking 1, while striking 5. Godfrey lowered his ERA to 1.57. Carlos Vazguez, Hugo Castellanos and Adrian Ramirez held the Venados hitless over the final two innings of the ballgame.

Jose Felix, Amadeo Zazueta and Edson Garcia, the 7, 8 and 9 hitters in the lineup for Jalisco all went 2 for 4 on the night. Marquez Smith was 1 for 3 with a double while Jesus Lopez was 1 for 3 with a double and a run scored.

The Charros improve to 13-9 on the year while Mazatlan falls 1/2 game behind Jalisco at 12-9. The Yaquiz de Obregon lost the 1st game of a double header to the Tomateros de Culiacn to fall to 12-8, statistically tied with the Charros for first place in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico