Veracruz tied the game at Diablos Score Late To Defeat Aguilas 2-1

The Diablos Rojos took on the Aguilas del Rojos at the Parque Deportivo Universitario Beta Avila on Saturday and came away with a 2-1 win.

Although neither starting pitcher figured in the decision, both pitched very well. Mexico's Marco Duarte went 6 2/3 innings giving up 1 run on 7 hits and struck out 5. Omar Vazquez went 5 innings for Veracruz allowing 1 run on 6 hits. Carlos Vazquez (1-0) got the win for the Diablos while Juan Sandoval picked up his 1st save. Norman Elenes (0-1) took the loss.

Roman Urias singled with one out in the top of the 1st for the Diablos and scored on Japhet Amador's single to left that put Mexico up 1-0.

Veracruz tied the game at 1 all in the bottom of the 4th. Jose Chavez doubled to left center and went to third on a 6-3 ground out by Luis Fonseca. Chavez scored on a sac fly by Ismael Salas.

In the top of the 8th, Jesus Fabela singled for Mexico. Carlos Figueroa hit into a fielder's choice for the second out. Ramon Urias then hit a line drive that the right fielder misplayed for an error that allowed Figueroa to score from first. The Diablos had a 2-1 lead. When Sandoval set the Aguilas down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th, Mexico had their 7th win of the year.

Ivan Terrazas was 2 for 4 and Roman Urias 2 for 3 for Mexico with Japhet Amador going 1 for 4 with the lone Diablos RBI.

Luis Fonseca was 2 for 4 on the night  for the Aguilas.

In Other Lmb Action:

Aguascalientes 3, Puebla 2
The Rieleros scored the go ahead run in the top of the 9th on a single by Jesus Castillo and Roy Corcoran struck out 2 of 3 batters he faced in the bottom of the 9th to get the save and preserve the win for Julian Arballo (2-1). Hugo Castellanos (0-1) took the loss. Saul Soto had a double, a home run and 2 RBIs for the Rieleros in the win.

Quintana Roo 10, Monterrey 2
The Tigres got home runs from Justin Gastelum , Raul Sanchez, and 2 from Jorge Cantu to defeat the Sultanes 10 to 6. Kelvin de la Cruz improved to 2-1 on the year while Oscar Armenta (1-2) suffered the loss.  Cantu went 3 for 4 with the 2 home runs and 4 RBIs for the Tigres.

Oaxaca 7, Saltillo (12 innings)
Alan Sanchez drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Guerrreros a 7-6 win over the Saraperos.  Mike Jacob was 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs scored for Oaxaca.  Manny Rodriguez went 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs for Saltillo.

Monclova 6, Ciudad del Carmen 4 ano
Jose Pena allowed 4 runs while striking out 6 to go to 2-0 for the Acereros and Bander Zambrano(0-2) took the loss. Raul Barron got his 3rd save.  Jose Ruiz and Antonio Lamas hit home runs for Monclova and Alex Valdez went 4 for 4 for the Delfines. 

Laguna 12, Campeche 3
The Vaqueros scored 3 runs in the 7th and 4 runs in the 8th to cruise past te Pirates 12-3.
DH Francisco Mendez was 1 for 5 with a 3 run home run and 5 RBIs for Laguna.  Roberto Lopez went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored for Campeche.

Tabasco 1, Tijuana 0
The Olmecas scored a run in the bottom of the 6th to beat the Torros and sweep the 3 game series.  Angel Araiza (1-0) pitched 6 innings of 3 hit ball for the win and Luis Ayala notched his 3rd save.  Jose Contreras (1-1) took the loss.

Yucatan 6, Tamaulipas 5
The Leones scored twice in the top of the 9th to overtake the Broncos for the win and improve to 8-5 on the year.  Hector Gimenez went 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for Yucatan and Jesus Valdez added a solo home run.  Cole Garner wen 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Broncos.

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.