Jalisco Falls To The Venados 5-4

TITO POLO'S WALK OFF SINGLE WINS IT

Japhet Amador Returns to the Lineup

The Venados de Mazatlán topped the Charros last night on a 2 out single by Tito Polo that drove in Roberto Valenzuela with the winning run in the bottom of the 9th inning for the 5-4 win.

Benino Pruenda (1-1) got the win in relief and Edwin Salas (1-1) took the loss.

Mazatlán scored in the 1st inning when the Charros starter, Manuel Flores, threw a wild pitch that scored Brian Hernandez to give the Venados a 1-0 lead.

Jalisco tied the game in the top of the 2nd. Japhet Amador singled to lead off the inning. Agustin Murillo and Michael Choice walked to load the bases and Cacao Valdez singled to score Amador with the tying run.

Cacao Singles to Drive in a Run 

Five singles in the bottom of the 3rd inning led to 3 runs for the Venados and a 4-1 lead.

Japhet Amador drove in 2 runs with a single in the top of the 5th. The Charros scored 3 runs in the inning to tie the game at 4 all.

The game remained scoreless until Polo's single in the bottom of the 9th won the game for Mazatlán

Amador was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a run scored in his return to the Charros while Amadeo Zazueta was 2 for 4 with a run scored.

Polo was 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored and Cyle Hankerd 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Venados.

Figueroa Steals 2nd

Two more contests in Mazatlán before the Charros return home to face the Naranjeros de Hermosillo beginning on the 1st of November.

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Hermosillo 9, Los Mochis 4

The Naranjeros scored 4 runs in the 1st and 5 more runs in the 6th inning to beat the Caneros 9-4.  Roberto Ramos hit a grand slam and drove in 6 for Hermosillo to lead the way. Jose Amador was 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs for the Naranjeros. Yadir Drake homered for the Caneros. Marco Rivas (2-0) picked up the win and Manny Barreda (1-2) took the loss.

Culiacan 8, Navojoa 4

The Tomateros scored 5 times in the 3rd inning and coasted to an 8-4 win over the Mayos. Joey Meneses hit a 3 run home run in the inning to lead the charge. The bottom of the Mayos lineup, Victor Mendoza, Diego Madero and Alejandro Gonzalez were a combined 6 for 12 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored for Navojoa. Salvador Valdez (2-1) was the winning pitcher and Salvador Robles (0-2) took the loss.

Mexicali 10, Obregon 8

 The Aguilas got home runs from Ramon Rios and JC Linares to out slug the Yaquis 10-8. Justin Greene, Leo Heras and Nelson Perez homered for Obregon. Francisco Rodriguez (2-0) picked up the win and Jake Sanchez earned his 4th save. Matias Carrillo (0-1) was charged with a blown save and the loss.

Charros Fall To Yaquis 6-1

POOR PITCHING JALISCO'S ACHILLES HEEL

Homar Rojas, the Charros de Jalisco manager, needs to work out the kinks with his starting pitching and relievers. If the pitching doesn't turn around quickly, this season could very well be a repeat of last year when the Charros snuck into the playoffs on the last day of the season and were swept in the first round of the post season. The Charros pitchers have allowed 19 runs in their first 3 games. True, the Charros have scored 19 times but 18 of those runs came in the first game. Jalisco has scored 1 run in the last 18 innings, culminating in 2 losses.

Arturo Lopez

The Charros potentially explosive offense was held in check by Obregon's starter, Arturo \lopez, who scattered 6 hits over 5 2/3 innings. Three of those hits came in the top of the 2nd inning when consecutive singles by Art Charles, Cacao Valdez and Agustin Murillo produced the lone Jalisco run.

Murillo and Jonathan Aceves were both 2 for 4 on the night but the Charros were just 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position.

The Yaquis scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning. The first came on a wild pitch and the next 2 on a single to center by Matt Juengel.

Obregon added 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th. Sergio Contreras walked to lead off the inning followed by singles from Jose Felix and Justin Greene. Joey Wendle tripled to the right field corner to clear the bases for the 6-1 lead and the game.

3 Runs Score on Triple

Juengel and Contreras went 2 for 3 and Jose Felix added a 2 for 4 night for the Yaquis.

Daniel Guerrero was saddled with the loss for Jalisco while Arturo Lopez picked up the win for Obregon.

Two more games in Obregon before the Charros return home to face the Caneros de Los Mochis beginning on Tuesday the 18th of October.

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Los Mochis 10, Culiacan 2

The Caneros hit 4 home runs on their way to the 10-2 drubbing of the Tomateros de Culiacan.  JC Linares hit 2 of them with Isaac Rodriguez and Yadir Drake adding 1 each. Julian Arballo worked 5 innings for the win and Sean Gallagher took the loss for Culiacan.

Hermosillo 3, Navojoa 2

Matt Skole singled with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 9th for the walkoff 3-2 win over the Mayos de Navojoa. Eric Young Jr. and Efren Navarro were bot 3 for 5 in the win for Hermosillo. Yosmany Guerra was 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Mayos. Marcos Rivas got the win in relief for the Naranjeros while Carlos Felix took the loss. VIEW VIDEO OF MATT SKOLE'S SINGLE HERE.

Mexicali 6, Mazatlán 1

CJ Retherford at 1st

Ramon Rios continued his hot hitting (,714 through 3 games) with a 3 for 5 night and 2 runs scored. CJ Retherford was 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI as the Aguilas topped the Venados 6-1. Corey Brown was 3 for 4 for Mazatlán. Onelki Garcia pitched 6 innings holding the Venados scoreless on 4 hits while striking out 6 in the win. Jesus Sanchez allowed 4 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings in taking the loss.







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Vaqueros Score 3 In 10th To Drop Leones 10-7

The Vaqueros de la Laguna scored a run in the 9th on a single by Diego Madero to tie the game and then hit a triple and 3 consecutive doubles to score 3 runs in the 10th as the Vaqueros took the second game of a three game series against the Leones de Yucatan.

Thursday night's contest started out well for the Leones. They scored 4 times in the bottom of the 1st. After Juan Miranda's double plated Sergio Garcia and JC Linares for the 2-0 Vaquero lead, Corey Wimberly doubled to lead off the Leones half of the inning. Hector Gimenez followed with a one out double to center that scored Wimberly. Three batters later, Willy Aybar walked to load the bases. Israel Nunez singled to score Gimenez. Ricardo Serrano then singled to drive in Jesus Valdez and Aybar and Yucatan was on top 4-2.

Laguna took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 3rd. Singles by Sergio Garcia and JC Linares had men on first and third with one out. Juan Miranda singled to score Garcia. Angel Berroa grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Linares and Santiago Gonzalez doubled to the right field corner to plate Berroa for the Vaqueros lead.

After the Vaqueros added another run in the top of the 6th, Willy Aybar hit a double to lead off the bottom of the 6th for Yucatan and went to third on a single by Ricardo Serrano. Corey Wimberly doubled to drive in Gonzalez and Aybar and Ivan Araujo doubled to plate Wimberly for the 7-6 Leones lead.

Laguna tied the game, 7-7, in the 9th on a double by pinch hitter Jose Orozco and a single by Diego Madero, leading to the Vaqueros extra base hitting barrage in the 10th. With one out, Angel Berroa tripled. Following a pitching change for the Leones, Santiago Gonzalez doubled to drive in Berroa. Gilberto Galavis doubled to plate Gonzalez and Eduardo Gonzalez doubled to drive in Galavis as Laguna retook the lead 10-7.

Tony Pena Jr. set the Leones down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10th to pick up his 4th save of the year and preserve the win for Vaquero's relief pitcher Johan Yan (1-1). Anthony Ortega (1-1) was charged with his 2nd blown save took the loss for Yucatan.

Corey Wimberly was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Ricardo Serrano went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs in the loss for Yucatan.

9 of the 16 hits for the Vaqueros went for extra bases, eight doubles and one triple. Juan Miranda went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs, Santiago Gonzalez 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs, JC Linares 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and Angel Berroa 1 for 5 with a triple and an RBI.

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Mexico 6, Puebla 5
The Diablos got home runs from Japhet Amador and Ruben Rivera on the way to a 6-5 win over the Pericos. Carlos Vazquez (2-0) got the win with Juan Sandoval earning the save. David Dominguez (0-1) was charged with a blown save and took the loss.

Tabasco 9, Saltillo 7
The Olmecas took the lead for good in the 8th inning and held off the Saraperos 9-7 in Saltillo. Luis Durango went 3 for 6 with 3 RBIs for Tabasco. DH Refugio Cervantes was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for the Saraperos. Cesar Valdez (3-0) went 8 innings to pick up the win for the Olmecas while Edwin Salas (0-3) took the loss.

Veracruz 6, Aguascalientes 5
Esmailis Caridad (1-0) got the win in relief for the Aguilas as Victor Marte earned his 3rd save. Julian Arballo (2-2) suffered the loss for the Rieleros. Issmael Salas was 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Veracruz while Carlos Orrantia had a home run and 2 RBIs for the Rieleros.

Monclova 8, Quintana Roo 2
The Acereros hit 4 home runs in the game to overpower the Tigres 8-2. Juan Pena (3-0) picked up his third win of the year and Ivan Maldonado (1-1) took the loss. Olmo Rosario went 4 for 4 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 3 Runs scored for Monclova.

Ciudad del Carmen 5, Tamaulipas 0
Demetrio Gutierrez (2-1) and 2 relievers scattered 9 Broncos hits in the 5-0 shutout. Joel Vargas (0-2) took the loss. David Urias went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Delfines.

Monterrey 6, Campeche 4
The Sultanes had 14 hits, including a pinch hit 2 run home run by Edgar Quintere in the 8th inning to top the Piratas. Roberto Lopez homered for Campeche. Luis Vizcaino (1-0) got the win and Hassan Pena his 4th save of the year. Riardo Gomez (0-1) took the loss.

Oaxaca 11, Tijuana 8
The Guerreros scored 7 times in the 2nd inning and held on to beat the Toros 11-8. Erick Rodriguez was 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Oaxaca. Tijuana got home runs from Roman Pena and Miguel Olivo in the loss.

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

Laguna Tops Saltillo In 1st Game Of Double Header

In the first of 2 seven inning contests, the Vaqueros de la Laguna loaded the bases woth one out in the bottom of the 1st. Angel Berroa grounded into a 5-4 fielder's choice that scored Jose Orozco to give the Vaqueros a 1-0 lead.

Carlos Alvarez drew a lead off walk for the Saraperos in the top of the 3rd and went to third on an errant throw on a pick off attempt by Saltillo starter Felipe Arredondo. Alvarez scored on a sac fly by Ruben Gotay and the score was tied 1 all.

Ruben Gotay walked with two outs in the Saraperos 5th and came around to score on a bases loaded walk to Luis Terrero to put Saltillo up 2-1.

Oswaldo Morejon singled with one out in the bottom of the 5th, moved to second on an error by the Saraperos second baseman, went to third on a fly ball to center and scored on a wild pitch by the Saltillo relief pitcher, Edwin Salas. The Vaqueros had tied the score at 2.

The score remained tied until the bottom of the 7th. JC Linares singled with two outs. A Juan Miranda single put runners on first and third. Angel Berroa followed with a 3 run home run to left center to win the game and give the vistory to Tony Pena, Jr.. Gary Majewski suffered the loss for Satillo.

Angel Berroa HR courtesy Laguna Facebook

Angel Berroa was the big hitter for Laguna, going 1 for 4 with the home run while Oswaldo Morejon and JC Linares were both 2 for 4.

Luis Borges went 2 for 3 and Manny Rodriguez was 2 for 4 for the Saraperos.

In other Liga Mexicana de Beisbol games:

Saraperos 5, Laguna 1 (2nd game)
Santiago Gutierrez got the win and Luis Ramirez picked up his 2nd save of the year in the second game of the double header. Scott Maine took the loss giving up 4 runs in just 2 2/3 innings of work.

Rieleros 8, Acereros 6 (Completion of suspended game)
In the completion of Wednesdays suspended game, the Rieleros scored single runs in the 8th and 9th innings to top the Acereros de Monclova 8-6. Saul Soto had 2 jome rums for Aguascalientes and Elieza Ortiz went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs.

Acereros 15, Rieleros 14 (10 innings)
Monclova scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 10th as the Acereros took the regularly scheduled game with Aguascalientes 15-14. Olmo Rosario was 3 for 6 with a home run and 6 RBIs for Monclova while Antonio Lamas went 5 for 6 and Hector Garanzuay was 4 for 6 with 2 RBIs. Rene Reyes had a home run and 5 RBIs on a 3 for 5 night for the Rieleros and Saul Soto was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs.

Diablos 11, Broncos 10 (10 innings)
The Diablos Rojos hit 5 home runs and had 17 hits as they beat the Broncos de Reynosa 11-10 in 10 innings. The big hit of the night was the single by Gabriel Gutierrez that scored Sergio Gastelum in the bottom of the 10th for the game winning run. Samar Leyva had two round trippers for Mexico. Randy Ruiz had a 2 run home run for Reynosa. There were 12 runs scored in the last 2 innings of play including 9 runs in the 9th.

Aguilas 7, Delfines 2
Ignacio Montano worked 5 innings for the Aguilas de Veracruz to earn his 1st win of the year while Sergio Mora took the loss for Ciudad del Carmen. Issmael Salas was 3 for 3 for the Aguilas and Jose Chavez went 1 for 3 with a home run. David Urias was 2 for 4 and Jesus Vega 2 for 3 in alosing effort for the Delfines.

Olmecas 6, Piratas 2
Tabasco built a 6-2 lead after 3 innings to top Campeche. Luis Durango was 3 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Olmecas. Dave sappelt and Josh Fields were both 2 for 4 for the Piratas de Campeche. Leo Medrano got the win and Armando Rodriguez was credited with a save while Campeche's starter Jorge Castillo took the loss.

Pericos 4, Tigres 3
Puebla bounced back from their 1st loss of the year to top Quintana Roo 4-3. Andres Meza got the win and JC Romero notched a save while Rafael Perez was saddled with the loss. Luke Scott was 2 for 3 with a home run and Jon Del Campo went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Pericos. Jorge Vasquez went 1 for 4 with a home run for the Tigres.

Leones 6, Guerreros 2
Alejandro Astorga was the winning pitcher for Yucatan and Alejandro Soto took the loss for the visiting Guerreros de Oaxaca. Willy Aybar was 1 for 4 with a home run for Leones while Corey Wimberly went 3 for 5. Tim Torres had a home run for the Guerreros while Jaime brena, Mike Jacobs and Yunesky Snachez were all 2 for 4 .

Toros 7, Sultanes 4
The Toros de Tijuana remained undefeated, at 5-0, defeating the Sultanes de Monterrey 7-4 behind the pitching of Walter Silva and 5 relief pitchers. Miguel Olivo was 1 for 5 with a home run and Luis Suarez went 3 for 5 for the Toros. Max Ramirez was 3 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Monterrey.

Charros Into Finals With 5-3 Win Over Obregon

TAKE SERIES 4 GAMES TO 2

12,347 Attended The 6th Game / Bonnie Garrison Photo

The Yaquis de Obregon got to the Charros starter, Ben Koslowski in the top of the 2nd. With one out, Sergio Contreras was hit by a pitch and Said Gutierrez hit a ball deep up the middle that the Charros shortstop threw away and the Yaquis had runners on second and third. Contreras scored on a sac fly to center by Esteban Quiroz and Gutierrez scored on a single by Daniel Castro to give Obregon the early 2-0 lead.

Israel Nunez led off the 3rd for Jalisco with a double and went to third on a single by Eduardo Arredondo. Manny Rodriguez then hit a ground rule double to center that scored Nunez with Arredondo forced to stop at third. CJ Retherford hit into a 6-4-3 double play that scored Arredondo and the game was tied at 2.    

Manny Rodriguz Double In The 3rd / Bonnie Garrison Photo

Jalisco added a run in the 4th on a double by Jon Weber, a single by Marquez Smith and a sac fly to left by Jesus Lopez. The Charros had the 3-2 lead.

Manny Rodriguez led off the 5th with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Leo Heras. Rodriguez scored on a sac fly to right by CJ Retherford for the insurance run and a 4-2 lead.

CJ Retherford Drives In The 4th Run / Bonnie Garrison Photo

With one out in the Charros 8th, Jon Weber tripled to deep right center and scored on a sac fly to right by Marquez Smith for a 5-2 Charros lead.

Obregon got a run back in the top of the 9th when Corey Wimberly singled, stole second and scored on a single to center by JC Linares but it wasn't enough as Charros closer, Manny Acosta, got the final two outs for the save and the Charros were into the finals against either the Tomateros de Culiacan or the Aguilas de Mexicali that begins on Wednesday night.

During the year, the Charros were 4-5 against the Tomateros and 6-5 against the Aguilas.

Terence Marin picked up the win in relief of starter Ben Koslowski and Manny Acosta got the save. Arturo Lopez was saddled with the loss for the Yaquis. 

Starter Ben Koslowski / Bonnie Garrison Photo

Manny Acosta Picks Up The Save / Bonnie Garrison Photo

     

Good Pitching Gives Charros The Victory Over Obregon

FINAL SCORE CHARROS 4, YAQUIS 2

Juan Delgadillo got the win for the Charros on Wednesday, going 5 2/3 innings, giving up just 2 runs on 5 hits while striking out 4. Manny Acosta picked up his 2nd save of this postseason for Jalisco. Irwin Delgado took the loss for the Yaquis.

The Charros jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first on CJ Retherford's solo home run to left off of Yaquis starter Irwin Delgado.

In the 2nd, Jon Weber hit a one out single to right and went to third on a double by Jesus Lopez. Weber scored on a sac fly to left by Ivan Araujo to make the score 2-0 Charros.

Jon Weber drew a two out base on balls in the 4th and went to second on a single to deep short by Jesus Lopez. Weber scored on a single by Ivan Araujo to give the Charros a 3-0 lead after four innings.

The Yaquis fought back in their half of the 6th inning to cut the lead to 3-2. Carlos Valencia singled with two outs and scored in front of a home run by JC Linares.

Jalisco added an insurance run in the top of the 9th on a walk to Israel Nunez, a double by Leo Heras and a sac fly to left by Manny Rodriguez that plated Nunez and gave the Charros the final margin of victory at 4-2.