Pitching Subdues Leones Bats In 9-1 Loss To Oaxaca

Sergio Valenzuela / Guerreros Facebook

The Guerreros de Oaxaca got some very good pitching from starter Sergio Valenzuela in their 9-1 victory over the Leones de Yucatan. Five of their twelve hits went for extra bases including two doubles, a triple and two home runs as the hometown Guerreros defeated the Leones in front of 2,644 spirited fans at Parque Eduardo Vasconcelos.

Oaxaca jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st on a walk to Jaime Brena and a 2 run home run over the wall in right center by Mike Jacobs.

The Guerreros added to their lead in the bottom of the 2nd when Erick Rodriguez singled and Luis Medina drew a base on balls. Both runners scored on a triple by Alan Sanchez to up the lead to 4-0. After Yancarlo Angulo was hit by a pitch, Mike Jacobs singled to drive in Sanchez and move Angulo to third. Oaxaca lead was 5-0 after two innings.

Luis Medina led off the bottom of the 4th with a single for Oaxaca. following a single by Alan Sanchez and a fielder's choice by Jaime Brena, Medina scored on a sac fly to center by Yancarlo Angulo to increase the Guerreros lead to 6-0.

Jose Aguilar hit a solo home run for the Leones in the top of the 6th for Yucatan's first and only run of the game to cut the lead to 6-1 Oaxaca.

The Guerreros put two men on with no outs in their half of the 6th. Luis Medina scored on a double by Jaime Brena to up the Oaxaca lead to 7-1.

Luis Medina at the plate / Guerreros Facebook

Jaime Brena led off the bottom of the 8th inning for Oaxaca getting hit by a pitch. Brena scored in front of Yancarlo's home run deep left center, a drive of over 385'. The Guerreros led 9-1, the eventual winning score.

Yancarlo Angulo / Guerreros Facebook

Luis Mendez worked the 8th and 9th innings for Oaxaca, giving up 3 hits and no runs while striking out 3 Leones preserving the win for Sergio Valenzuela (1-1). Valenzuela gave up 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings of work and striking out 4. Jesus Rodriguez (1-1) lasted just 1 2/3 innings for the Leones allowing 5 runs on 5 hits in the loss.

Alan Sanchez was 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs, Mike Jacobs 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Yancarlo Angulo 1 for 3 with 3 RBIs and Luis Medina 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored for the Guerreros.

Jose Aguilar was 1 for 4 on the night with a home run for the Leones and Ivan Araujo 2 for 4 in the loss.

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Ciudad del Carmen 4, Tabasco 2 (1st Game)
The Delfines scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th on a solo home run by Carlos Ibarra and a 2 run scoring single by Henry Rodriguez to beat the Olmecas in the 1st of 2 seven inning games to make up for the rainout on Wednesday. Rodriguez was 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs and Ibarra went 1 for 3 with the home run for del Carmen. Wilson Batista went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Olmecas. Demetrio Gutierrez (3-1) picked up the win while Luis Ayala (1-2) had a blown save and took the loss.

Tabasco 3, Ciudad del Carmen 2 (2nd Game)
The Olmecas built a 3-2 lead by the end of the 3rd and outlasted the Delfines by that score. Adan Amezcua doubled to drive in 2 for del Carmen while Jose Castillo went 1 for 2 with an RBI and Christian Quintero was 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs for Tabasco. Amilcar Gaxiola (1-1) got the win and Armando Rodriguez the save for the Olmecas. Baudel Zambrano (0-3) took the loss for the Delfines.

Aguascalientes 3, Monterrey 2
Julian Castro singled to score Saul Soto and Domingo Castro singled to drive in Rene Reyes in the top of the 2nd for a two run lead and the Rieleros won their 6th game in a row as they beat the Sultanes 3-2. Orlando Lara (3-0) was credited with the win and Roy Corcoran notched his league leading 9th save of the season. Marco Tovar (0-1) suffered the loss. Saul Soto went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Rieleros and drove in his league best 31st run. max Ramirez was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Monterrey.

Saltillo 5, Tamaulipas 1
Jesus Sanchez (1-0) scattered 6 hits over 6 innings of shutout ball to get the win for the Saraperos and Edgmer Escalona got his 1st save of the year. Paul Oseguera (1-1) took the loss. Luis Borges, Christian Zazueta and Jesus Cota were all 2 for 4 for Saltillo. Frank Diaz went 3 for 5 while Rodolfo Amador and Cole Garner were both 2 for 5 for the Broncos.

Quintana Roo 9, Puebla 5
Alfredo Amezaga hit a grand slam in the top of the 9th for the Tigres and although the Pericos scored 3 runs in their half of the 9th it wasn't enough as the Tigres beat Puebla 9-5 and maintained their lead in the Southern Division. Lead off hitter Justin Christian was 2 for 4 for the Tigres with 2 RBIs. Amezaga was 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Miguel Tejada went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Pericos. Pablo Ortega (5-0) earned the win while Hector Galvan (3-1) took the loss.

Campeche 7, Veracruz 0
Francisco Campos (2-3) pitched 6 innings of shutout baseball to get the win over the Aguilas 7-0. Tomas Solis (1-2) took the loss. Adan Velazquez was 1 for 3 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Dave Sappelt 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Piratas. The Aguilas managed just 2 hits off of 4 Pirata pitchers.

Mexico 11, Monclova 8
Japhet Amador hit 2 home runs in his 1st game back from the disabled list on a 2 for 4 night with 4 RBIs for the Diablos. Monclova was trailing 11-3 heading into the 8th inning and left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th in the loss. Ivan Terrazas was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Carlos Figueroa 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for Mexico. Travis Garcia went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs while Francisco Cordoba went 1 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Acereros. Yair Lozoya (3-1) got the win and Justin Klipp (0-2) took the loss.

Tijuana 3, Laguna 2
Enrique Trujillo scored on a single by Luis Suarez in the top of the 9th and Ramon Ramirez (2-0) picked up the win in relief as the Toros downed the Vaqueros 3-2. Johan Yan (1-2) was saddled with the loss. Eduardo Arredondo went 4 for 5 with an RBI and Suarez was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for Tijuana. Angel Berroa had a home run and 2 RBIs for Laguna.

Leones Take A Pounding From The Guerreros 14-3

The Leones de Yucatan traveled to Oaxaca to take on the Guerreros and when the dust had cleared on an explosive night, Yucatan found itself on the losing end of a 14-3 score. Jon Leicester (3-2) gave up 7 runs in 5 innings and saw his ERA jump over 1 1/2 runs per game, to 3.76, in the loss. Marlon Arias (1-3) worked 5 1/3 innings in the win, holding the Leones to 1 run on 7 hits while striking out 5.

Marlon Arias / Guerreros facebook

Yucatan opened the scoring in the top of the 2nd on a solo home run to deep right center by Ricardo Serrano, his 2nd of the year, for a 1-0 Leones lead.

Jaime Brena singled to lead off the bottom of the 4th for the Guerreros and scored in front of a Mike Jacobs home run as Oaxaca took a 2-1 lead. Yunesky Sanchez followed with a single and scored on a double to left center by Carlos Rivera. The Guerreros upped their lead to 3-1.

Erick Rodriguez, Jaime Brena and Alejandro Sanchez all singled to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the 5th for Oaxaca. Mike Jacobs then doubled to clear the bases and put the Guerreros up 6-1.

Oaxaca scored three more runs in the bottom of the 6th inning. After Mario Valenzuela singled to lead off the inning, Tim Torres reached base safely on a fielding error by the Leones second baseman. Valenzuela scored on a sac fly to left by Erick Rodriguez. Jaime Brena singled and scored, with Torres, on a double by Alejandro Gonzalez. The lead was now 9-1 Guerreros.

Hector Gimenez singled for Yucatan in the top of the 8th inning and came around to score  on a Jesus Valdez home run to right center that cut the Oaxaca lead to 9-3.

Tim Torres led off the Guerreros half of the 8th with a solo home run to give Oaxaca a 10-3 lead. Erick Rodrigues followed the home run with a double to right. Alex Sanchez drew a walk and Alejandro Gonzalez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Two batters later, pinch hitter Jose Martinez, worked the count full before hitting a grand slam over the 415' sign in center as Oaxaca took a 14-3 lead that wound up as the final score in the Guerreros win.

Mike Jacobs Home Run / Guerreros Facebook

Mike Jacobs was 2 for 5 with 5 RBIs, Martinez 1 for 1 with 4 RBIs and Alejandro Sanchez 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

Ricardo Serrano and Jesus Valdez hit home runs for the Leones. Valdez went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs while Kevin Flores and Israel Nunez were both 2 for 4 for Yucatan.

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Quintana Roo 4, Puebla 2
The Pericos used a run scoring ground out by Miguel Tejada and a solo home run by Sandy madera to go up 2-0 in the 1st but the Tigres responded with a 2 run home run by Jesus Esopinoza and RBIs by Raul Sanchez and Jorge Cantu to top Puebla 4-2. Ivan Maldonado (2-1) was the winning pitcher and Fernando Rodriguez picked up his 6th save.

Aguascalientes 6, Monterrey 0
Lorenzo Barcelo (3-1) pitched a 5 hit complete game shutout for the Rieleros as they topped the Sultanes 6-0. Javier Solano (1-3) took the loss. Danny Richar was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs, Saul Soto hit his league leading 9th home run of the year and Rene Reyes went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Rieleros.

Monclova 8, Mexico 3
The Acereros scored 7 runs in the first two innings, including home runs by Jose Amador and Flavio Romero to beat the Diablos Rojos 8-3. Romero also tripled on a 2 for 4 night with 4 RBIs. Amador was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs. Josh lowey (4-1) went 7 innings in the win and David Reyes (2-1) suffered the loss.

Veracruz 5, Campeche 3
5 Runs in the 1st was all the Aguilas needed to defeat the Piratas 5-3. Tony Abreu, Joel Galaragga, Humberto Sosa and Adelaido Martinez all drove in runs in the inning as the Aguilas sent 10 men to the plate. Ignacio Montano (2-1) picked up the win and Daryl Thompson (1-3) took the loss.

Tamaulipas 6, Saltillo 2
The Broncos scored 5 times in the bottom of the 7th to overcome the Saraperos 6-2. Rubem Agramon was 3 for 3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored and Cole Garner 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Broncos, manny Rodriguez was 1 for 3 with and RBI for saltillo. Edwin Salas (1-4) took the loss while Luis Daniel (1-1) got the win in relief for the Broncos.

Ciudad del Carmen 3, Tabasco 2 (10 innings)
The Delfines scored in the top of the 10th on a solo home run by Humberto Cota and Josh Lueke (3-0) got the win after a blown save in the 9th forced the game into extra innings. Luis Ayala (1-1) suffered the loss for the Olmecas.

Laguna 3, Tijuana 2
Miguel Olivo doubled in the top of the 9th and scored on a single by Roman Pena but it wasn't enough as the Vaqueros held on to beat the Toros 3-2. Ivan Zavala (3-1) picked up the win and Tony Pena Jr. earned his 5th save of the year. Juan Miranda walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 8th to put the Vaqueros up 3-1.