Leones' Road To The 2015 Playoffs

Since winning the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Championship in 2006, the Leones struggled in the playoffs from 2007 through 2010. The team lost in the finals in 2007, lost the Zona Sur Championship round in 2008 and lost in he 1st round in 2009 and 2010.

The Leones did not qualify for the league playoffs from 2011 - 2014. At the end of the 2013 season the ownership decided changes had to be made. They fired their manager, Daniel Fernandez and hired Matias Carrillo. After a losing season in 2014, Carrillo was let go and a former Leones player with little managerial experience, Wilfredo Romero, was hired for the 2015 season. Romero was a player on the 2006 LMB Championship team.

Fernandez' team had missed the 2013 playoff by 5 games, finishing 6th of 8 teams in the Zona Sur. Things did not go well in 2014 as the team finished 8 games out of the playoffs and 7th out of 8 teams. Carrillo was fired and Romero hired in October of 2014.

Typical Merida Crowd/Leones facebook

In 2015, Romero and the Leones have turned things around. The team finished the regular season in 1st place in the Zona Sur of the LMB, 1 1/2 games ahead of the Tigres de Quintana Roo. Yucatan's record of 66-46 is a twenty game improvement over 2014.

The Leones change in their record from 2014 to 2015 was dramatic. In 2014, Yucatan finished 10th in the league in batting average, 14th in hits, 8th in doubles, 13th in home runs and 15th in RBIs. Conversely in 2015, the team is 6th in batting average (at .291), 3rd in hits (1105), 3rd in doubles (211), 3rd in triples (18) and 4th in RBIs (562). They also finished 4th in steals with 77, pointing to a speedier team that is more aggressive on the base paths.

At the same time the pitching improved dramatically. In 2014 the Leones pitchers were 14th in wins, 9th in ERA, 13th in strikeouts and 12th in WHIP (Walks plus Hits / Innings Pitched) The pitching staff in 2015 is 2nd in wins (66), 1st in ERA (3.77), 1st in shutouts (14), 5th in walks allowed (358) and 1st in WHIP (1.34).

Marco Quevedo
team leader in Wins
ERA and WHIP

Good players can make a manager look good but the turn around in just one year can and does justify accolades for Romero. If the Diablos Rojos del Mexico, under Miguel Ojeda, had not finished with 73 victories, the most in league history, Romero would have been a shoo-in for Manager of the Year in the LMB.

Jose Aguilar

The Leones are loaded with talent. Second baseman Jaime Pedroza hit .305 on the year playing the second half. Hector Gimenez, from Venezuela, hit .301 with 20 home runs and 77 RBIs. Jose Aguilar had 8 home runs and 57 RBIs while batting .299.

The two biggest stars for the Leones though, were Corey "El Flow" Wimberly and Jesus "Cacao" Valdez. Wimberly, from the US, led the league in runs scored with 97, hit .340, stole 34 bases and had 15 assists from his centerfield position. He also led the league in being hit by a pitch 24 times.

Corey Wimberly

Jesus Valdez
BA .363 leads
the league

Valdez, hailing from the Dominican Republic led the league in batting average, hitting .363 on the year with 7 home runs and 98 RBIs. Had Japhet Amador not had a monster year at the plate, hitting 41 home runs and driving in 117 runs, Valdez would have been a serious contender for the LMB Most Valuable Player.

As it is, Wimberly and Valdez finished in a tie, based on fan voting, for the Leones MVP.

The pitching improved for 2015 but as any fan will tell you, pitching wins games but hitting fills the seats!

One fact that is all telling about a team's success is attendance. From 2011 through 2014 the attendance at Estadio de Beisbol Kukulkan Alamo had steadily fallen until just 225,404 (4,600/game) crossed through the turnstiles in 2014. The winning in 2015 brought the fans back in droves. 528,351 fans, or 8,755 per game, passed through the gates to watch the Leones.

The playoffs begin on Sunday with the Piratas de Campeche and the Pericos de Puebla in a one game playoff to determine who will play the Leones in a 7 game series beginning on Tuesday the 18 of August. The Guerreros de Oaxaca travel to Cancun to take on the Tigres de Quintana Roo in the other playoff of the Zona Sur. As long as the Leones keep on winning the road to the 2015 Division Championship will go through Merida.  

Delfines Take 3rd Game Of Series With The Leones 4-2

Ciudad del Carmen never trailed in their 4-2 win over the Leones in Merida. Adrian Guzman scattered 9 hits and gave up 2 runs in 5 2/3 innings to give his team a chance to put the game away. Ecubiel Gonzalez (3-1) got the win in relief and Josh Lueke notched his 24th save.

Henry Gonzalez got things rolling for the Delfines in the top of the 1st inning, getting hit by a pitch, stealing 2nd, moving to third on a fly ball to right and scoring on a single by Francisco Lugo. Delfines 1, Leones 0.

Yucatan answered in the bottom of the 5th. Corey Wimberly reached on a throwing error by the del Carmen shortstop and stopped at third on a double by Jaime Pedroza. Wimberly scored on a sac fly to right by Jesus Valdez to tie the score at 1.

The Delfines scored their second run, in the top of the 6th, without the benefit of a hit. Gilberto Meija led off the inning by drawing a base on balls. He moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Freddy Guzman, stole third and scored on a sac fly by Henry Rodriguez. The Delfines led 2-1.

Hector Gimenez hit a solo home run to left in the bottom of the 6th for the Leones to tie the game at 2 apiece.

Francisco Moreno hit a one out single in the top of the 8th inning for del Carmen and scored in front of a home run by Gilberto Mejia for the final 4-2 win by the Delfines.

Hector Navarro (4-3) took the loss for Yucatan.

The Tigres de Quintana Roo beat the Piratas de Campeche to move within 1 1/2 games of the Leones with 2 games to play. The final two games of the season for Yucatan are with the Tigres in Merida. The Leones need to win one of the two games to become the champions of the Zona Sur of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.

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Mexico 9, Aguascalientes 1
Japhet Amador drove in his league leading 116th and 117th runs on a 2 for 3 night as Mexico topped Aguascalients 9-1. Ramon Urias was 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Ivan Terrazas went 3 for 3 for the Diablos. Saul Soto went 2 for 3 for the Rieleros. Mexico won their 72nd game of the year to solidify their best record in the LMB.

Veracruz 2, Puebla 0
Manuel Flores (8-6) tossed 8 innings of 3 hit ball for the win against the Pericos and Juan Perez picked up his 2nd save of the year. Andres Meza (6-6) took the loss. Juan Moreno was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Aguilas.

Laguna 9, Tamaluipas 2
The Vaqueros got home runs from Oswaldo Morejon, Juan Miranda and Jose Orozco to top the Broncos 9-2. Salvador Valdez (6-7) went six innings for the win and Oswaldo Pacheco (0-3) took the loss.

Quintana Roo 6, Campeche 4
The Tigres scored 3 times in the bottom of the 8th to come from a 4-3 deficit to a 6-4 win over the Piratas. Esteban Quiroz hit a bases clearing 3 run double and 3 RBIs on the night. The Piratas got home runs from Adan Valazquez, CJ Retherford and Fernando Flores for their 4 runs.

Monterrey 7, Monclova 5
Felix Perez went 1 for 4 with a 2 run home run and Edgar Quintero had a home run in 3 at bats as the Sultanes beat the Acereros 7-5. Hernando Arredondo hit a pinch hit 2 run home run for Monclova in the loss.

Oaxaca 3, Tabasco 1  (10 innings)
Yancarlo Angulo hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th, Mario Valenzuela doubled and pinch runner Alejandro Gonzalez scored on a single by Mike Jacobs as the Guerreros topped the Olmecas 3-1 in 10 innings. Manny Corpas (6-3) got the win and Rodolfo Aguirre (6-5) took the loss.

Saltillo 6, Tijuana 5
Christian Zazueta went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the saraperos in their 6-5 victory over the Toros. iguel Olivo was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs for Tijuana. Luis De La O (1-2) picked up the win in relief and Robert Suarez notched his 23rd save. Jose Manuel Lopez (3-4) took the loss.

Delfines Shut Out Again By Leones, 4-0

25 CONSECUTIVE INNINGS WITHOUT A RUN FOR THE DELFINES

Following the marathon 14 inning 1-0 win over the Delfines on Monday, Yoanner Negrin (4-1) and four relief pitchers shut out the Delfines 4-0 on Tuesday. The Delfines have not scored in 25 consecutive innings since scoring a run in the bottom of the 7th inning against the Olmecas de Tabasco on Sunday.

Yoanner Negrin / Leones Facebook

Jesus Valdez got things going for the Leones in the bottom of the 4th inning with a solo home run to left that put Yucatan on top 1-0.

With one out in the bottom of the 5th, Kevin Flores singled and took third when the Delfines first baseman booted a ground ball hit by Corey Wimberly. Wimberly then stole second. Flores and Wimberly scored on a single to left by Jose Aguilar to make the score 3-0 Leones.

Yucatan scored their final run in the bottom of the 8th inning as Jesus Valdez led off with a single, moved to second on a 5-3 ground out by Luis Garcia and scored on a single to right by Ricardo Serrano.

Jesus Valdez HR / Leones facebook

The Leones pitchers held the Delfines to 6 hits and no runs while striking out 10.

Tiago Da Silva (2-6) gave up 9 hits and 3 runs while pitching 6 innings in a losing effort.

The Tigres de Quintana Roo split a double header with the Piratas de Campeche and fell 2 1/2 games behind the Leones in the race for 1st place in the Zona Sur division of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.

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Quintana Roo 5, Campeche 1 (1st Game)
The Tigres won the opening game of a double header with the Piratas behind Jorge Cantu's 2 home runs, including a grand slam in the 3rd inning, and 5 RBIs. Adrian Ramirez (6-5) got the win while Francisco Campos (6-10) took the loss.

Campeche 5, Quintana Roo 1 (2nd Game)
The Piratas scored 3 times in the 1st inning, 2 on a home run by Alfredo Silverio, and went on to beat the Tigres 5-1 in the night cap of the double header. Evan Maclane (2-2) picked up the win and Pablo Ortega (12-7) took the loss.

Mexico 18, Aguascalientes 4
The Diablos scored 18 runs, 17 in the last 4 innings, to pound the Rieleros 18-4. Ramon Urias went 2 for 4 with 5 RBIs and Emmanuel Avila was 2 for 5 with 4 RBIs for Mexico. Cesar Del Angel was 1 for 1 with a pinch hit 3 run home run in the 9th for the Rieleros.

Puebla 8, Veracruz 0
In a game delayed by rain several times, the Puebla starter, Edwin Salas (6-4) and Jaime Lugo shut out the Aguilas on 4 hits in the 8-0 win. Miguel Tejada was 3 for 4 with an RBI and Cesar Tapia went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Pericos.

Monterrey 7, Monclova 3
Felix Perez went 3 for 4 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in the Sultames 7-3 win over the Acereros. Antonio Lamas was 2 for 5 with a triple for Monclova. Freddy Garcia (4-3) went 8 innings for the Sultanes for the win. Anthony Capra (3-3) gave up 5 runs, walked 4 and gave up a home run in 2 1/3 innings to take the loss.

Laguna 4, Tamaulipas 1
Danny Gutierrez (4-2) worked 8 innings, allowing 1 run while walking 2 and striking out 8 in the Vaqueros 4-1 win over he Broncos. Julio Muniz (1-2) took the loss. Francisco Mendez was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI for Laguna while Rosario Irazoqut went 3 for 4 with a run scored for Tamaulipas.

Tabasco 2, Oaxaca 0
Cesar Valdez (11-6) threw a complete game, 3 hit shut out for the 2-0 win in front of the home crowd. Valdez struck out 12 Guerreros in the win. Alejandro Soto (7-6) took the loss. Luis Durango went 3 for 4 with a run scored for the Olmecas while Max Ramirez and Ricky Alvarez drove in the runs for Tabasco.

Tijuana 4, Saltillo 3
Dustin Martin was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs including a go ahead solo home run in the bottom of the 8th as the Toros beat the Saraperos 4-3. Tijuana used 7 pitchers with Jose Lopez (3-3) picking up the win and Mario Mendoza recording his 6th save. Johan Yan (2-6) was charged with his 4th blown save of the year and suffered the loss.

Walk Off Single Gives Yucatan 1-0 Win In 14 Innings

JESUS VALDEZ COMES THROUGH WITH BASES LOADED SINGLE

Valdez Singles in the 14th / Leones Facebook

The Leones and Delfines used a total of 16 pitchers in a 14 inning game on Monday. 9 del Carmen hurlers gave up 14 hits to Yucatan but kept them scoreless until the bottom, of the 14th. 7 Leones pitchers allowed just 3 hits by the Delfines.

del Carmen's first scoring opportunity came in the top of the 6th when David Urias and Gilberto Mejia singled with one out but the Leones pitcher, Alejandro Astorga got Francisco Lugo to ground into a 6U-3 double play to end the inning.

Yucatan was held hitless until the bottom of the 6th inning when singles by Israel Nunez and Jose Aguilar put runners on the corners with one out. Aguilar was caught trying to steal second base. Jaime Pedroza was hit by a pitch and Jose Valdez walked to load the bases nut Hector Gimenez struck out to end the threat.

The Leones had scoring chances in the 9th, 10th and 11th innings but were unable to capitalize on the opportunities and the game remained scoreless.

Corey Wimberly was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the 12th for Yucatan. Jaime Pedroza was intentionally walked and Jesus Valdez worked an 8 pitch at bat into a walk to load the bases with one out. After a pop up by Hector Gimenez for the second out, Albino Contreras lined out to the second baseman to end the inning.

The Delfines used 2 walks to put runners at first and third with one out in the top of the 14th. When Francisco Lugo was hit by a pitch to load the bases he started towards the mound and the Leones catcher, Carlos Mendivil pushed Lugo away from the pitcher and towards first base. The exchange became heated and the home plate umpire ejected both Lugo and Mendivil from the game. The Delfines were unable to score when Henry Rodriguez struck out and Alex Valdez popped u to third to end the threat.

Corey Wimberly tripled to lead off the bottom of the 14th for the Leones. Jose Aguilar was hit by a pitch and Roman Rivera was intentionally walked to load the bases for Jesus Valdez, a .363 hitter. Valdez delivered a single to left to score Wimberly with the winning run.

Wimberly scores / Leones Facebook

Manuel Rodriguez (4-0) picked up the win in relief and Roman Rivera (4-1) was charged with the loss.

The win puts the Leones up by 2 games over the idle Tigres in the Zona Sur with 5 games left to play.

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Aguascalientes 8, Mexico 7
The Diablos, owners of the best record in the LMB, dropped their 3rd straight game, 8-7, to the Rieleros. Manny Delcarmen (6-3) gave up 2 runs in the 8th inning and was charged with a blown ave and the loss. Waldis Joaquin (4-3) got the win. Jesus Castillo was 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Rieleros.

Veracruz 2, Puebla 1
Jose Pina (7-9) gave up 1 run on 6 hits in 6 innings while striking out 6 to get the 2-1 win over the Pericos. Ricardo Gomes notched his 18th save. Hector Galvan (7-7) took the loss. Juan Moreno was 2 for 3 and drove in both runs for the Aguilas.

Monclova 12, Monterrey 5
Jose Amador was 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBIs for the Acereros in the 12-5 win over the Sultanes. Eder Salcedo added 3 RBIs while going 2 for 5 and Brett Harper had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Chris Roberson was 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for Monterrey. With the loss the Sultanes were officially eliminated from the Zona Norte race.

Tamaulipas 13, Laguna 3
The Broncos pounded out 20 hits in their 13-3 win over the Vaqueros. Nick Van Stratten was 4 for 6 with a home run and a double driving in 3 runs and Rodolfo Amador went 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Tamaulipas.

Tabasco 3, Oaxaca 2
The Olmecas got a walk off, bases loaded single from Christian Quintero to beat the Guerreros 3-2. Erick Rodriguez was 1 for 3 with a home run for Oaxaca. Armando Rodriguez (4-3) got the win while Adalberto Flores (6-5) suffered the loss.

Tijuana 5, Saltillo 0
Fabio Castro (3-1) worked 7 innings allowing 4 hits, walking 1 and striking out 2 to get the win in the 5-0 shutout of the Saraperos. Linder Castro (4-8) took the loss. Oscar Robles was 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Toros. Adan Munoz went 2 for 3 and added an RBI>

Leones Lose 2-1 To Piratas de Campeche

A mistake by Yucatan reliever Eder Llamas, on a 1-1 pitch to Paul Leon, resulted in a solo home that proved to be the difference in the 2-1 Campeche win. Leon added a single and a double on a 3 for 3 night with 2 runs scored for the Piratas. Llamas (2-2) took the loss. Hector Velazquez (3-1) pitched 6 innings of 1 run ball to record the win for Campeche. Ricardo Gomez picked up his 7th save of the year.

Ivan Araujo hit a one out single in the bottom of the 1st and went to third when Hector Gimenez doubled to center field. Araujo scored on a ground ball out to second base by Jesus Valdez and the Leones jumped on top 1-0.

Juan Delgadillo / Leones Facebook

The Yucatan starter, Juan Delgadillo, ran into trouble in the top of the 5th inning. With two outs he gave up a double to Paul Leon and walked Maxwell Leon. After a visit to the mound by the Leones manager, Adan Velazquez singled to right to score Paul Leon and the Piratas had tied the score at 1.

Paul Leon's home run in the top of the 7th proved to be the winning run as Velazquez and three Campeche relievers scattered 5 Leones hits, just three hits after the run was scored in the 1st, while striking out 7 in the win.

Jesus Valdez was 1 for 4 with the RBI for Yucatan.

Paul Leon went 3 for 3 with the home run, an RBI and a run scored for Campeche.

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Mexico 10, Saltillo 1
The Diablos Rojos scored 6 runs in the first 2 innings and cruised to a 10-1 win over the Saraperos. Arturo Lopez (4-1) pitched 7 innings allowing just 2 hits and 1 run for the win. Jesus Sanchez (1-1) lasted just 1 1/3 innings in the loss. Ivan Terrazas was 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs and Jesus Fabela went 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Mexico. Ramon Orantes was 1 for 2 with a home run for Saltillo.

Monterrey 1, Monclova 0 (10 innings)
Ricky Avarez hit a walkoff single to score Sergio Perez in the bottom of the 10th, the only run of the game in the Sultanes 1-0 win over the Acereros. Both starters, Jose Oyervidez for the Acereros and Edgar Gonzalez for Monterrey pitched extremely well but neither figured in the decision. Thomas Melgarejo (1-3) got the win and Jose Gallego (0-2) took the loss.

Veracruz 2, Oaxaca 1
The Aguilas scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd and outlasted the Guerreros 2-1. Oscar Verdugo (3-2) scattered 3 hits over 7 1/3 innings to pick up the win and Jose Pina notched his 7th save. Oaxaca starter, Ruddy Acosta (1-3) was saddled with the loss for the Guerreros. Jose Chavez was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and an RBI for Veracruz. DH Carlos Rivera went 1 for 4 with a home run for Oaxaca.

Ciudad del Carmen 5, Quintana Roo 4
The Delfines upped their winning streak to 5 games while the slumping Tigres dropped their 6th in a row in the 5-4 loss to del Carmen. The Delfines got home runs from Freddy Guzman, Henry Rodriguez and Gerardo Bustamante to withstand a 4 run 8th inning by the Tigres. Iker Franco hit a 2 run home run in that 8th inning for the Tigres. Oscar Rivera (1-3) picked up the win and Josh Lueke earned his 8th save. Rafael Perez (2-3) took the loss for the Tigres.

Rafael Perez / Tigres facebook

Tabasco 2, Puebla 1 (11 innings)
Pedro Diaz came through with a walkoff single in the bottom of the 11th for the Olmecas in a 2-1 win over the Pericos. JC Linares was 2 for 4 with the other RBI for Tabasco. Mario Santana homered for the only Puebla run. Jose Cobos (2-1) got the win in relief and Heberto Gonzalez (1-2) took the loss.

Tamaulipas 5, Laguna 2
Francisco Felix (2-2) went 5 innings for the Broncos allowing just 1 run on 3 hits in the 5-2 win over the Vaqueros. The Broncos used 7 pitchers in the game with Hector Navarro picking up his 2nd save. Felipe Arredondo (2-2) was charged with the loss. Ruben Agramon was 4 for 5 with an RBI, Daniel Hinojosa 2 for 5 with an RBI and DH Frank Diaz homered for the Broncos. Carlos Gonzalez was 1 for 3 with a home run for Laguna.

Jesus Valdez' 2 Home Runs Power Leones Past Campeche

Jesus Valdez supplied the power and Jesus Rodriguez (2-1) pitched 5 innings for the Leones scattering 7 hits, allowing 2 runs and striking out 3 in Yucatan's 8-2 win over the Piratas de Campeche Wednesday night in front of 5,678 fans in Merida.

Jesus Rodriguez / leones facebook

The Piratas scored a run in the top of the 3rd on a single by Jasson Atondo, a sacrifice bunt by Maxwell Leon and a run scoring double to center by Dave Sappelt.

Jesus Valdez tied the game in inning later when he went deep to left center for the solo home run and a 1-1 score.

Jasson Atondo doubled to lead off the top of the 5th for Campeche and scored as Maxwell Leon singled. The Piratas had a 2-1 lead, but not for long.

The Leones roared back in their half of the 5th inning. Willy Aybar led off with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. Ricardo Serrano singled to drive in Aybar and went to second on a single by Israel Nunez. After a fly ball for the second out, Ivan Araujo singled to score Serrano and give Yucatan it's first lead of the game, 3-2. Hector Gimenez walked to load the bases with two outs. Jesus Valdez then unloaded a grand slam home run to left that cleared the bases and give the Leones a 7-2 lead.

Yucatan scored their eighth run of the game in the bottom of the 8th inning on a walk to Willy Aybar, a Kevin Flores single and a wild pitch on a walk to Ricardo Serrano that scored Aybar from third for the final 8-2 Leones win.

Francisco Campos (2-4) gave up the grand slam and 6 runs on 7 hits in 4 2/3 innings on the mound for the Piratas in the loss.

Jesus Valdez was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs, Ivan Araujo 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored and Willy Aybar 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored for the Leones.

Jasson Atondo went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and Maxwell Leon and Dave Sappelt drove in the Piratas 2 runs.

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Aguascalientes 8, Tijuana 1 (1st Game)
The Rieleros scored 6 runs in the 1st two innings on their way to an 11th straight victory as they beat the Toros 9-1. Leobardo Arauz was 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Rieleros. Danny Richar had 3 doubles on a 3 for 4 night with 2 RBIs for Aguascalientes. Orlando Lara (4-0) went 6 innings for the win and Barry Enright (0-1) took the loss. CJ Retherford was traded to the Piratas de Campeche prior to the game.

Tijuana 8, Aguascalientes 5 (2nd Game)
Miguel Terrero hit 2 home runs and drove in 4 for the Toros as Tijuana snapped the Rieleros 11 game winning streak with an 8-5 win in the 2nd game of a double header. Maximo Nelson (2-2) had a blown save and took the loss for the Rieleros. Mario Mendoza (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Ramon Ramirez earned his 8th save. Saul Soto hit his league leading 12th home run and drove in his league leading 41st run for the Rieleros.

Mexico 4, Saltillo 4 (Final in 8 innings)
A heavy downpour at the end of the top of the 8th inning caused the game to be called with the score tied at 4. Luis Terrero was 1 for 2 with 2 walks, a home run and 3 RBIs for the Saraperos. Luis Fonseca went 2 for 4 and Sergio Gastelum 2 for 3 for the Diablos Rojos. There was no word on when, or if, the game would be completed.

Monclova 7, Monterrey 4
The Acereros have the current longest winning streak at 5 in a row with the 7-4 win over the Sultanes. Juan Pena (4-1) worked 5 innings, giving up 3 runs in the win and Juan Noriega got his 4th save while Marcos Rivas (1-1) took the loss. Olmo Rosario went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBIs and Travis Garcia 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs for Monclova. Ramon Rios had a home run and an RBI for Monterrey. Derek Bryant was let go as manager of the Sultanes following the game. Antonio Aguilera becomes the interim manager for Monterrey.

Veracruz 4, Oaxaca 2
Tomas Solis (2-2) gave up a run on 5 hits to get the win in the Aguila's 4-2 victory over the Guerreros. Starter Sergio Valenzuela (1-3) was charged with the loss. Issmael Salas went 3 for 4 with an RBI, Tony Abreu 2 for 4 and Greg Golson 1 for 4 with a triple and 2 RBIs for Veracruz. Mario Valenzuela was 3 for 3 and both Tim Torres and Erick Rodriguez drove in runs for Oaxaca.

Laguna 8, Tamaulipas 3
Juan Miranda went 4 for 4 with a home run, 4 RBIs and 4 runs scored as the Vaqueros topped the Broncos 8-3. Joel Vargas (0-3) gave up 5 runs in 5 1/3 innings to take the loss for Tamaulipas. Luis Rodriguez (3-0) got the win. JC Linares was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored for Laguna. Travis Denker was 2 for 4 with a home run and Rodolfo Amador 3 for 3 in the loss for the Broncos.

Ciudad del Carmen 8, Quintana Roo 5
The Tigres dropped their 5th straight game when they fell to the Delfines 8-5. del Carmen took the lead, and the game, with 4 runs in the 8th. Henry Rodriguez went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored and Gilberto Mejia was 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Delfines. Jesus Espinoza and Jorge Cantu homered for the Tigres in the loss. Roman Rivas (1-0) was the winning pitcher with Josh Lueke getting his 7th save. Jesus Castillo (0-1) had his 4th blown save in the loss.

Puebla 4, Tabasco 1
Hector Galvan (4-1) pitched 7 2.3 innings of 1 run ball and Francisco Cruceta picked up his 1st save in the 4-1 Pericos win over the Olmecas. Amilcar Gaxiola (1-2) suffered the loss. Jon Del Campo, 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Brent Clevlen, 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored led the Pericos. Christian Quintero was 3 for 4 and Sergio Burruel drove in the lone run for Tabasco.

Leones Bats Come Alive in 19-7 Win

The game with the Pericos de Puebla was destined to be a high scoring affair. The score was 5-5 at the end of the 1st inning. The Leones scored 9 runs in the next three innings and coasted to a 19-7 win in Puebla. Yucatan banged out 22 hits and the Pericos added 12 hits of their own.

The Leones scored 5 runs in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd, 4 more in the third and added a run in the 4th to go up 14-6 after four innings.

Kevin Flores had the big hit in the 1st inning for Yucatan with a bases clearing 3 run double. Hector Gimenez and Luis Garcia added run scoring singles in the inning for the early 5-0 lead.

Miguel Tejada had a 2 run home run for the Pericos in their half of the 1st. Rolando Acosta had a 2 run single and Mario Santana singled to score Fernando Alejos and tie the game at 5 after one inning of play.

The Leones added four runs in the top of the 2nd on a Pericos fielding error and a three run home run by Luis Garcia to give Yucatan a 9-5 lead.

Yucatan loaded the bases, with one out, in the top of the 3rd inning on singles by Israel Nunez and Carlos Mendivil sandwiched around a walk to Jose Aguilar. Two batters later, Jesus Valdez singled to score Nunez and Aguilar. Mendivil scored on a wild pitch and Luis Garcia singled to plate Valdez and give the Leones a 13-5 lead.

Jose Aguilar hit a sac fly to center in the top of the 4th that scored Kevin Flores who had doubled. The score was now 14-5 leading into the bottom half of the 4th inning.

The Pericos scored a run in their half of the 4th on singles by Rolando Acosta and Jon Del Campo and a run scoring single by Miguel Tejada. The lead was 14-6, Yucatan.

Puebla scored again in the 5th on a single by Luke Scott, a ground out and a run scoring single by Alejandro Alejos that cut the Leones lead to 14-7.

Willy Aybar and Ricardo Serrano singled to lead off the 6th inning for Yucatan. Both runners moved up on a ground out. Aybar scored on a single by Jose Aguilar. Kristian Delgado entered the game as a pinch runner for Kevin Flores and scored on a pinch hit single by Edson Garcia to increase the Leones lead to 16-7.

Yucatan would score 2 runs in the 8th on a single by Jesus Valdez and 1 more in the 9th on a run scoring double play to make the final score 19-7.

Luis Garcia was 3 for 6 with 5 RBIs, Jesus Valdez 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs, Jose Aguilar 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored and Kevin Flores went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Leones.

Miguel Tejada was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs, Mario Santana 2 for 4 with an RBI and Fernando Alejos 1 for 3 with an RBI for the Pericos.

Alexis Ruiz (1-0) picked up the win in relief of the Leones starter, Alejandro Astorga, while Lauro Ramirez (1-2) gave up 9 runs on 7 hits in just 2 innings on the mound to take the loss for Puebla.

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Oaxaca 6, Quintana Roo 3
Tim Torres was 2 for 3 with a 3 run home run in the Guerreros 6-3 win over the Tigres. Erick Rodriguez went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Oaxaca. Jorge Cantu was 1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI while Sergio Gastelum and Jorge Vazquez had the other RBIs for the Tigres. Alejandro Soto (3-1) picked up the win while Jarrett Grube (2-2) suffered the loss for Quintana Roo.

Aguascalientes 16, Tamaulipas 8
The Rieleros doubled up the Broncos to win their 8th straight game. The Rieleros hit 4 home runs in the rout. Domingo Castro went 3 for 6 from the lead off spot with a home run and 3 RBIs, Leobardo Arauz 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs, Jesus Castillo 2 for 6 with a home run and 3 RBIs and Saul Soto was 2 for 5 with his league leading 39th RBI in 25 games. Cristhian Presichi went 2 for 5 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs and Cole Garner was 2 for 5 with a home run for the Broncos.

Mexico 9, Laguna 1
The Diablos Rojos built an 8-0 lead after 5 innings and cruised to the 9-1 win over the vaqueros. Carlos Figueroa went 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored for Mexico. Juan Pablo Oramas (2-1) picked up the win and Yeiper Castillo (0-3) was charged with the loss for Laguna.

Monterrey 9, Saltillo 5
Monterrey scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning on home runs by Max Ramirez and Ricky Alvarez and added 4 more runs in the 6th to top the Saraperos and snap a 7 game losing streak. Alvarez was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs as was Ramirez. For the Sultanes, Justin Greene went 2 for 5 and saw his batting average drop 3 points to .443. Jonathan Aceves was 1 for 3 with a home run for Saltillo.

Campeche 3, Tabasco 2
The Piratas got a bases loaded walkoff walk in the bottom of the 9th by Dave Sappelt to defeat the Olmecas 3-2. Ricardo Gomez (1-1) picked up the win in relief and Luis Ayala (1-3) took the loss for Tabasco. Maxwell Leon was 2 for 4 with a run scored for Campeche while Luis Durango went 1 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored for the Olmecas.

Ciudad del Carmen 13, Veracruz 3
Rigoberto Armenta was 1 for 1 with a home run, 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored and 3 walks for the Delfines in the 13-3 win in Veracruz. Sergio Mora (2-2) got the win and Omar Vazquez (0-1) took the loss. Gilberto Mejia was 2 for 3 with 4 runs scored and Francisco Lugo went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Delfines. Center fielder Enrique Osorio was 2 for 2 with 2 home runs, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored for the Aguilas.

Monclova 3, Toros 2
Travis Garcia hit a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 7th inning to put the Acereros ahead for good in the 3-2 win over the Toros. Tijuana, who started the year 9-1 after 10 games has gone 4-11 in the last 15. Yuniesky Betancourt was 1 for 4 with a home run for the Toros. Manuel Chavez (2-0) earned the win with Waldis Joaquin picking up his 5th save of the year for Monclova. Terance Marin (1-3) took the loss for Tijuana.

Yucatan Scores Twice In The 9th To Beat Oaxaca 8-6

Jesus Valdez' 2 run home run in the top of the 9th inning was the big hit of the evening as the Leones de Yucatan defeated the Guerreros de Oaxaca 8-6. Neither starting pitcher figured in the decision as both teams had big innings in the 5th. Oaxaca used 8 pitchers in the game and the Leones sent 6 to the mound.

Oaxaca began the game scoring a run in the bottom of the 1st on singles by Alejandro Gonzalez and Jaime Brena. With one out, Mike Jacobs singled to score Gonzalez and the Guerreros had an early 1-0 lead.

Jesus Valdez drew a base on balls to lead off the Leones 2nd. Willy Aybar singled as did Kevin Flores to load the bases no outs. Ricardo Serrano ground into a 6-4 fielder's choice as Valdez scored. Aybar scored on a sac fly by Israel Nunez and Yucatan had taken a 2-1 lead.

Yucatan scored again in the 4th on a solo home run by Kevin Flores that increased the Leones lead to 3-1.

With one out in the top of the 5th inning, Luis Garcia drew a walk. One out later, Willy Aybar was hit by a pitch and Kevin Flores walked to load the bases. Ricardo Serrano doubled to right to clear the bases and stake the Leones to a 6-1 lead.

The lead didn't last long. Erick Rodriguez led off the Guerreros half of the 5th with a double and scored when Alejandro Gonzalez launched a long 2 run home run to right. Jaime Brena walked and one out later Mike Jacobs singled. Yunesky Sanchez singled to load the bases. Carlos Rivera singled to drive in Brena and Mario Valenzuela capped the scoring in the four run 4th with a single to plate Jacobs. Oaxaca had pulled to within a run at 6-5.

Oaxaca tied the game in the bottom of the 6th inning. Alejandro Gonzalez was hit by a pitch and went to third on a single by Jaime Brena. Yancarlo Angulo hit a ground ball to short to score Gonzalez and the score was tied at 6.

The Leones scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th inning on a single by Hector Gimenez and the home run to straight away center by Jesus Valdez. Yucatan had taken an 8-6 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th needing just three outs for the victory.

Anthony Ortega picked up his 2nd save of the year and preserved the win for Eder Llamas (1-1) by setting the Guerreros down in order, with two strikeouts, in the inning. Juan Ascanio (0-1) took the loss in relief after giving up the home run in the top half of the inning.

Jesus Valdez was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored, Ricardo Serrano 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and Kevin Flores 2 for 3 with a home run, an RBI and 2 runs scored for the Leones.

Alejandro Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored while Mike Jacobs was 3 for 5 with an RBI for the Guerreros.

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Aguascalientes 6, Monterrey 4
The Rieleros scored 5 runs in the 3rd and 1 in the 9th to beat the Sultanes 6-4. Monterrey scored 4 times in the third but they couldn't overtake the Rieleros. Ramon Ramirez (2-1) got the win and Roy Corcoran earned his 8th save. Marco Carrillo (0-3) took the loss. Danny Richar hit a grand slam and Leobardo Arauz homered for the Rieleros while Max Ramirez hit a 3 run Home run for the Sultanes.

Mexico 5, Monclova 1
Mario Duarte (2-1) pitched 6 innings of 4 hit ball and Jonathan Albaladejo earned his 1st save of the year as the Diablos beat the Acereros 5-1. Carlos Figueroa was 1 for 4 with a home run, Jesus Lopez 2 for 4 with an RBI and Ivan Terrazas 2 for 5 for Mexico. Carlos Penuelas was 2 for 3 and Travis Garcia was 1 for 3 with the lone RBI for Monclova.

Laguna 6, Tijuana 4
The Vaqueros scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 8th, including a solo home run by Angel Berroa to defeat the Toros 6-4. Florencio Bustillos (1-1) picked up the win and Johan Yan got his 1st save for Laguna. Jesus Garcia (1-1) took the loss. Berroa was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Diego Madero 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Laguna. Yunesky Betancourt was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Tijuana.

Veracruz 6, Campeche 5 (13 innings)
With Tony Abreu batting in the bottom of the 13th inning for the Aguilas, the Piratas second baseman threw the ball away on a double play attempt that would have ended the inning and Ruben Sosa scored the winning run as Veracruz topped Campeche 6-5. Issmael salas was 1 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Aguilas while Ruben Mateo went 1 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Piratas.

Puebla 6, Quintana Roo 5 (10 innings)
Francisco Cambuston uncorked a wild pitch that scored the Pericos Sandy Madero with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th for Puebla. Luke Scott had a 3 run home run in the bottom of the 8th for Puebla to tie the score at 5. Scott was 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs. Jorge Vazquez was 1 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBIs for the Tigres.

Tamaulipas 2, Saltillo 1 (12 innings)
Cole Garner singled with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th to score Travis Denker with the winning run in the Broncos 2-1 win over the Saraperos. Luis Daniel (2-1) picked up the win in relief and Rudy Gonzalez  (0-1) suffered the loss. Garner went 2 for 5 with the game winning RBI.

Ciudad del Carmen VS Tabasco Postponed due to rain

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.

Leones Drop Home town Sultanes 6-1

Jon Leicester improved to 3-0 on the year, throwing 5 1/3 innings of 2 hit ball, allowing just 1 run and striking out 4 as the Leones de Yucatan bested the Sultanes de Monterrey in front of 6,932 fans at the Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey. Four Leones relievers shut down the Sultanes over the last 3 2/3 innings.

Jon Leicester courtesy Leones Facebook

Jose Aguilar got the ball rolling for Yucatan in the top of the 1st by hammering a 1-1 pitch over the wall in left, giving the Leones a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the 4th inning, Jose Valdez hit a solo home run to left with one out to increase the Yucatan lead to 2-0.

Jose Valdez HR courtesy Leones Facebook

Monterrey cut the lead to 2-1 in their half of the 4th. With two outs, Agustin Murillo reached base safely on a fielding error by the Leones third baseman, stole second and scored on a single to center by max Ramirez that put the Sultanes on the board.

Israel Nunez led off the top of the 5th for Yucatan with a single to left. Edson Garcia followed with a single and the Leones had runners on first and second with no outs. Jose Aguilar followed one out later with a 3 run home run that plated Nunez and Corey Wimberly. Hector Gimenez doubled  to center and scored on a ground out by Luis Garcia to give the Leones their final margin of victory, 6-1.

Jose Aguilar was 3 for 5 with the home, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Hector Gimenez went 2 for 5 and Jose Valdez was 2 for 4 with a home run for the Leones while Max Ramirez was 1 for 4 with an RBI for the Sultanes.

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Aguascalientes 3, Oaxaca 1
Lorenzo Barcelo (2-1) gave up 1 run over 6 full innings on the mound to get the win for the Rieleros and Roy Corcoran picked up his 4th save of the year in the 3-1 win over the Guerreros. Danny Richar was 2 for 3 for the Rieleros and Mario Valenzuela was 2 for 4 with a run scored for Oaxaca.

Saltillo 4, Puebla 1
Luis Terrero went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Saraperos in their 4-1 victory over the Pericos. Christian Zazueta was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Alberto Carreon tripled in the 1st and scored on a sac fly by Fernando Alejos for the only Puebla run of the game. Juan Espinoza (1-0) went 7 innings for the win.

Monclova 5, Campeche 4
The Acereros scored twice in the bottom of the 8th to take a 5-3 lead and worked out of a two out bases loaded jam in the top of the 9th to beat the Piratas and improve to 7-4 on the season. Antonio Lamas went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Josh Lowery went 8 innings on the hill to get the win and Waldis Joaquin picked up his 3rd save of the year.

Tamaulipas 7, Quintana Roo 2
The Broncos scored 4 runs in the 4th and 3 more times in the 8th to top the Tigres 7-4. Cole Garner had a 2 for 3 night with a home run and 3 RBIs and Travis Denker went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Broncos. Paul Oseguera (1-0) got the win while Jarrett Grube (2-1) suffered his 1st loss of the year.

Veracruz 4, Tijuana 3
The Aguilas del Rojos scored 3 times in the bottom of the 7th to defeat the Toros de Tijuana 4-3 in front of 2,625 home fans. Jose Pina (2-1) picked up the win and Victor Marte notched his 1st save. Eder Salcedo went 2 for 3 for the Aguilas while Romad Pena homered and drove in 2 for the Toros.

Ciudad del Carmen 8, Laguna 2
The Delfines scored 7 runs in the first 4 innings on their way to an 8-2 victory over the Vaqueros. Gilberto Mejia had a triple with 2 RBIs on a 3 for 4 night at the plate and Ruben Mateo was 3 for 4 for the Delfines. Mario Gonzalez (2-0) got the win while Ivan Zavala (1-1) took the loss.

Tabasco 5, Mexico 4
The Olmecas scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, including s 2 run, walk off triple by Daniel Nunez to lead Tabasco to a 5-4 win over the Diablos Rojos. Nunez was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for Tabasco while Ivan Terrazas went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Mexico. Luis Ayala (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Juan Sandoval (0-1) suffered his 2nd blown save and took the loss.

Leones de Yucatan Shutout Tigres de Cancun 4-0

The Leones' Jon Leicester and three relief pitchers combined for a 4 hit 4-0 shutout of the Tigres de Cancun to start their Liga Mexicana de Beisbol season with a win.

Jon Leicester / Leones facebook

Leicester got the win for the Leones while Amauri Sanit took the loss for the Tigres

Yucatan scored their four runs on ten hits. Two of those runs came on solo home runs by Jose Aguilar and Kevin Flores.

Corey Wimberly got things started for the Leones getting hit by a pitch to lead off the game. Wimberly stole second and went to third on a throwing error by the Tigres catcher, Iker Franco. A sac fly to left by Jose Aguila scored Wimberly as the Leones took a 1-0 lead.

Willy Aybar led off the 5th for the Leones by drawing a walk. Luis Garcia followed with a single. With one out, Jesus Valdez singled to score Aybar and Yucatan was up 2-0.

The visiting Leones got solo home runs by Jose Aguilar in the 6th inning and Kevin Flores in the 8th as they built a 4-0 lead.

The Leones pitchers allowed just 4 hits, all by starter Jon Leicester, walked 2 struck out 2 in the win. The five Tigres pitchers gave up 4 runs on 10 hits, 4 walks and 7 strikeouts.

Jose Aguilar was 1 for 4 for the Leones with a home run and 2 RBIs. Kevin Flores had a home run in his 3 at bats while Jesus Valdez went 3 for 5 with an RBI.

Carlos Gastelum had 2 of the 4 hits for the Tigres on a 2 for 3 hitting night.

Veracruz 12-1 Over Tabasco
The Aguilas scored 12 runs on 15 hits to top the Olmecas 12-1. The Olmecas could manage just 2 hits off of the Aguilas pitchers and committed 4 errors in the game. Irving Jimenez took the loss for Tabasco as Jose Pina picked up the win.

Puebla 7-2 Winners At Home Against Oaxaca
The Pericos used a 4 run 3rd inning along with 10 hits to top the Guerreros 7-2. Mauricio Lara pitched 5 innings for the win while Marlon Arias gave up 6 runs in 2 1/3 innings of work and took the loss. Von Hayes, rookie manager for the Pericos notched his 1st LMB win.

Reynosa 6-3 Over Monterrey
Hector Navarro rode the home run bats of Travis Denker, Christhian Presichi and Cole Garner to a 6-3 victory against the Sultanes de Monterrey. Jose Valdez had a blown save and took the loss for the Sultanes. Cole Garner was 3 for 4 while Travis Denjer was 1 for 4 and DH Christhian Presichi had a home run in 3 at bats.

Aguascalientes 10 Laguna 3
Lorenzo Barcelo used a 2 run home run by Jesus Castillo, while pitching 6 strong innings, to pick up the win for the Rieleros. Scott Maine, Vaqueros starter, took the loss, giving up 5 runs in 4 1/3 innings and Laguna wasted a home run by Jose Orozco in the loss. Jesus Castillo went 4 for 4 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored for the Rieleros. Oswaldo Morejon was 2 for 3 with an RBI for Laguna.

Ciudad del Carmen 4-2 At Home Over Campeche 
Mario Gonzalez pitched 5 innings for the Delfines for the win and Josh Leuke picked up the save. Daryl Thompson, of the Piratas. was charged with the loss, going 3 innings and allowing 4 runs on just 3 hits.

The game between the Acereros de Monclova and the Serapas de Saltillo was postponed.