League Leaders Square Off Jalisco Beats Mazatlan 9-5

AMADOR, RODRIGUEZ AND VASQUEZ HOMER FOR THE CHARROS

Japhet Amador

The Charros de Jalisco took game 1 of their 3 game series with LMP co-leader Venados de Mazatlan on Tuesday and came out on top with the 9-5 win. Japhet Amador and Manny Rodriguez hit their league leading 6th home runs and Niko Vasquez added his 4th of the year.

Jalisco began the scoring in the 3rd inning with a 5 run explosion highlighted by the Niko Vasquez 2 run blast to deep center field. The Charros had the early 5-0 lead.

Niko Vasquez (left)

Mazatlan cut the lead to 5-2 in the top of the 4th. Alex Liddi and Anthony Giansanti singled and Liddi scored on a double by Kenny Wilson. Giansanti scored on a sac fly by Samar Leyva.

The Venados added two in the top of the 5th. A lead off walk to Edson Garcia, a single by Brian Hernandez and a single by Liddi produced the first run and Wilson drove in Hernandez with a single to cut the lead to 5-4.

Amadeo Zazueta singled to lead off the bottom half of the 5th and scored in front of Japhet Amador's 6th home run of the season as Jalisco increased their lead to 7-4.

Manny Rodriguez

With two outs in the bottom of the 7th, Agustin Murillo scored when Manny Rodriguez launched a 2 run home run to left, his 6th of the year, to lengthen the Charros lead to 9-4.

Edgar Munoz tripled to lead off the top of the night for the visiting Venados and scored on a sac fly off of the bat of Jesus Fabela that cut the lead to 9-5 but that was all the scoring for Mazatlan and Jalisco came away with the 9-5 win and for, at least one night, sole position of 1st place in the LMP.

Felipe Gonzalez (2-1) picked up the win in relief of starter Elian Leya while Alejandro Soto (1-2) took the loss for the Venados.

Culiacan 9-8 Winners Over Jalisco in 11 Innings

WALK OFF SAC FLY BY MAXWELL LEON THE DIFFERENCE

Issmael Salas

The Tomateros de Culiacan chased the Charros starter, Vince Molesky, after 2/3 of an inning with 6 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks as they took a 6-0 lead after 1 inning. Issmael Salas had a 3 run home run in the inning and Ali Solis added a 2 run shot for the Tomateros.

Jalisco scored twice in the 2nd on a 2 run double by Kevin Medrano and added 2 runs in the 3rd on a 2 run home run by Manny Rodriguez, his 5th of the season, to cut the lead to 6-4.

Manny Rodriguez

Blake Gailen hit a sac fly to drive Salas for the 7-4 Tomateros lead and in the bottom of the 7th, Ronnier Mustelier stole home to give Culiacan an 8-4 lead.

The Charros scored two more runs in the 8th on a single by Medrano and a double by Erick Rodriguez to cut the lead to 8-6.

With one on and two outs in the top of the 9th, newly activated Stephen Cardullo ripped a two run home run to tie the score at 8 and send the game to extra innings.

Maxwell Leon

Jose Chavez drew a 1 out walk in the bottom of the 11th for Culiacan and went to third on a single by Rico Noel. Following an intentional walk to load the bases, Maxwell Leon lofted a deep fly ball to score Chavez for the win.

David Goforth (2-2) worked the final two innings to get the win while Aaron Kurcz (0-2) took the loss for the Charros

Jalisco Tops Culiacan 4-3

NIKO VASQUEZ' HOME RUN IN THE 8TH WINS IT

The Tomateros de Culiacan took the early lead as they scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Ali Solis began the inning being hit by a pitch. Rico Noel singled and Antonio Lamas loaded the bases on the second hit by pitch of the inning. The Charros starter, Octavio Acosta, then uncorked a wild pitch that scored Solis. A 5-3 ground out scored Noel. Issmael Salas singled to drive in Lamas for the 3-0 Culiacan lead.

Manny Rodriguez

The Charros began chipping away at that lead in the top of the 4th when Manny Rodriguez homered to lead off the inning. Two outs later, Yadir Drake drew a walk. Kevin Medrano followed with a double to right to score Drake as Jalisco cut the lead to 3-2.

Drake led off the 6th with a single. With one out, Vasquez reached om a fielding error. Santiago Chavez singled to load the bases. Amadeo Zazueta drove in Drake with a single to tie the game at 3.

Vasquez hit an 0-1 pitch to left for a silo home run in the top of the 8th as Jalisco took their 1st lead of the game at 4-3. Closer Grant Sides walked the 1st man he faced in the bottom of the 9th but then struck out the side for the Charros win.

Niko Vasquez (left) Homers

Felipe Gonzalez (1-0) picked up the win in relief as Sides earned his 6th save of the campaign. David Goforth (1-2) took the loss for the 8-10 Tomateros.

Jalisco won their 4th game in a row and at 11-7, took over sole possession of 1st place in the LMP.

Charros Cruise by Navojoa 8-5

MANNY RODRIGUEZ WITH A GRAND SLAM

Manny Rodriguez

The Charros de Jalisco improved to 8-7 on the season with an 8-5 win over the Mayos de Navojoa on Tuesday night. Manny Rodriguez launched a grand slam in the 2nd inning to give Jalisco a comfortable 5-0 lead. But no lead is safe in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico.

Navojoa clawed their way back to cut the lead to 5-4 after six innings but Jalisco scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th to add to their lead and get the win. With the loss the Mayos fall to 7-7 on the year.

Amadeo Zazueta hit a solo home run in the 1st for Jalisco, his first of two home runs on the night, to give the Charros the early 1-0 lead. The Rodriguez slam made it 5-0 after two.

Paul Leon doubled to begin the top of the 3rd for Navojoa and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Leon would score on a ground out to begin chipping away at the Jalisco lead.

The Mayos scored twice in the 4th, on a ground ball out that drove in Elmer Reyes and a single off the bat of Leon that plated Luis Fonseca. Another run in the 6th cut the Charros' lead to 5-4.

Jalisco scored 3 times in the 7th, including another solo home run by Zazueta and the Mayos scored a single run in the 8th. That would be all the scoring and the Charros had the 8-5 win.

Vince Molesky (2-0) scattered 7 hits over 5 1/3 innings of work to get the win. Grant Sides earned his 5th save of the campaign. Misael Siverio (0-1) gave up the first 5 runs to the Charros on 6 hits over 5 innings on the mound to take the loss.

Vince Molesky

Mexicali Over Jalisco 5-4 in 10 Innings

DAVID HARRIS SINGLES TO DRIVE IN THE WINNING RUN

Manny Rodriguez

Jalisco jumped out to a 1-0 lead after 1 inning but the Aguias were relentless and took a 4-2 lead into the 8th inning. Manny Rodriguez doubled in the 1st, his 183rd double in his LMP career. Rodriguez tied Oswaldo Morejon for 5th place in doubles in the LMP.

Will Oliver, the Charros starter, held Mexicali in check until the top of the 5th. Colin Walsh led off the inning with a double and Xorge Carrillo drew a base on balls. Ricky Alvarez followed with a double to score Walsh but Alvarez was out at third when Carrillo stopped at third and Alvarez didn't notice. Ricardo Serrano singled to drive in Carrillo and the Aguilas took a 2-1 lead.

The Charros tied the game in their half of the 5th. Yadir Drake walked and Niko Vasquez singled. A force out put runners on the corners and Drake scored on a wild pitch.

Mexicali retook the lead in the 7th when Carrillo, who had singled, scored in front of an Alvarez home run to left center for the 4-2 Aguilas lead.

Ricky Alvarez

In the see saw game, Jalisco scored 2 runs of their own in the bottom of the 8th. Daniel Carbonell doubled to begin the inning and scored on back-to-back wild pitches. Amadeo Zazueta doubled and scored on a single by Japhet Amador. The score was tied at 4.

Neither team scored in the 9th, setting up the extra inning excitement for the Aguilas fans. With 1 out, 3 consecutive singles, the last by Harris, gave Mexicali the 5-4 lead and when the Charros went down in order the Aguilas had the win.

Dalton Rodriguez (2-0) got the win in relief and Jake Sanchez earned his 4th save of the season. Aaron Kurcz (0-1) took the loss With the win, Mexicali improved to 7-6 on the season while the Charros fell to 7-7.

Hurricane Willa to Affect Mazatlan/Navojoa Series

PLUS - LMP 1st WEEK STANDINGS AND STATISTICS

The passing of Hurricane Willa, expected to make landfall at or near Mazatlan late Tuesday, has caused the LMP to cancel at least the 1st game of the 3 game series between the Mayos de Navojoa and the Venados de Mazatlan.

The league has stated they will be working closely with the Civil Protection Service to determine the status of the series.

On to the 1st week standings and statistics for the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico.

Mazatlan, Culiacan and los Charros de Jalisco all share 1st place with identical 5-3 records. The Mayos and Aguilas are next at 4-3. (these 2 teams had a 13 inning game ended at midnight with that game not included in the win/loss record) The Yaquis de Obregon and Los Mochis are 3-5 with the Naranjeros in the basement at 2-6.

Alonzo Harris (NAV) leads the league in hitting with a .472 average followed by Brian Hernandez (MAZ ,467), Josuan Hernandez (MOC .435), Asael Sanchez (MAZ .429) and Anthony Giansanti (MAZ .423).

5 players are tied for the league lead in Home Runs with 2 each. 3 of the top home run hitters are from the Charros de Jalisco.

Brian Hernandez

Brian Hernandez (MAZ) and Manny Rodriguez (JAL) share the league lead in RBIs with 8.

Alonzo Harris (NAV) has scored 11 runs with Niko Vasquez (JAL) second in the league with 10.

Alonzo Harris (NAV) along with Juan Perez (MXC) lead the league in steals with 5.

Although it's way early to talk pitching stats, Jesus Anguamea (OBR) leads the league with 2 victories. Javier Solano (MXC) has 15 Ks while Jose Hernandez (MAZ) and Vinny Nittoli (MXC) have 12 each.

Evan Marshall (MAZ) and Grant Sides (JAL) lead the league in saves with 3.

Manny Rodriguez, of the Charros de Jalisco was named as the Player of the Week in the LMP. Rodriguez hit .391 with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and had a 1.162 OPS as the Charros won 5 of 6 games.

Manny Rodriguez

David Harris (MXC) was named by the league as the Defensive Player of the Week with no errors through 8 games/

Charros Top Caneros 4-2

OCTAVIO ACOSTA 6 INNINGS, 3 HITS AND 2 RUNS FOR JALISCO

Octavio Acosta

Octavio Acosta (1-0) and 6 relievers allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked none and struck out 7 in beating the Caneros de Los Mochis 4-2. Grant Sides gave up a double to Leandro Castro in the 9th but struck out Jay Gonzalez for the last out to earn the save. Chris Huffman (0-2) took the loss for the Caneros.

Daniel Carbonell led off the game with a single and the next batter, Amadeo Zazueta was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Carbonell scored on a sac fly and Zazueta scored on a single by Dariel Alvarez to give the Charros the 2-0 lead after the top of the 1st.

Los Mochis tied the game in the 3rd. With 1 out, Genaro Andrade doubled and scored ahead of a long home run by Jonathan Jones to deep left center. Score tied at 2.

Jalisco retook the lead in the top of the 6th on a solo home run by Manny Rodriguez.

Manny Rodriguez

The Charros loaded the bases in the top of the 9th with 2 outs. Alberto Carreon drew a 4 pitch walk to force in Carlos Figueroa but Santiago Chavez flew out to right to end the inning.

Jalisco took 2 of the 3 games with Los Mochis and improved to 5-3 on the season as the Caberos fell to 3-5.

Los Mochis Over Jalisco 7-5

MANNY RODRIGUEZ RECORDS HIS 900th LMP HIT

The Charros jumped out to a 3-2 lead after 2 innings but the Caneros got to starter Orlando Lara
(0-2) for 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th to pull ahead and then hold on for the 7-5 win. The victory by Los Mochis snapped the Charros 4 game winning streak.

Dariel Alvarez

Dariel Alvarez started the scoring for Jalisco with a lead off solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the top of the 2nd. The next batter, Daric Barton drew a walk and scored on a home run to left by Niko Vasquez. that gave the Charros a 3-0 lead.

The Caneros got cut the lead to 3-2 and in the bottom half of the 4th Jay Gonzalez singled, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Josaun Hernandez to tied the game. Hernandez stole second. With 2 outs, Lara hit Jonathan Jones with a pitch. A single by Isaac Salazar scored Hernandez. Everth Cabrera doubled to score Jones and Salazar as the Caneros took a 6-3 lead.

Jalisco scored twice in the 7th to pull within a run at 6-5 but the Caneros scored in their half of the inning for the 7-5 win.

Lara was charged with the loss. Jonathan Castellanos (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Yoannys Quiala earned his first save of the young season.

The Charros fell to 4-3 on the year with the Caneros improving to 3-4.

Charros Outlast Naranjeros 9-8

MANNY RODRIGUEZ 4 FOR 4 WITH 2 RUN HOME RUN

Manny Rodriguez

A game after being held to 1 hit by the Venados, the Charros collected 12 against the Naranjeros. Only lead off hitter Daniel Sandford failed to reach base for Jalisco. Gabriel Gutierrez had a triple, Manny Rodriguez had a double and a home run and Niko Vasquez added a home run in the slugfest.

The game seesawed back and forth until Jalisco scored 4 times in the 6th inning to take a 9-6 led. But the drama would return in the top of the 9th when the Charros closer, Grant Sides gave up 2 runs to make it 9-8. Sides walked Bryce Bretz and Jorge Flores followed with a single. Both runners scored on a double to center by Roberto Ramos. Sides got out of the inning with a ground out and a pop up to earn the save.

Luis De La O (1-0) picked up the win in relief, giving up a run on 1 hit in 1 inning on the mound while Raul Barron (0-1) took the loss

Ramon Rios was 3 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Hermosillo while team mate Danny Espinosa went 2 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBIs.

Niko Vasquez was 2 for 3 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored for Jalisco.

Puebla Hits 4 Home Runs in 8-5 Win Over Tijuana

PERICOS LEAD SERIE del REY 2 GAMES to 1

The Pericos de Puebla got solo home runs from Cesar Tapia, Manny Rodriguez, Ruben Rivera and Daric Barton to top the Toros de Tijuana in game 3 of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol "Serie del Rey"

Mauricio Lara tossed 7 effective innings, allowing 1 run on 8 hits. Lara walked 2 and struck out 4 in getting the win. Chad Gaudin struck out 2 in a perfect 9th inning to notch the save. Alex Sanabia was saddled with the loss after allowing 5 runs on 5 hits, including 2 home runs, in 4 1/3 innings of work.

Manny Rodriguez Turns Two

Tijuana scored the first run of the game in the top of the 3rd on back-to-back doubles by Isaac Rodriguez and Jose Chavez.

Puebla retook the lead in the bottom of the inning on home runs by Barton and Rivera.

Nyjer Morgan's sac fly to center and a double by Manny Rodriguez added 2 runs for the Pericos in the 4th  inning.

Two more runs scored by the Pericos in the bottom of the 5th increased the Puebla lead to 6-1.

A solo home run by Manny Rodriguez, on a 2-2 pitch leading off the bottom of the 6th, made the score 7-1 Puebla.

Cory Snyder wit 7-1 Lead

The Toros exploded for 4 runs in the top of the 8th inning. Dustin Martin's third home run of the series, a 3 run blast to left center closed the gap to 7-4. Carlos Valencia followed, one out later, with a solo home run to left. Pericos 7, Toros 5.

Cesar Tapia Home Run

Puebla got an insurance run in their half of the 8th on a solo home run by Cesar Tapia.

Game 4 will be played on Sunday with game 5 on Monday.

Charros To Begin 3rd Season in Guadalajara

The Charros de Jalisco are set to begin their third season in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (LMP) on the 12^th of October against the Tomateros de Culiacan.

Estadio de Beisbol Charros de Jalisco remains their home stadium. The stadium, situated near the Telmex Auditorio, is actually in Zapopan. The stadium, which seats 13,000 was built for the 2011 Pan American games held in Guadalajara and is a gorgeous facility.

In 2014, under then manager Juan Navarette, the Charros finished 2^nd to the Tomateros in the LMP Championships. 2015 saw a drop in pitching efficiency and the Charros fell to 6^th in the league, sneaking into the playoffs on the final day of the season. Pitching problems continued to plague the team as they were swept by the Aguilas de Mexicali in the first round of the playoffs.

Homar Rojas, who took over as manager of the Charros with 9 games remaining in the 2015 season, has an offensive juggernaut at his disposal. The Charros led the league in slugging percentage (.423), doubles (132) and RBIs with 308. Jesus Valdez led the league in hitting with a .347 average and Amadeo Zazueta was second at .335. Although leaving the team early to prepare for a season of Japanese baseball, Japhet Amador led the league in HRs (14), RBIs (48) and slugging percentage (,558). Manny Rodriguez  led the league in doubles with 20.

In an attempt to improve the starting pitching, the Charros drafted 9 pitchers for the 2016 season. It can be assumed that not all of the pitchers from 2015 will be invited back. The Mexican leagues limit the number of “extranjeros”, foreigners on a team to six. This includes all non Mexicans. An interesting note about this year’s draft, the Charros selected Nyjer Morgan. You may recall him in the big leagues as the guy who always talked to himself in the field and used the third person to talk about himself in interviews.

As in all leagues, the hometown fans have their favorites. Manny Rodríguez (El Capitán), Eduardo Arredondo (El Mosco), Amadeo Zazueta, Alex Liddi (El Italiano), Jesús Valdez (Cacao) and Japhet Amador (El Gigante) all fan favorites. The fans clamor to the Charros side of the field before the games to get signatures and pictures for all of their favorites.

The Charros open with the Tomateros at home for 1 game and then travel for 5 games. The first home stand begins on the 18^th of October with 3 games against the Caneros de Los Mochis and 3 with the Tomateros de Culiacan.

The Charros stadium is an exciting place to watch a ball game. A family friendly atmosphere with dedicated fans and good food makes for an enjoyable experience. Check out this rendition of Take Me Out to the Ballgame And, oh yes, did I mention the monkey? You’ll have to see him to believe him!  

Charros Reach Midway Point of Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Season

RECORD STANDS AT 17-17

The Charros lost on Wednesday night to the Mayos de Navojoa to reach the halfway point of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico season with a 17-17 mark. They are currently in a 3-way tie with the Mayos and the Yaquis de Obregon.

There are many reasons for the .500 season from the pitching staff, with a 4.46 earned run average, to the inability of the team to hit with runners in scoring position. Manny Rodriguez, last years Most Valuable Player in the league, is hitting a mere .226.

Two other mainstays of last years team, Eduardo “El Mosco” Arredondo and Gabriel Gutierrez have not played in the past few games with Gutierrez no longer listed on the Charros’ official roster.

Japhet Amador draws a walk

Japhet “El Gigante” Amador and Alex Liddi are two of the bright spots in an otherwise average season for the Charros. Amador is tied for the league in home runs with 10 and leads the league in RBIs with 32. Liddi, the extranjero from Italy, is 3rd in the league in batting average at .361, 2nd in hits with 48 and 2nd in doubles with 12.

Liddi was the 1st player born and raised in Italy to play in the major leagues. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2005 at the age of 17, worked his way through the minor leagues and made his major league debut with the Mariners on the 7th of September 2011. Liddi got his 1st big league hit 2 days later against the KC Royals and hit his 1st major league home run against the Cleveland Indians on the 19th.

Alex Liddi at 3rd Base

Alex has been on the roster of 4 major league teams and in January of this year signed a minor league deal with the Royals that should see him in spring training with teammate Brian Broderick as they both try to play their way onto the roster of the reigning World Series champions    

 

Venados Sweep Charros With 6-2 Win In Game 3

JALISCO DROPS 4TH STRAIGHT GAME

The Charros fell behind early to Mazatlán and couldn't catch up as they lost the series to the Venados. Jalisco was outscored by Mazatlán 17-7 in the series.

Jesus Sanchez (2-1), the Mazatlán starter, threw 6 innings of shutout ball, holding the Charros to just 3 hits while striking out 3.

Charros Starter Marco Tovar

Marc Tovar (2-2) pitched well for 5 1/3 innings before his game fell apart in the 6th inning when the Venados scored 3 runs to take a 6-0 lead.

Mazatla scored in the bottom of the 1st inning when Cyle Hankerd hit a sacrifice fly to left that scored Jeremias Pineda for the 1-0 lead. Pineda had reached third on a wild pitch by Tovar.

Hankerd drove in 2 more in the bottom of the 3rd inning, doubling to right to score Pineda and Jose Ruiz to give Mazatlán a 3-0 lead.

The Venados broke the game open in the 6th inning. Hankerd led of with a single. Olmo Rosario singled to left and Albino Contreras laid down a bunt single that loaded the bases. Jose Felix grounded into a 6-4 fielders choice that scored Hankerd. Jesus Fabela doubled to score Rosario. After Ivan Zavala replaced Tovar on the mound for the Charros, Paul Leon hit a sac fly to right for the third run of the inning and a 6-0 Mazatlán lead.

Arredondo Sac Fly Scores Lopez

Jalisco rallied for 2 runs in the top of the 8th. Jesus Lopez led off the inning being hit by a pitch. Alejandro Ortiz walked and Fernando Valenzuela drew a base on balls to load the bases with no outs. Eduardo Arredondo  hit a sac fly to center to score Lopez and the Charros were on the board. Manny Rodriguez followed with a single to right that scored Ortiz but when Leo Heras and Japhet Amador hit ground ball outs the inning was over and the final score was 6-2 Venados.

Cyle Hankerd was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Jesus Fabela 2 for 3 with an RBI and Jose Ruiz 2 for 4 for the Venados.

Arredondo and Rodriguez had the RBIs for the Charros who were held to 4 hits on the evening.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION:

Hermosillo 7, Los Mochis 6

The Naranjeros scored 7 runs in the 8th inning to turn a 5-0 deficit into a 7-5 lead and held on to top the Caneros 7-6. Hermosillo had 11 hits, all singles, in the win while Los Mochis got home runs from Juan Carlos Gamboa and Sergio Garcia in the loss. Derek Eitel (1-2) picked up the win in relief with Juan Urquidez notching his 2nd save of the year. Andres Avila (0-2) lasted just 1/3 of an inning in the 8th giving up 3 runs on 2 hits to take the loss. Gamboa was 3 for 4 with the home run, Saul Soto 2 for 5 with an RBI and Emmanuel Avila 1 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored for the Caneros. Jose Amador went 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, Carlos Gastelum 2 for 4 with an RBI and JC Linares 2 for 4 for Hermosillo.

Navojoa 3, Mexicali 1

The Mayos scored twice in the 1st inning and held off the Aguilas 3-1. Eddie Gamboa (2-0) pitched 8 innings, allowing 5 hits and a run while striking out 6 and Carlos Bustamante recorded his 4th save of the year. Marco Duarte (0-2) gave up all 3 Mayo runs and walked 5 in the loss for Mexicali. Diego Madero was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Alan Sanchez drove in a run on a 1 for 3 night at the plate for the Mayos. CJ Retherford went 2 for 3 and Walter Ibarra 3 for 4 in the Aguilas loss.

Tomateros de Culican Defeat the Charros de Jalisco 2-0 In League Opener

2015-16 SEASON UNDERWAY

Pregame Festivities
in Culican

20,790 enthusiastic fans packed the BBVA Bancomer stadium in Culiacan to watch the defending LMP Champion Tomateros take on the league runner up Charros de Jalisco on Friday. They were not disappointed as the Tomateros got very good pitching from starter Salvador Perez (1-0) and 5 relievers to shutout the Charros 2-0. Oscar Villarreal worked the 9th inning to pick up the save.

Alex Sanabia (0-1) worked 3 1/3 innings for the Charros, giving up both runs, in taking the loss. Sanabia's only mistake was a 1-0 fastball that Nick Buss sent over the right field wall for a solo home run that gave Perez all the support he needed.

Salvador Valdez

Jorge Cantu singled to lead off the bottom of the 4th inning for the Tomateros but was forced at second on a ground ball by Ryan Lollis. Sanabia then threw a wild pitch that moved Lollis to second and he scored on a single to left by Joey Menese. That would be the extent of the scoring as the Tomateros opened the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico with a win.

Jesus Valdez had 2 of the 5 Charros hits while reigning League MVP, Jose "Manny" Rodriguez went hitless, with a walk, in 3 trips to the plate. Eduardo "El Mosco" Arredondo, Japhet "El Gigante" Amador and Alex Liddi had the other hits for the Charros.

Nick Buss Homerun

Nick Buss had the home run in 4 at bats, Lollis went 2 for 3 and four other Tomateros accounted for the 7 Culiacan hits.

"El Gigante" At The Plate

These two teams meet today in Guadalajara to continue their season series at the home of the Charros. The home opening ceremonies will begin at 5 PM and, although mostly sold out, there are still seats to be had.

AM 1370 from Tlaquepaque carries all of the Charros games and highlights of all LMP games can be viewed by going to the LMP website and signing up.

Puebla Bangs Out 20 Hits To Cruise Past Saltillo 13-5

The Pericos de Puebla batters connected for 20 base hits, including 5 by first baseman Cesar Tapia, scored in every inning but the 1st, and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Saraperos de Saltillo.

Enrique Lechuga (1-0) pitched 5 innings for the Pericos, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits while striking out 1 and walking 3. Jaime Lugo, Heberto Gonzalez and David Dominguez pitched the final 4 innings for Puebla.

Santiago Gutierrez (1-1) had a rocky outing for Saltillo. He lasted 4 innings but gave up 11 hits and 6 earned runs, giving up a home run while striking out 3 and not allowing a walk. Thomas Melgarejo, who relieved Gutierrez, fared no better as he allowed 3 hits and 3 runs in just 1 inning of work on the mound.

With a 3 run lead heading into the bottom of the 3rd inning, Puebla's Jon Del Campo led off with a double and two outs later scored on a double to center by Miguel Tejada. Sandy Madera doubled to score Tejada and Cesar Tapia singled to center to drive in Tapia and give the Pericos a 6-0 lead.

Puebla scored a single run in the 5th inning for a 7-0 lead before Saltillo scored 4 times in the top of the 6th. The Saraperos loaded the bases, with no outs, on consecutive singles by Manuel Bobadilla, Justin Greene and Luis Borges. Bobadilla scored on a balk. Greene scored on a sac fly to right by Manny Rodriguez and Luis Terrero cleared the bases with a 2 run home run to left. The Saraperos had cut the lead to 7-4.

Jon Del Campo got two of those runs back in the Puebla half of the 6th on a 2 run home run to right center that increased the Pericos lead to 9-4.

Puebla would add 2 runs in the 7th and 2 more runs in the 8th to take a 13-4 lead into the top of the 9th inning.

Saltillo scored their final run when Francisco Ferreiro singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Jonathan Aceves with two outs. Manuel Bobadilla popped up to short for the third out and the final score of 13-5.

Cesar Tapia was 5 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Puebla. Jon Del campo went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and a home run and 4 RBIs. Brent Clevlin was also 4 for 5 for the Pericos with 2 RBIs and Miguel Tejada had a home run and 2 RBIs on a 2 for 4 night at the plate. The #3 through 6 batters for Puebla were 13 for 19 with 8 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

Luis Terrero was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Satillo. Manny Rodriguez added an RBI on a sac fly and Jonathan Aceves went 1 for 3 with an RBI.

IN OTHER LMB ACTION:

Aguascalientes 9, Oaxaca 4 (11 innings)
The Rieleros scored 5 runs in the top of the 11th to send the Guerreros de oaxaca to their 9th loss in 10 games. The big hit of the inning was a 3 run home run by Domingo Castro. Heriberto Rueles (2-0) picked up the win in relief and Hector Sanchez (0-1) was charged with the loss.

Monterrey 8, Yucatan 3
The Sultanes scored 4 times in the 6th inning to take the lead for good over the Leones. Agustin Murillo went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monterrey. Corey Wimberly was 3 for 4 for Yucatan as Luis Garcia went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Javier Solas (1-1) was credited with the win and Alejandro Astorga (1-1) suffered the loss.

Campeche 7, Monclova 6 (11 innings)
Dave Sappelt tripled and scored ona single by Josh Fields in the top of the 11th innings for the Piratas. Ivan salas pitched the bottom of the 11th for his 1st save of the year and Osiris Matos (1-1) got the win. Juan Noriega (0-1) took the loss. Flavio Romero went 2 for 6 with 3 RBIs for the Acereros.

Quintana Roo 6, Tamaulipas 0
Rafael Perez (1-1) pitched 7 shutout innings allowing 2 hits while striking out 5 in the Tigres 6-0 win over the Broncos. Jesus Carrillo (0-1) took the loss. Francisco Peguero was 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Tigres. Rodolfo Amador went 2 for 3 for the Broncos.

Tijuana 5, Veracruz 4
Miguel Torrero hit a 2 run home run in the 7th for the Toros to giva Tijuana a 5-1 lead and the Toros weathered a 3 run Aguilas 8th inning to outlast Veracruz 5-4. With the victory, the Toros improved to 9-1 on the year. Jose Chavez was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored for the Aguilas. terance marin (1-0) got the win and Ramon Ramirez picked up his 5th save of the season. Ignacio Montano (1-1) took the loss.

Laguna 14, Ciudad del Carmen 4
The Vaqueros sent 12 men to the plate and scored 9 times in the bottom of the 1st and never looked back as Laguna beat the Delfines 14-4. Jose Orozco and Juan Miranda each hit home runs in the inning. Angel berroa was 1 for 2 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for the Vaqueros. Hubbie Pellegaud (1-0) got the win while Sergio Mora (0-2) suffered the loss, lasting just 1/3 of an inning and being charged with 9 earned runs.

Mexico 4, Tabasco 0
The Diablos Rojos rode a 3 run 3rd inning to victory over the home town Olmecas. Emmanuel Avila went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs while Ivan Terrezas and Ramon Urias were both 2 for 5 for Mexico.David Reyes (2-0) picked up the win while Leo Medrano (1-1) was saddled with the loss for Tabasco

Saltillo Falls To Monclova 10-6

The Saraperos de Saltillo squandered an early 6-2 lead and fell to the Acereros del Norte Monclova 10-6 in front of 4,209 fans at Parque Francisco I. Madero on Monday night.

Justin Greene, leading off for Saltillo in the bottom of the 1st inning, doubled to left and scored on a single by Jose Lopez. After an error and a walk loaded the bases, a sac fly to left scored Lopez and the Saraperos took a 2-0 lead.

Monclova answered with 2 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd. Jose Ruiz was hit by a pitch to start the inning and moved to second on a wild pitch by Saltillos starting pitcher, Fernando Perez-Abreu. Ruiz scored on a single by Jose Amador. Antonio Lamas doubled to center to plate Amador and the score was tied at 2.

With one gone in the bottom of the 2nd, Luis Borges singled. Justin Greene walked and Jose Lopez singled to drive in Borges. Manny Rodriguez singled to drive in Greene and the Saraperos lead was 4-2.

Justin Greene walked to lead off the 4th inning for Saltillo and scored when Manny Rodriguez homered to left center to up the Saraperos lead to 6-2.

The Acereros began chipping away at the Saltillo lead in the top of the 6th. Jose Amador led off the inning with a solo home run to center. One out, and a pitching change later, Antonio Lamas doubled and went to third on a ground out. Lamas scored on a wild pitch by Saltillo reliever Jorge Ibarra. The Sarapero lead was down to 6-4.

Back-to-back singles put runners on first and second with no outs for Monclova in the top of the 7th. A double play put Hector Garanzuay on third and Abraham Ramos drove him in with a single. The Saltillo lead was now to 6-5.

Jesus Arredondo singled to lead off the 8th inning for the Acereros. One out later, James Simmons drew a 4 pitch base on balls. Arredondo advanced on a fly ball out and scored on a single by Olmo Rosario. The big blow of the inning came next as Jose Ruiz drilled a home run to right that scored Simmons and Rosario. Monclova had their first lead of the night, 9-6.

A double by Jesus Arredondo, with two outs, started the 9th inning for Monclova. Arredondo scored on a single by Daniel Sanchez for the final 10-6 margin of victory for the Acereros.

Monclova used seven pitchers in the game with reliever Sasagi Sanchez earning the win. Satillo sent six hurlers to the mound on the night with Luis Ramirez charged with a blown save and the loss, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits, including the home run to Ruiz, in 2/3 of an inning.

Jose Ruiz was 1 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Acereros while Olmo Rosario went 3 for 5 with an RBI. Hector Garanzuay was also 3 for 5 with a run scored. The Monclova DH, Jose Amador, went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Antonio Lamas was 3 for 4 and Jesus Arredondo 3 for 5 in the 18 hit attack by Monclova.

Manny Rodriguez went 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Saltillo. Jose Lopez was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a run scored. Ramos Orantes went 2 for 4 with an RBI and lead off man Justin Greene was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and 3 runs scored.

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.

Serie de Caribe To Begin February 2nd

5 CHARROS CHOSEN TO JOIN TOMATEROS

The World Series of Caribbean Baseball is set to begin in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the 2nd of February. The Tomateros de Culiacan, by virtue of their championship season in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico, will represent Mexico.

The other countries participating in the series are Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and The Dominican Republic. The rosters are expanded for the 5 teams and the Tomateros have chosen 5 Charros to help fill out their team. Manny Rodriguez, Marquez Smith, Terance Marin, Juan Delgadillo and Carlos Vasquez were selected to join the team in Puerto Rico.

The games begin on the 2nd of February and the finals are held on the 8th.

Mexico opens play against Cuba at 10:05 AM on the 2nd. They play again on the 3rd at 4:30 PM versus Puerto Rico. The team is off on the 4th but resumes play against the Dominican Republic at 4:30 PM on the 5th. The team's final game is with Venezuela at 10:05 AM on the 6th.

The 1st Semifinal game will be held at 10:05 AM on the 7th with the 2nd Semifinal game beginning at 4:30 PM.

The winners of those two games will meet in the Finals to be played at 2:30 PM on the 8th with the winner of that game crowned the Champions of the Caribbean.

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Tomateros Win LMP Championship 4 Games To 1

TOP CHARROS 4-3 IN GAME 5

With the exception of the first game, where the Tomateros de Culiacan used an offensive explosion, they used very good pitching to shut down the Charros' potent offense. Culiacan outscored the Charros in the series 28-17. It is often said that good pitching wins over good hitting in a seven game series. That adage holds true for this series.

Culiacan started the scoring in the bottom of the 3rd. Sergio Gastelum led off with a single to right, went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ramiro Pena and scored when Rico Noel singled to center. Maxwell Leon followed with a single that moved Noel to third. Leon stole second and both runners scored when Eric Farris singled to right. The Tomateros led 3-0 after three innings.

Issmael Salas homered to left for the Tomateros in the bottom of the 4th to stretch the Culiacan lead to 4-0.

The Charros got on the board in the top of the 5th when Marquez Smith hit a solo home run to left to lead off the inning. The Culiacan lead was 4-1.

Jalisco scored again in the 6th. With one out, Eduardo Arredondo drew a base on balls and went to third on a single by Manny Rodriguez. Leo Heras grounded into a 4-6 fielder's choice to drive in Arredondo and narrow the Tomateros lead to 4-2.

CJ Retherford pinch hit for Amadeo Zazueta to lead off the 8th inning for the Charros and hit a long home run to deep center field to bring the Charros to within a run at 4-3.

Oscar Villarreal pitch a 1-2-3 ninth inning for the Tomateros to pick up the save and preserve the win for the Culiacan starter, Anthony Vasquez. Marco Tovar took the loss for the Charros.

The season was an exciting one for the fans of the Charros. They finished with the best record in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico and Manny Rodriguez stands a very good chance to be named the MVP of the league. Japhet Amador tied for the league lead in home runs and led the league in RBIs. Congratulations on a fine season! Todos Somos Charros!

The Tomateros de Culiacan move on now to the Caribbean Baseball World Series to be played in Puerto Rico.  Congratulations to the Tomateros and the fans of the Charros wish you well in the World Series.

Tomateros de Culiacan Defeat Charros 3-1

TAKE COMMANDING 3 GAMES TO 1 LEAD

The Tomateros de Culiacan hold a 3 games to 1 lead in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Championship Series with their 3-1 victory over the Charros on Sunday.

The Charros had multiple opportunities to score as they loaded the bases 3 separate times during the game but were unable to capitalize. As a team, the Charros were 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 11 runners.

The Charros loaded the bases, with one out, in the top of the 1st on singles by Manny Rodriguez, Leo Heras and Marquez Smith. Japhet Amador then lofted a fly ball to left for the second out and Rodriguez was thrown out at home trying to score.

Culiacan took advantage of the Charros failure to score in their half of the 1st. Rico Noel bunted for a hit and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Maxwell Leon. Noel stole third and scored when Eric
Farris launched a home run to left. Culiacan went up 2-0 after one inning.

The Tomateros added to their lead in the bottom of the 4th. Dave Sappelt drew a lead off walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Issmael Salas. Arturo Rodriguez grounded out to the pitcher as Sappelt took third. Sergio Gastelum walked and went to second on a wild pitch by Charros starter Orlando Lara. Ramiro Pena reached base safely on a fielding error by CJ Retherford as Sappelt scored. The lead was 3-0 Culiacan.

Jalisco mounted a threat in the top of the 9th. CJ Retherford walked with one out and moved to second on a wild pitch. Sebastien Valle grounded out to second to advance Retherford to third. Pinch hitter Jesus Cota singled to drive in Retherford. The Charros loaded the bases with two outs but Leo Heras lined out to second to end the game and the Tomateros took the 3-1 win.

One game remains to be played in Culiacan. Should the Tomateros win, they become the League Champions. If the Charros win, the series returns to Guadalajara for game 6 and, if necessary, game 7.