Puebla Hangs On To Best Oaxaca 10-6

PERICOS WITH 17 HITS AND 10 RUNS

The Pericos de Puebla scored 7 runs in the 5th inning on their way to a 10-6 victory over the Guerreros de Oaxaco to move to 2-0 in the Southern Division of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.

The Guerreros would open the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd. Singles by Alejandro Gonzalez and Mario Valenzuela put runners at second and third with one out. Puebla starter, Hector Galvan, allowed Gonzalez to score from third for the early Oaxaca 1-0 lead.

Alex Gonzalez courtesy Oaxaca Facebook

Puebla sent 12 men to the plate in the top of the 4th and 7 of them scored. Miguel Tejada opened the inning with a single. Cesar Tapia reached safely as the Oaxaca first baseman was unable to field the throw to first by Yunesky Sanchez. Brent Cleven drew a walk to load the bases with no outs. Rolando Acosta doubled to left to score Tejada and Tapia. Jon Del Campo followed with a double to left center that scored Cleven and Acosta. Willie Taveras singled to score Del Campo. Taveras stole second and scored on a single by Luke Scott. A wild pitch moved Scott to second and he scored on a single by Cesar Tapia. The Pericos were on top by a 7-1 margin.

Jon Del Campo hit a solo home run to right center to give the Pericos an 8-1 lead.

Oaxaca scored a run in the bottom of the 6th on singles by Tim Torres, Yunesky Sanchez and a double by Alejandro Gonzalez that scored Torres. The Guerreros had narrowed the gap to 8-2.

Alan Sanchez led of the bottom of the 7th for Oaxaca with a single. Yancarlo Angulo hit into a 5-4 fielder's choice. After Tim Torres drew a one out walk, Mike Jacobs singled to plate Angulo. With two outs, Alejandro Gonzalez singled to score Torres and the lead was down to 8-4.

With oun out in the bottom of the 8th, Alan Sanchez struck out swinging but reached first on a wild pitch by Peubla reliever Hugo Castellanos. Luis Medina reached on a 6-4 fielder's choice. Tim Torres walked and Medina scored on a single by Mike Jacobs. The score was now 8-5.

Sandy Madera singled to lead of the top of the 9th for Puebla. Pinch Runner Ivan Jimenez scored on a double by Cesar Tapia and following a single by Rolando Acosta, Tapia scored on a single by Jon Del Campo. The Pericos had increased their lead to 10-5.

Alejandro Gonzalez led off the bottom of the 9th with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch by Puebla reliever, JC Romero, and scored on a single by Mario Valenzuela but it wasn't enough and the Guerreros fell to the Pericos by a 10-6 score.

Hector Galvan got the win for Puebla going 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and a run while striking out 7. The Guerreros starter, Sergio Valenzuela took the loss. He pitched 3 innings allowing 6 hits and 5 runs.

Sergio Valenzuela courtesy Oaxaca Facebook

Willie Taveras was 3 for 5 on the night with an RBI and a run scored for the Pericos. Jon Del Campo went 3 for 5 with a home run and 4 RBIs. Rolando Acosta was also 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs. Cesar Tapia went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs.

For the Guerreros, Alejandro was 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Mike Jacobs went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Mario Valenzuela had an RBI on a 2 for 3 night at the plate.

Tavares Steals 2nd courtesy Oaxaca Facebook

Monterrey Wins 9-5 At Home
The Sultanes de Monterrey used a 14 hit attack to defeat the Broncos de Reynosa 9-5. Ramon Rios had a home run and drove in 3 on a 4 for 5 night. Max Ramirez had a 3 run home run. Ruben Agramon homered for the Broncos.

Tabasco 1-0 Victory in 11 Innings 
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th, Veracruz reliever, Victor Marte walked Christian Quintero to force in the winning run. Marte took the loss for the Aguilas and Raul Carrillo picked up the win in relief for the Olmecas.

Delfines Over Piratas 4-1
Demetrio Guiterrez picked up the win for Ciudad del Carmen and Josh Leuke earned his 2nd save of the young season in the 4-1 win over the Piratas de Campeche. Gerardo Bustamante was 1 for 3 with a 2 run home run for del Carmen while Eliseo Aldazaba went 3 for 4 with a home run for Campeche.

Tigres Even Series With 4-2 Win Over The Leones de Yucatan 
Jarrett Grube got the win for Quintana Roo and francisco Rodriguez notched a save as the Tigres beat the Leones 4-2 in Merida. Jorge Cantu was 3 for 4 with an RBI for the Tigres as Jesus Valdez went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Leones.

Rieleros In Slugfest Win, 12-10 Over Vaqueros
The Rieleros scored 10 runs in the 7th to top the Vaqueros de la Laguna 12-10. There were no home runs hit in the game. Jesus Castillo was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Aguascalientes as Carlos Orrantia went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and saul Soto added a 3 run double. Both Oswaldo Morejon and JC Linares were 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs for Laguna.

Saraperos Start Season With a 6-2 Victory In Monclova 
Michael Nix notched a season opening win for satillo allowing 2 runs over 5 innings of work. Josh Lowey took the loss for the Acereros. Luis Borges was 3 for 5 with an RBI for Satillo while Ruben Gotay had a 2 for 4 night with 2 RBIs. Jesus Arredondo went 2 for 3 and DH Jose Ruiz was 2 for 4 with an RBI in a losing effort for Monclova.

Toros Top Diablos 3-1
The Toros de Tijuana got a home run and 2 RBIs from Miguel Olivo and collected 10 hits on their way to a 3-1 win over the Diablos Rojos de Mexico. The Toros are 2-0 on the year while the defending LMB Champion Diablos fell to 0-2.

Charros win 7th in a Row - Top Caneros 6-4

It took 10 innings but the Charros topped the Caneros de los Mochis 6-4 to win their 7th game in a row and catch Mexicali for the 2nd half lead in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico.

Jesus Lopez started things off for the Charros in the top of the 3rd by hitting a solo home run to left to lead off and give Jalisco a 1-0 lead.         

Leo Heras' Home Run courtesy of Charros Jalisco Beisbol

The Caneros scored in the bottom of the 3rd on two errors by the Charros and a sacrifice bunt by Greg Golson that scored Yancarlo Angulo and the game was tied at 1.

Leo Heras singled to lead off the 6th and Japhet Amador followed with a base on balls. After Marquez Smith's ground out moved the runners up, CJ Retherford cleared the bases with his 5th home run of the season and a 4-1 Charros lead.

los Mochis had two outs and a man on second in the bottom of the 7th when Yancarlo Angulo was hit by a pitch by Charros starter, Ben Kozlowski. Juan Gamboa singled to right to score Saul Soto to cut the lead to 4-2. Adrian Gonzalez entered the game in relief and gave up a single to Greg Golson that scored Angulo. Antonio Lamas singled to right to score Gamboa and the Caneros had tied the game at 4-4.

The score remained tied through regulation. CJ Retherford walked to lead off the Charros half of the 10th inning. Gabriel Gutierrez sacrificed Retherford to second and after Jesus Lopez flied out to center for the second out, Edson Garcia singled to score Retherford. Garcia, who had taken second on the throw to the plate, moved to third on a wild pitch. Eduardo Arredondo singled to score Garcia and when Mario Mendoza pitched a perfect bottom of the 10th, the Charros had the 6-4 victory.

Mendoza picked up the win in relief to improve to 1-1 on the year while lowering his ERA to 2.66. Charros starter, Ben Kozlowski, went 6 2/3 innings, charged with 4 runs on just 4 hits with a walk and 3 strikeouts. Santiago Gutierrez took the loss for los Mochis to drop to 2-5 on the season.

CJ Retherford was 2 for 4 on the night with a 3 run home run and 2 runs scored. Manny Rodriguez, Leo Heras, Jesus Lopez and Edson Garcia were all 2 for 5.

The Charros are now 37-23 overall in the league, 2 games ahead of the Aguilas de Mexicali and 16-9 in the second half, tied with the Aguilas.

Caneros Shutout Charros 6-0 On Excellent Pitching By Terance Marin

The Caneros de Los Mochis took the third game of the three game series with jalisco, 6-0, behind the outstanding pitching of starter Terance Marin and reliever Andres Avila.

Orlando Lara, of the Charros had a one hitter through four innings. Lara gave up a lead off walk to Yancarlo Angulo to lead off the 5th. Angulo moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Sebastian Valle and scored two batters later on a single by Justin Christian. The Caneros led 1-0.

Terance Marin was pitching a no-hitter until Eduardo Arredondo singled with two outs in the bottom of the 6th. The Charros could not take advantage of the base runner as Manny Rodriguez struck out to end the inning with the Caneros still leading 1-0.

The Caneros added to their lead in the top of the 8th. Greg Golson singled to center to lead off the inning. Juan Gamboa advanced Golson on a sacrifice bunt. Juan Pedroso walked. Adrian Ramirez replaced Mario Mendoza for the Charros and walked Ramon Orantes to load the bases. One batter later, Gloson scored on a single by Yancarlo Angulo. Sebastian Valle then cleared the bases on a grand slam home run to deep center to give the Caneros a 6-1 lead that would hold for the victory.

Jalisco managed just three hits off of Terance Marin and reliever Andres Avila and Eduardo Arredondo had two of them, going 2 for 4 in the loss. The Charros struck out 7 times and didn't receive a free pass all game. Marin picked up the win to move to 1-1 on the year, while Orlando lara took the loss to fall to 4-2 on the season. Lara went 6 2/3 innings giving up just three hits but walking 4 and striking out 4. Charros reliever Adrian Ramirez gave up the grand slam to Sebastian Valle.

The Charros fall to 26-18 overall and 5-4 in the second half of the Liga de Mexicana del Pacifico while the Caneros climb to 24-20 overall.

Charros Best Caneros de Los Mochis 7-1

The Charros de Jalisco, behind some fine pitching by Juan Delgadillo and four relievers, beat the Caneros de Los Mochis 7-1 on Saturday night in Zapopan.

In the bottom of the 1st for the Charros, Manny Rodriguez singled and went to second on a 4-3 ground out by Leo Heras. Japhet Amador doubled to right to score Rodriguez and give the Charros the 1-0 lead.

The Charros added to their lead in the bottom of the 2nd. CJ Retherford led off with a single and Brendan Harris walked. Gabriel Gutierrez drew a base on balls to load the bases. Jesus Lopez hit a sac fly to right  to score Retherford and advance Harris and Gutierrez to 2nd and 3rd. Eduardo Arredondo grounded into a double play to end the inning but the Jalisco lead was 2-0 after two innings.

Los Mochis got a run back in ther top of the 3rd off Charros starter Juan Delgadillo when Yancarlo Angulo led off with a single, advanced on a wild pitch, went to third on a ground out by Rodolfo Amador and scored on a sac fly by Justin Christian. The Caneros had cut the lead to 2-1, but they would get no closer.

Jesus Cota, batting for Brendan Harris, led off the bottom of the 7th for the Charros with a single. Gabriel Gutierrez followed with a single. Edson Garcia came into the game as a pinch runner for Cota. Jesus Lopez reached safely on a throwing error by the Caneros catcher that scored Garcia and Gutierrez for the 4-1 Charros lead. The Caneros manager argued over the second run scored on the play at the plate. He argued too strenously as he was ejected by the home plate umpire. Manny Rodriguez then hit a ground rule double, his 16th double of the year, that score Lopez. Leo Heras was intentionally walked and Japhet Amador singled to right to score Rodriguez and move Heras to third. Marquez Smith followed with a sac fly to score Heras and the Charros led 7-1.

The Caneros threatened in the top of the 9th, putting runners on second and third with two outs but Rodolfo Amador flew out to left to give the Charros the 7-1 victory.

Juan Delgadillo picked up his 1st win of the year against 5 defeats going 5 innings allowing just 2 hits and 1 run. Luis Niebla took the loss to fall to 2-3 on the season for Los Mochis.

Manny Rodriguez was 2 for 5 with a double, an RBI and 2 runs scored. Japhet Amador was 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs while Gabriel Gurierrez went 2 for 3 with a double and a run scored.

The Charros are now 5-3 in the second half of the season. They are 26-17 overall in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico.