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

Jalisco Shutsout Obregon 1-0

WILLIAM OLIVER TOSSES 3 HITTER THROUGH 8 INNINGS

William Oliver

It's not often one can talk about a pitchers duel in the LMP, mostly because the managers change pitchers so often, but Jalisco's 1-0 win in Obregon was just that. William Oliver (2-0) pitched 8 masterful innings allowing 3 hits, all singles, before handing the ball to Grant Sides who earned his 4th save of the season.

Arturo Lopez, the Yaquis starter, matched Oliver pitch for pitch through 5 complete innings giving up 1 hit, a single, no runs and striking out 5 before being removed. The manager of the Yaquis obviously had his reasons for changing pitchers but Lopez was pitching great baseball.

Brandon Brennan (0-2) pitched the top of the 9th for Obregon giving up the lone run and taking the loss.

The Charros were held to 4 hits on the night but none bigger then their only extra base hit, a double by Kevin Medrano to lead off the top of the 9th. The next batter, Daniel Carbonell popped up the second for the 1st out. Medrano stole third setting up the best scoring opportunity Jalisco had all game. Amadeo Zazueta hit a fly ball sac fly to left that scored Medrano for the only run of the game and the Jalisco win.

Obregon did not get a runner in scoring position all game and 3 times the Yaquis runners were eliminated on double plays, one a strike'm out throw'm out DP/

Jalisco improved to 6-3 on the season with Obregon falling to 3-6

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/