Ramon Urias |
The Yaquis sent 9 men to the plate in the bottom half of the 1st and 6 of them scored as Obregon broke open the game. Daniel Robertson and Jose Aguilar began the inning by drawing walks. Cheslor Cuthbert hit a ground rule double that scored Robertson. Aguilar scored on a ground ball out and John Nogowski hit a 2 run home run to left for a 4-1 lead. Juan Carlos Gamboa scored on a wild pitch and Jose Felix scored on a single by Richy Pedroza to make it 6-1 after one.
John Nogowski |
Los Mochis scored twice in the 3rd on a walk, a triple by Leandro Castro and a sac fly by Saul Soto to trim the lead to 6-3.
Obregon put the game away with 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th.
Dustin Antolin (1-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Nate Reed who failed to go the required 5 innings to qualify for the win. Luis Perez (0-3) gave up 6 runs on 4 hits and lasted just 2/3 of an inning to take the loss.
Both teams are 8-8 on the season.