Luis Garcia Powers Leones To 4-0 Win Over Piratas

3 RUN HOME RUN IN THE 8TH SEALS THE DEAL

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Luis Garcia was the hero of the game against the Piratas, hitting a 3 run home run in the bottom of the 8th for the Leones as Yucatan evened the best of seven Zona Sur divisional playoffs at 3 games apiece and forcing a deciding seventh game, in Merida, on Wednesday the 26th of August.

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Marco Quevedo got the win, pitching 7 innings, scattering 8 hits and striking out 5 for the Leones. Jorge Castillo pitched well, giving up just 1 run on 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings on the mound to take the loss for the Piratas.

Kevin Flores got things going for the Leones in the bottom of the 5th inning with a lead off triple. Israel Nunez hit a long sac fly to center to score Flores and the Leones grabbed a 1-0 lead.

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Jose Aguilar led off the bottom of the 8th for the Leones with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Ricardo Serrano. Jesus Valdez, the regular season leader in batting average at .363, was intentionally walked by the Piratas reliever Ivan Salas. Hector Gimenez flew out to right but the DH for Yucatan, Luis Garcia, hit a frozen rope over the wall in left for a 3 run home run and the 4-0 Leones lead.

The Piratas had chances to score in the 6th, with men on 1st and 2nd, aided by a throwing error by Quevedo, and 7th inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 2 outs but could not score as Quevedo (8 hits, 0 runs and 5 strikeouts in 7 innings) pitched out of the jams both times to keep the shut out in place.

Garcia was 1 for 3 with the home run and 3 RBIs for the Leones while Carlos Colmenares went 3 for 4 for the Piratas.

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Mexico 14, Tijuana 1

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The Diablos scored 3 times in the bottom of the 1st and added 7 runs in the 4th on their way to  14-1 thrashing of the Toros de Tijuana. Mexico evened the Zona Norte divisional playoffs at 3 games apiece with the win.

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Mexico pounded out 17 hits, including a double and a home run by Cyle Hankerd (his third home run and 11th RBI of the series). Ivan Terrazas has driven in 10 runs for the Diablos this post season.

Juan Pablo Oramas worked 7 full innings, scattering 4 Toros hits and giving up 1 run while striking out 6. Oramas' only mistake of the game was a lead off home run to Miguel Olivo in the 7th inning.

Logan Duran lasted 2 1/3 innings and was touched for 4 runs on 5 hits while striking out 2 in the loss for Tijuana.

Second baseman, Carlos Valencia, was 2 for 4 for the Toros and Miguel Olivo 1 for 3 with the home run for Tijuana.

Hankerd and Terrazas were a combined 5 for 9 with 8 RBIs and 3 runs scored for the Diablos. Ramon Urias was 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Luis Flores went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Mexico.

The 7th game will be played tonight, in Mexico City, with the winner to face either Monclova or Saltillo in the Zona Norte divisional finals set to begin on Friday the 28th of August.

Saltillo 7, Monclova 3

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The Saraperos used 2 walks and 5 singles to chase the Acereros starter, Jose Oyervides, with 6 runs in the 1st inning. Oyervides lasted just 1/3 of an inning, his shortest stint of the year, with the lone out coming on a sacrifice bunt by Luis Borges.

With the win, the Saraperos even the Zona Norte divisional series at 3 all and force a game 7 tonight in Monclova. The winner of that game will face either the Diablos Rojos del Mexico or the Toros de Tijuana in the championship round of the Zona Norte playoffs.

Santiago Gutierrez allowed 3 hits and a run in his 5 innings on the mound to get the win for Saltillo.

Justin Greene was 3 for 5 with a run scored, Jon del Campo 1 for 3 with 2 walks and an RBI, Christian Zazueta 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Manny Rodriguez 1 for 5 with an RBI for Saltillo.

Olmo Rosario went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Acereros in the loss.

Quintana Roo 9, Oaxaca 3

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Jorge Cantu and Jose Felix homered in the 4 run 4th for the Tigres and Quintana Roo scored 4 more times in the 5th to put the game away in the 9-3 pasting of the Guerreros.

The Zona Sur divisional playoff series is tied at 3 games apiece forcing a 7th game to be played, in Cancun, on Wednesday the 26th of August. The winner of that game will take on either the Leones de Yucatan or the Piratas de Campeche in the championship round beginning on Friday the 28th of August.

Daniel Cabrera worked 6 innings, scattering 8 hits and giving up 3 runs while striking out 11 Guerreros to get the win while Irwin Delgado went 4 1/3, allowing 5 hits, including the 2 home runs to take the loss.

In addition to the home runs by Cantu and Felix, Alfredo Amezaga was 2 for 4 with2 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Eugenio Velez 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Tigres.

Luis Rodriguez was 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored in the loss for Oaxaca.

Yucatan Smothers Campeche 9-2

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The Leones pounded out 14 hits, including 5 home runs in their 9-2 win over the Piratas de Campeche in game 3 of their Zona Sur divisional playoffs. Ricardo Serrano had 2 home runs on the night.

Jesus Valdez hit a solo home run to left to lead off the top of the 2nd for the Leones. Luis Garcia drew a one out walk but was erased on a 4-6 fielders choice. Kevin Flores followed with a 2 run home run to left center that scored Ricardo Serrano and put the Leones up 3-0. Israel Nunez hit a 3-2 fastball over the wall in left for the third home run of the inning and a 4-0 Yucatan lead.

Corey Wimberly led off the top of the 5th with a single and moved to second on a two strike sacrifice bunt by Jaime Pedroza that caught the Piratas defense napping. Wimberly scored on a single by Jose Aguilar to increase the Leones lead to 5-0.

Ricardo Serrano hit the first of his two home runs leading off the 6th inning to give Yucatan a 6-0 lead.

The Piratas scored in their half of the 6th. Fernando Flores led off the inning with a walk and went to third, one out later, on a ground rule double to right center by Carlos Colmenares. Oscar Verdugo replaced starter Jonathan Castellanos for the Leones. Adan Velazquez reached safely on a throwing error by the Yucatan shortstop as Flores scored the first Piratas run of the game. One out later, Verdugo threw a wild pitch that allowed Colmenares to score. Ronny Paulino hit a grounder to third for the final out of the inning but Campeche had scored twice and the score was 6-2 Leones.

Yucatan scored a run without benefit of a hit in the top of the 8th. Israel Nunez drew a lead off walk, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on consecutive wild pitches by the Piratas reliever Ivan Salas. Leones 7, Piratas 2.

Jesus Valdez singled to lead off the 9th for Yucatan and came around to score on Ricardo Serrano's  second home run of the game for a 9-2 Leones lead.

With one out in the Piratas half of the 9th and a man on first, closer Adam Reifer made three attempts to pick off the runner at first. Why, with a 9-2 lead, would Leones manager Wilfredo Romero order three pick off attempts? The third throw went wide and the runner advanced to third. No harm was done as the next to Pirata hitters made outs but the logic of the situation eludes me.

Jonathan Castellanos
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Jonathan Castellanos allowed 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 6 in 5 1/3 innings to pick up the win for Yucatan. Rolabdo Valdez gave up 3 home runs and 5 earned runs in 4 innings to take the loss for the Piratas.

Jesus Valdez went 3 for 4 with a home run, Ricardo Serrano 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs, Kevin Flores 1 for 5 with a home run and Israel Nunez 1 for 3 with a home run for the Leones.

Yucatan holds a 2-1 lead in the divisional series which continues on Saturday in Campeche.

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Saltillo 3, Monclova 1
The Saraperos de Saltillo scored all of their runs in the bottom of the 3rd and held on to top the Acereros de Monclova 3-1 and take game 3 of their Zona Norte divisional series.

Michael Nix allowed 2 hits and 1 run while walking 3 and striking out 4 Acereros in 5 complete innings on the hill. Robert Suarez recorded the save, striking out 3 in 1 1/3 innings of work. Juan Pena gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in the loss.

Christian Zazueta was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs while Jonathan Aceves and Jose Lopez were 2 for 3 for Saltillo. Manny Rodriguez went 2 for 4 for Saltillo.

Antonio Lamas, Jose Amador and Eder Salcedo each had a hit for Monclova and Olmo Rosario scored their only run.

Game 4 will be played in Saltillo on Saturday with the Acereros holding a 2-1 lead in the best of seven series.

Quintana Roo 5, Oaxaca 3
The Tigres got 6 solid innings of work from starter Daniel Cabrera, who got the win, and Quintana Roo won game 3 of their Zona Sur series with the Guerreros by a 5-3 score.

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Ramon Ramirez picked up the save. Ruddy Acosta gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 4 1/3 for the loss. The defense behind Acosta was deplorable as the Guerreros committed 4 errors in the game.

After singling to lead off the 4th for the Tigres, Esteban Quiroz would score on a single by Sergio Contreras. Following a sacrifice bunt by Francisco Peguero and an intentional walk to Alfredo Amezaga, Jose Felix singled to drive in Jorge Cantu, Contreras and Amezaga. A throwing error by the Guerrereos center fielder allowed the third run to score and Felix wound up on third. The 4-1 lead would be enough for the Tigres.

Sergio Contreras was 2 for 4, Esteban Quiroz 2 for 5 and Jose Felix 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Quintana Roo.

Yancarlo Angulo was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a run scored for Oaxaca.

The series continues on Saturday, in Oaxaca, with the Guerreros holding a 2-1 lead in the series

Tijuana 11, Mexico 4
the Toros scored 5 runs in the 1st inning and added 6 more runs in the 8th to gore the Diablos 11-4. The Toros victory brought them from down 2 games to none to 2-1 in the Zona Norte divisional series with the best team in the LMB.

Barry Enright improved to 2-0 in the playoffs, holding the Diablos to 3 runs on 5 hits over 6 1/3 innings and the Toros used four relievers to shut done the Diablos over the remaining 2 2/3 frames. The Diablos starter, David Reyes lasted just 2/3 of an inning and gave up 5 runs on 4 hits in taking the loss.

Eduardo Arredondo went 3 for 5 with a home run to lead off the game for Tijuana while teammate Luis Suarez was 3 for 4 with a double and a triple, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Lew Ford and Enrique were both 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Toros.

Ivan Terrazas continued his hot hitting for the Diablos, going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs to raise his  playoff batting average to .727. 

Piratas Take Game 2 With Leones 3-1

EVEN SERIES AT 1-1

The Piratas de Campeche scored twice in the 1st inning and used excellent pitching to defeat the Leones de Yucatan 3-1 in the second game of the Zona Sur divisional playoffs.

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Jorge Castillo, who earned the win, and 3 relievers allowed the Leones 5 hits and 1 run over 7 1/3 innings before turning the game over to their closer Fernando Nieve. Nieve picked up his second save of the playoffs, shutting down the Leones over the final 1 2/3 innings

Marco Quevedo, the Leones starter, gave up 4 hits and 2 runs, walked 1 and struck out 4 in the loss.

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Carlos Colmenares drew a lead off walk to start the game for Campeche. A pick off attempt by Quevedo went wide of first and Colmenares wound up on third base. Ronny Paulino singled to drive in Colmenares and Paulino scored on a double by CJ Retherford. The Piratas had the early 2-0 lead.

Both pitching staffs were in control until the 7th inning. Fernando Flores doubled to left with two outs in the top of the 7th and scored on a single to left by Paul Leon to stretch the Piratas lead 3-0.

Yucatan got a run back in their half of the 7th. Jesus Valdez and Hector Gimenez both walked. Luis Garcia hit a ground ball to third that forced Valdez for the first out. Ricardo Serrano doubled to right to score Gimenez to cut the lead to 3-1 but the Leones would score no more as the Piratas won by that final score.

Both teams travel to Campeche today and will continue the best of seven series on Friday the 21st of August.

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Mexico 10, Tijuana 5

Cyle Hankerd after 1 of 2
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Cyle Hankerd powered the Diablos to victory on Wednesday, going 2 for 3 at the plate with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs. He also had a walk and scored 2 runs. Ivan Terrazas, the star on the first game of this series, continued his hot hitting with a 3 for 4 night to raise his average for the playoffs to .714. Terrazas drove in a run and scored twice in the Diablos 10-5 win over the Toros.

Steven Hensley picked up the win in relief for Mexico while Logan Duran, the Tijuana starter, gave up 6 runs on 5 hits in 2 innings on the mound to take the loss. The Toros pitchers walked 5 batters and 3 of them scored.

Enrique Trujillo was 3 for 3 at the plate for Tijuana with a run scored. Dustin Martin was 2 for 5 and Miguel Olivo went 1 for 4 with a solo home run.

The Diablos take a 2-0 lead into the travel day and will continue the series in Tijuana on Friday.

Monclova 1, Saltillo 0

Jose Oyervides allowed just 1 hit, walked 1 and struck out 9 Saraperos over 8 innings to get the win for the Acereros. Angel Ramirez pitched to one batter in the top of the 9th and Juan Noriega got the final 2 outs to record the save.

The Acereros are 2-0 in the divisional playoff series with Saltillo. The series now shifts to Saltillo for 3 games (if necessary) beginning on Friday the 21st of August.

The Saltillo pitchers matched the Monclova pitchers pitch for pitch except for the 4th inning. Olmo Rosario drew a one out walk for the Acereros and Brett Harper followed with a single. Jose Amador drew a base on balls to load the bases with one out. Jose Ruiz hit a grounder to first that scored Rosario with the only run of the game and the Monclova win.

Oaxaca 7, Quintana Roo 2

The Tigres dropped to 0-2 in the Zona Sur playoffs against the Guerreros with the 7-2 loss at home. Oaxaca took both games in Cancun, outscoring the Tigres 15-2 in the process. The Tigres are the #2 seed and the Guerreros the #3 seed in the Sur playoffs.

The series now moves to Oaxaca where the Guerreros have a chance to take the series in front of the home crowd.

Irwin Delgado
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Irwin Delgado picked up the win for Oaxaca, going 5 innings, allowing 4 hits and a run while striking out 5 Tigres. Manny Corpas pitched his way into a save situation in the 9th before getting credit for the save. Pablo Ortega was roughed up for 5 runs on 6 hits in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.

Yancarlo Angulo was 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs while Alan Sanchez went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Jaime Brena was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Guerreros.

Alan Sanchez
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Greg Goson and Alfredo Almezaga were 2 for 4 and Carlos Gastelum 2 for 5 with a run scored for the Tigres. Eugenio Velez and Jorge Vasquez drove in the runs for Quintana Roo.

Tigres Beat Leones 6-0 In Season Finale

The Leones captured the Zona Sur Championship on Thursday night and rested their regulars for the final game of the year, a 6-0 loss to the Tigres. It was apparent that both pitchers and back up fielders were rusty to say the least. Jonathan Castellanos (7-7) and 7 relief pitchers walked 6 Tigres. The fielders committed 3 errors and could only manage 5 hits off of Wilmer Rios (4-1) and 5 Tigre relievers.

Quintana Roo opened the scoring in the top of the 3rd inning. Hiram Martinez singled to left. The next batter bunted the ball back to Castellanos who threw wildly to first for an error, allowing Martinez to score from first for the 1-0 Tigres lead.

Large Crowd For Final Game

Things fell apart for the Leones pitchers in the top of the 6th. Angel Erro drew a lead off walk and went to third on a double by Alfredo Amezaga. Esteban Quiroz was intentionally walked to load the bases. After a pitching change, Raul Sanchez waited out the bases loaded walk to bring home Erro. Jose Felix followed with a single to drive in Amezaga. After another pitching change for the Leones, Eduardo Mendivil walked to plate Quiroz. The bases remained loaded with 1 out. After a fly ball to short left produced the second out, Manuel Rodriguez, the Leones reliever, uncorked a wild pitch that scored Sanchez with the 4th run of the inning and a 5-0 Tigres lead.

In the top of the 9th, Angel Erro worked a 2 out base on balls. Alfredo Amezaga singled to right but the right fielder misplayed the short hop and Erro scored the sixth and final run for the Tigres.

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Yucatan now awaits the result of the playoff between the Pericos de Puebla and the Piratas de Campeche in Campeche. The Tigres will meet the Guerreros de Oaxaca in the series of the #2 and #3 seeds in the Zona Sur.

The Zona Norte will see the Toros de Tijuana take on the Vaqueros de Laguna to determine who faces the #1 seed 73-39 Diablos de Mexico. The Acereros de Monclova will face the #2 seed Saraperos de Satillo in the other series.

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Monclova 5, Tamaulipas 4 (1st game 8 innings)
Brett Harper singled and Jose Ruiz walked with 1 out Jose Amador walked to load the bases and Hector Garanzuay pulled off a squeeze but to score pinch runner Abraham Ramos as the Acereros topped the Broncos 5-4 in the1st game of a double header. Nick Van Stratten was 4 for 4 with 3 RBIs in he loss.
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Monclova 5, Tamaulipas 0 (2nd game)
The Acereros used a 3 run 4th inning to sweep the Broncos with a 5-0 win in the nightcap. Juan Savin (2-3) picked up the win while Wilfredo Ramirez (0-1) took the loss. Brett Harper was 1 for 1 with a home run for Monclova. The Broncos managed just 2 hits off of the 3 Acereros pitchers.

Monterrey 4, Laguna 1 (1st Game)
Marco Tovar (10-3) pitched 6 2/3 innings of 2 hit ball and held the Vaqueros to one run to get the 4-1 win. Felipe Arredondo (8-10) took the loss in the 1st game of a double header. Chris Rberson was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Sultanes and Francisco Mendez went 1 for 3 with a home run for the Vaqueros.

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Monterrey 4, Laguna 2 (2nd game)
Edgar Gonzalez (4-12) held the Vaqueros to 5 hits and 2 runs as the Sultanes took the nightcap of a twin bill 4-2. Jaime Espinoza (1-2) took the loss. Heber Gomez was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monterrey.

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Oaxaca 4, Puebla 3
Ruddy Acosta (8-6) pitched 7 innings to get the 4-3 win for the Guerreros over the Percos. Mauricio Lara (5-9) took the loss. Yancarlo Angulo and Mario Vanenzuela both homered for Oaxaca. Sandy Madera went 3 for 3 with 3 RBIs for Puebla.

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Aguascalientes 14, Saltillo 7
Carlos Rodriguez was 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs, Jesus Castillo 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored and Julian Casro 3 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored as the Rieleros throttled the Saraperos 14-7. Jonathan Aceves had 2 home runs on a 2 for 4 night at the plate for Saltillo and Christian Zazueta added a home run.

Veracruz 2, Tabasco 0
The Aguilas scored single runs in the 7th and 8th innings and Rudy Gonzalez (1-4) held the Olmecas to 1 hit over 5 innings in the 2-0 win. Ricardo Gomez notched his 19th save of the year. Antonio Guzman (1-2) took the loss.

Campeche 6, Ciudad del Carmen 4
The Piratas got a go ahead 2 run home run from CJ Retherford in the top of the 7th inning to break a 4-4 tie and defeated the Delfines 6-4. Jorge Rivera (2-2) picked up the win in relief and Fernando Nieve recorded his 10th save of the season. Erubiel Gonzalez (3-2) suffered the loss.

Mexico 9, Tijuana 4
Samar Leyva had a home run on a 2 for 2 night at the plate with 2 RBIs and Jesus Fabela added a home run as the Diablos beat the Toros 9-4. Miguel Oivo had a home run for Tijuana. David Reyes (10-6) got the win and Alejandro Martinez (4-6) took the loss. The Diablos finished the year at 73-39, the most wins in a single season in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

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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.

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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.

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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.

Leones Top Pericos 9-4

MAINTAIN 1/2 GAME LEAD OVER TIGRES IN ZONA SUR

The Leones de Yucatan beat the Pericos de Puebla 9-4 on Friday night to improve to 61-44 on the year and maintain a 1/2 game lead over the Tigres de Quintana Roo. The Tigres mauled the Guerreros de Oaxaca 15-3.

Valdez Home Run

Yucatan fell behind in the 2nd inning when the Perico's Jesus Cota launched a 2 run homerun t right that scored Brent Clevlen for the early 2-0 lead.

Humberto Cota, the Leones catcher, started the Yucatan 3rd inning with a one out single and scored on a ground rule double to left by Albino Contreras. After Jaime Pedroza drew a walk to load the bases, the Pericos second baseman botched a ground ball by Jesus Valdez that cleared the bases and gave the Leones a 4-2 lead.


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Puebla would score single runs in the 4th and 6th innings to tie the score at 4 all.

Corey Wimberly singled to drive in Humberto Cota in the top of the 7th for the Leones go ahead run. Wimberly then stole second and third to give him 33 steals on the year. Edson Garcia then singled to score Wimberly and Yucatan took a 6-4 lead.

Kevin Flores doubled with 2 outs in the Yucatan 8th inning and scored on a fielding error by the Pericos second baseman to put the Leones up 7-4.

Jesus Valdez and Hector Gimenez reached for Yucatan in the top of the 9th and both would score on a double by Ricardo Serrano for the final score of 9-4.

Corey Wimberly, Albino Contreras and Hector Gimenez were all 2 for 5 combining for 2 RBIs and 4 runs scored.

Jesus Cota went 1 for 3 with a homerun and 3 RBIs for Puebla.

Miguel Aguilar picked up the win for the Leones to improve to 2-0 while Carlos Teller (4-7) was saddled with the loss.

The Tigres de Quintana Roo are 60-44 having played one less game than the Leones. These two teams meet, in Merida, for the final two games of the season which could very well decide the championship of the Zona Sur in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol (LMB).

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Tigres 15, Oaxaca 3
The Tigres pounded out 16 hits on their war to the 15-3 victory over the Guerreros. Francisco Peguero went 2 for 4 with a home run, 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored for the Tigres. Alejandro Gonzalez was 2 for 4 with a home run for Oaxca. Ramon Ortiz (7-0) got the win while Octavio Acosta (1-1) lasted just 2 innings in the loss.

Mexico 10, Monterrey 4
The score was 5-3 Diablos in the 7th when Japhet Amador connected for his league leading 41st home run and his 113th and 114th RBIs as the Diablos beat the Sultanes de Monterrey 10-4 for their 70th win of the year. Mexico leads the Zona Norte by 13 1/2 games with 8 games to play. Marco Duarte (12-5) got the win and Javier Solano (6-7) took the loss.

Monclova 10, Aguascalientes 8 (10 innings)
Francisco Cordoba singled with 2 outs in the top of the 10th to score Olmo Rosario and Abraham Ramos. Marcos Zavala shut down the Rieleros in the bottom of the 10th to pick up his 1st save. The Acereros tied the game in the 9th on a sac fly by Hernando Arredondo. Matt Nevarez (2-1) got the win while Esteban Haro took the loss.

Tijuana 4, Tamaulipas 3
The Toros 1B, Dustin Martin hit a 2 out 2 run home run in the top of the 7th inning to lead Tijuana to a 4-3 win over the Broncos. Walter Silva (5-6) got the win and Mario Mendoza picked up his 5th save. Marco Campoy (0-2) took the loss. With the loss, the Broncos de Tamaulipas were officially eliminated for the race in the Zona Norte.

Saltillo 5, Laguna 0
Michael Nix (10-4) threw 7 innings of 3 hit ball and two relievers worked the final 2 innings to give the Seraparos the 5-0 win. Salvador Valdez (5-7) suffered the loss. Refugio Cervantes, the Saltillo DH, was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs in the win.

Ciudad del Carmen 1, Tabasco 0
Adrian Guzman (3-0) and 4 relievers combined on a 4 hit shutout of the Olmecas. Josh Lueke picked up save number 22 for del Carmen. Francisco Lugo hit into a fielder's choice that scored Horacio Vasquez for the only run of the game.

Campeche 10, Veracruz 9
Fernando Flores hit a 1 out walk off sac fly to center tha scored CJ Retherford with the winning run for the Piratas in the exciting 10-9 victory over the Aguilas Rojos in Campeche. Retherford was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 4 runs scored for the Piratas. Eliseo Aldazaba had a 3 for 5 night with a home run and 4 RBIs for Campeche. Humberto Sosa was 2 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored for Veracruz.

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.

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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.

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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.

Piratas Score 4 In The 10th To Beat Leones 6-2

Eliseo Aldazaba hit a 3-2 pitch over the left field wall, with 2 outs, for a 3 run home run in the top of the 10th inning that stunned the fans at Parque Kukulkan and earn the 6-2 win for the Piratas. The Leones had tied the score in the bottom of the 9th to force the extra innings.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 4th. Jose Aguilar singled to lead off the inning and the next batter, Ivan Araujo, was hit by a pitch. Jesus Valdez singled to left center to score Aguilar and the Leones had an early 1-0 lead.

The Piratas tied the game in the top of the 5th. Adan Velazquez singled as did Paul Leon. A 6-4-3 double play ball put Velazquez on third and he scored on a single by Roberto Valencia. Yucatan 1, Campeche 1.

Ruben Mateo singled to lead off the 6th inning for the Piratas, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and raced home on a fielding error by the Leones third baseman to put Campeche up 2-1.

The score remained 2-1 until the Leones half of the 9th inning. Ivan Araujo and Jesus Valdez singled. After a ground out moved the runners up, Willy Aybar was intentionally walked to load the bases. Ricardo Serrano came through with a sac fly to center that scored Araujo and tied the score and the game was headed for extra innings.

Dave Sappelt got things going for Campeche in the 10th with a one out single. With two outs, Roberto Lopez drew a base on balls. Fernando Flores doubled to score Sappelt and Aldazaba followed with his 3rd home run of the year to put the Piratas up 6-2.

Corey Wimberly reached on a fielding error in the Yucatan half of the inning but was erased on a double play. When Ivan Araujo struck out, the game was over as the Piratas took the first game of a three game series in Merida.

Ricardo Gomez (2-1) was charged with a blown save for giving up the tying run in the 9th but got the win for Campeche. Luis Vazquez (0-1) took the loss for the Leones.

Ivan Araujo went 3 for 4 with a run scored while Jesus Valdez and Ricardo each drove in a run for Yucatan.

Aldazaba was 1 for 4 with the home run and 3 RBIs, Roberto Valencia 2 for 4 with an RBI and Fernando Flores went 1 for 5 with an RBI for Campeche.

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Mexico 8, Saltillo 0
The Diablos Rojos scored 4 runs in the 3rd and added 3 more in the 8th on their way to an 8-0 shutout of the Saraperos. Marco Duarte (2-1) worked 5 innings to get the win and Edgmer Escalona (0-1) took the loss. Luis Fonseca had a 3 run home run for Mexico. Hans Wilson went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Carlos Figueroa was 2 for 5 with an RBI.

Monclova 10, Monterrey 5
The Acereros sent 10 men to the plate in the 5th inning and scored 5 runs. They scored 3 more times in the 9th to put away the Sultanes 10-5. Travis Garcia was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Hector Garanzuay 1 for 2 with 3 RBIs for Monclova. Edgar Quintero had a home run and 2 RBIs on a 4 for 5 night at the plate for Monterrey. Justin Klipp (1-2) got his 1st win and Ken Sigman (0-1) took the loss.

Veracruz 8, Oaxaca 6
Yancarlo Angulo went 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs for the Guerreros but it wasn't enough to hold off the Aguilas as Veracruz won 8-6. Omar Vazquez (1-1) picked up the win in relief and Jose Pina earned his 2nd save. Misael Valenzuela (0-1) was charged with the loss. Jeremias Pineda was 4 for 5 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 4 runs scored for Veracruz. Greg Golson went 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs.

Tamaulipas 4, Laguna 2
Frank Diaz, the DH for the Broncos, had a double and a home run in 4 trips to the plate as Tamaulipas defeated the Vaqueros 4-2. Diego Madero was 3 for 4 and Angel Berroa had a home run in the 9th for Laguna. Paul Oseguera (2-1) worked 7 strong innings for the win as Esmailin Caridad picked up his 1st save for the Broncos. Salvador Valdez (1-1) took the loss.

Ciudad del Carmen 7, Quintana Roo 5 (11 innings)
Jesus Loya homered in the top of the 11th and Gilberto Mejia scored on a single by Freddy Guzman as the Delfines won their 3rd game in a row and sit atop the Sur Division with a 17-10 record. Carlos Valencia had 2 home runs and 4 RBIs for the Tigres. Alex Valdez was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for del Carmen. Gaudencio Aguirre (1-0) got the win and Adrian Ramirez (0-3) took the loss.

Tabasco 2, Puebla 1
Luis Durango hit a walkoff single to score David Nunez in the bottom of the 9th as the Olmecas topped the Pericos 2-1. Armando Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win while Marcos Zavala (0-2) was charged with the loss. Durango went 2 for 5 with the game winning hit for Tabasco. Luke Scott was 2 for 4 in a losing effort for Puebla.

Aguascalientes 4, Tijuana 3
Carlos Orrantia doubled with two outs to score Jesus Castillo and Danny Richar to put the Rieleros up 4-3 and give Aguascalientes their 10th straight win. Miguel Olivo was 2 for 4 with a home run in the loss for the Toros. Jesus Castillo was 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Rieleros. Maximo Nelson (2-1) picked up the win in relief and Roy Corcoran recorded his 11th save of the year. Ramon Ramirez (2-2) was charged with a blown save and the loss.

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 Opens Series Against Puebla With 6-1 Loss

Pericos Double Play / Pericos Facebook

The Leones continue to face good pitching against Liga Mexicana de Beisbol foes and Friday was no different. The Pericos' Andres Mesa (3-0) scattered 7 hits over six innings, allowing just 1 run while striking out 4. Two relief pitchers for Puebla gave up two hits over the final three innings with no runs scored. Juan Delgadillo (1-3) was charged with the loss for Yucatan, giving up 11 hits, 6 runs and a home run.

Yucatan scored their only run in the top of the 1st. Ivan Araujo doubled to lead off the game. One batter later, Hector Gimenez doubled to right to score Araujo and the Leones had their only lead of the night at 1-0.

Araujo Scores / Leones Facebook

It took Puebla three batters to take the lead in the bottom of the 1st. Jon Del Campo led off the inning with a single and scored on a triple into the right field corner by Alberto Carreon. Miguel Tejada hit a grounder to second that scored Carreon and the Pericos led 2-2. 

Sandy Madera led off the 3rd inning for Puebla with a solo home run to left for an insurance run to give the Pericos a 3-1 lead.

With one out in the bottom of the 4th, Jon Del Campo singled, stole second and scored on a single by Miguel Tejada. Following a Sandy Madera double, putting runners at second and third with two outs, Luke Scott singled to score Tejada and Madera. The Pericos had a 6-1 lead and the win.

Luke Scott / Pericos Facebook

Willy Aybar was 2 for 4 and Hector Gimenez 1 for 3 with the RBI for the Leones.

Sandy Madera was 2 for 3 with an RBI and 2 runs scored, Miguel Tejada 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Luke Scott 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Puebla.

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Oaxaca 6, Quintana Roo 2
Mike Jacobs continued his hot hitting for the Guerreros, going 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs in the 6-2 win for Oaxaca. Martin Sotelo (1-0) picked up the win in relief as Rafael Perez (2-0) took the loss. Jorge Cantu went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Tigres.

Aguascalientes 12, Tamaulipas 11
The Rieleros won for the 7th consecutive time, beating the Broncos 12-11. The two teams used 15 pitchers in the slugfest with Maximo Nelson (1-1) getting the win for the Rieleros as Roy Corcoran earned his league leading 10th save of the year. Esmailin Caridad (1-1) suffered the loss for the Broncos. Saul Soto hit his 10th and 11th home runs and drove in 7 for the Rieleros. Travis Denker went 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and Hector Paez added a home run and 3 RBIs for the Broncos.

Saltillo, 11, Monterrey 10
Refugio Cervantes came through with a walkoff double for the Saraperos to overcome the Sultanes 11-10. Monterrey dropped their 7th straight game. Justin Greene, hitting .446, went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Cervantes was 2 for 2 with 4 RBIs for Saltillo. DH Ronny Paulino was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for the Sultanes as Felix Perez added 2 RBIs on a 2 for 5 night.

Monclova 2, Tijuana 1 (10 innings)
All the scoring in the game took place in the 10th inning. Eduardo Arredondo scored on a single by Miguel Olivo in the top of the 10th for the Toros. The Acereros scored on a wild pitch and a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the inning for the walkoff win. Neither starting pitcher figured in the decision. Ramon Ramirez (2-1) took the loss while Raul Barron (1-0) was credited with the win. Hector Garanzuay his 1000th hit during the game.

Laguna 5, Mexico 3
Gilberto Galaviz hit a 3 run home run in the 2nd for Laguna and the Vaqueros went on to defeat the Diablos 5-3. Felipe Arredondo (2-1) got the win and Arturo Lopes (3-1) took the loss. Ramon Urias went 2 for 5 with an RBI and 2 runs scored for Mexico.

Tabasco 8, Campeche 1
The Olmecas hit 5 home runs, including 2 by Sergio Burruel, to swamp the Piratas 8-1. Campeche scored their lone run in the bottom of the 4th on a ground out by Josh Fields. Burruel was 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and Jose Castillo 1 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Tabasco. Angel Araiza (2-0) got the win while Hector Velazquez (2-1) suffered the defeat.

Veracruz 7, Ciudad del Carmen 3
The 4 runs scored in the 3rd inning carried the Aguilas to a 7-3 win over the Delfines. Oscar Verdugo (2-2) scattered 6 hits over 6 1/3 innings and allowed 1 run to pick up the win and Jose Pina earned the save, getting Henry Rodriguez to fly out to center field with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th. Oscar Rivera (0-3) took the loss. Adelaido Martinez went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Vaqueros while David Urias was 2 for 4 with an RBI for del Carmen.

Pitching Subdues Leones Bats In 9-1 Loss To Oaxaca

Sergio Valenzuela / Guerreros Facebook

The Guerreros de Oaxaca got some very good pitching from starter Sergio Valenzuela in their 9-1 victory over the Leones de Yucatan. Five of their twelve hits went for extra bases including two doubles, a triple and two home runs as the hometown Guerreros defeated the Leones in front of 2,644 spirited fans at Parque Eduardo Vasconcelos.

Oaxaca jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st on a walk to Jaime Brena and a 2 run home run over the wall in right center by Mike Jacobs.

The Guerreros added to their lead in the bottom of the 2nd when Erick Rodriguez singled and Luis Medina drew a base on balls. Both runners scored on a triple by Alan Sanchez to up the lead to 4-0. After Yancarlo Angulo was hit by a pitch, Mike Jacobs singled to drive in Sanchez and move Angulo to third. Oaxaca lead was 5-0 after two innings.

Luis Medina led off the bottom of the 4th with a single for Oaxaca. following a single by Alan Sanchez and a fielder's choice by Jaime Brena, Medina scored on a sac fly to center by Yancarlo Angulo to increase the Guerreros lead to 6-0.

Jose Aguilar hit a solo home run for the Leones in the top of the 6th for Yucatan's first and only run of the game to cut the lead to 6-1 Oaxaca.

The Guerreros put two men on with no outs in their half of the 6th. Luis Medina scored on a double by Jaime Brena to up the Oaxaca lead to 7-1.

Luis Medina at the plate / Guerreros Facebook

Jaime Brena led off the bottom of the 8th inning for Oaxaca getting hit by a pitch. Brena scored in front of Yancarlo's home run deep left center, a drive of over 385'. The Guerreros led 9-1, the eventual winning score.

Yancarlo Angulo / Guerreros Facebook

Luis Mendez worked the 8th and 9th innings for Oaxaca, giving up 3 hits and no runs while striking out 3 Leones preserving the win for Sergio Valenzuela (1-1). Valenzuela gave up 1 run on 5 hits over 7 innings of work and striking out 4. Jesus Rodriguez (1-1) lasted just 1 2/3 innings for the Leones allowing 5 runs on 5 hits in the loss.

Alan Sanchez was 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs, Mike Jacobs 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Yancarlo Angulo 1 for 3 with 3 RBIs and Luis Medina 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored for the Guerreros.

Jose Aguilar was 1 for 4 on the night with a home run for the Leones and Ivan Araujo 2 for 4 in the loss.

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Ciudad del Carmen 4, Tabasco 2 (1st Game)
The Delfines scored 3 runs in the top of the 7th on a solo home run by Carlos Ibarra and a 2 run scoring single by Henry Rodriguez to beat the Olmecas in the 1st of 2 seven inning games to make up for the rainout on Wednesday. Rodriguez was 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs and Ibarra went 1 for 3 with the home run for del Carmen. Wilson Batista went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Olmecas. Demetrio Gutierrez (3-1) picked up the win while Luis Ayala (1-2) had a blown save and took the loss.

Tabasco 3, Ciudad del Carmen 2 (2nd Game)
The Olmecas built a 3-2 lead by the end of the 3rd and outlasted the Delfines by that score. Adan Amezcua doubled to drive in 2 for del Carmen while Jose Castillo went 1 for 2 with an RBI and Christian Quintero was 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs for Tabasco. Amilcar Gaxiola (1-1) got the win and Armando Rodriguez the save for the Olmecas. Baudel Zambrano (0-3) took the loss for the Delfines.

Aguascalientes 3, Monterrey 2
Julian Castro singled to score Saul Soto and Domingo Castro singled to drive in Rene Reyes in the top of the 2nd for a two run lead and the Rieleros won their 6th game in a row as they beat the Sultanes 3-2. Orlando Lara (3-0) was credited with the win and Roy Corcoran notched his league leading 9th save of the season. Marco Tovar (0-1) suffered the loss. Saul Soto went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Rieleros and drove in his league best 31st run. max Ramirez was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Monterrey.

Saltillo 5, Tamaulipas 1
Jesus Sanchez (1-0) scattered 6 hits over 6 innings of shutout ball to get the win for the Saraperos and Edgmer Escalona got his 1st save of the year. Paul Oseguera (1-1) took the loss. Luis Borges, Christian Zazueta and Jesus Cota were all 2 for 4 for Saltillo. Frank Diaz went 3 for 5 while Rodolfo Amador and Cole Garner were both 2 for 5 for the Broncos.

Quintana Roo 9, Puebla 5
Alfredo Amezaga hit a grand slam in the top of the 9th for the Tigres and although the Pericos scored 3 runs in their half of the 9th it wasn't enough as the Tigres beat Puebla 9-5 and maintained their lead in the Southern Division. Lead off hitter Justin Christian was 2 for 4 for the Tigres with 2 RBIs. Amezaga was 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Miguel Tejada went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Pericos. Pablo Ortega (5-0) earned the win while Hector Galvan (3-1) took the loss.

Campeche 7, Veracruz 0
Francisco Campos (2-3) pitched 6 innings of shutout baseball to get the win over the Aguilas 7-0. Tomas Solis (1-2) took the loss. Adan Velazquez was 1 for 3 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Dave Sappelt 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Piratas. The Aguilas managed just 2 hits off of 4 Pirata pitchers.

Mexico 11, Monclova 8
Japhet Amador hit 2 home runs in his 1st game back from the disabled list on a 2 for 4 night with 4 RBIs for the Diablos. Monclova was trailing 11-3 heading into the 8th inning and left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th in the loss. Ivan Terrazas was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Carlos Figueroa 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for Mexico. Travis Garcia went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs while Francisco Cordoba went 1 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Acereros. Yair Lozoya (3-1) got the win and Justin Klipp (0-2) took the loss.

Tijuana 3, Laguna 2
Enrique Trujillo scored on a single by Luis Suarez in the top of the 9th and Ramon Ramirez (2-0) picked up the win in relief as the Toros downed the Vaqueros 3-2. Johan Yan (1-2) was saddled with the loss. Eduardo Arredondo went 4 for 5 with an RBI and Suarez was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for Tijuana. Angel Berroa had a home run and 2 RBIs for Laguna.

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.

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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.

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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.