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.

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.

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 Top Caneros de Los Mochis 6-1

GABRIEL GUTIERREZ 2 FOR 4 WITH 2 RBIs

Jalisco jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the 2nd inning and never looked back, adding runs in the 7th and 8th innings, on their way to their 4th win in a row topping the Caneros 6-1. Elian Leyva (1-0) tossed 6 innings of 1 run ball to hold the Caneros in check as 3 Charros relievers held Los Mochis scoreless over the final 3 innings.

Japhet Amador

Japhet Amador started things off in the 2nd inning with a lead off solo home run. Dariel Alvarez followed with a double and scored on a single by Niko Vazquez. Vasquez was awarded second on the play due to interference by the Caneros pitcher. Gabriel Gutierrez singled to plate Vasquez to give Jalisco the early lead.

Isaac Rodriguez drew a 1 out walk in the bottom of the 4th for Los Mochis and went to second on a single by Ramon Urias. Rodriguez scored on a single by Leandro Castro to cut the lead to 3-1 but that would be all the scoring for the Caneros.

The Charros added a run in the 7th and 2 more in the 8th to achieve to final 6-1 score.

Luis Perez (0-2) gave up 5 runs on 7 hits in 6 1/3 innings of work in taking the loss.

With a 4 game winning streak, the Charros improved to 4-2 on the season while the Caneros fell to 2-4

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.