Yucatan Defeats Campeche 7-1

ADVANCE TO ZONA SUR CHAMPIONSHIP WITH WIN

The Leones de Yucatan move on to the southern Division finals of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Serie del Rey with a convincing 7-1 win over the Piratas de Campeche on Tuesday night.

Tomas Solis

Tomas Solis threw 7 strong innings in the win, limiting Campeche to six hits and 1 run while striking out 3. Juan Gutierrez worked the 8th inning and Pedro Rodriguez finished off the Piratas with a solid 9th. Francisco Campos took the loss, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Yucatan got to Campos quickly. Corey Wimberly walked to lead off the bottom of the 1st. One out later, Jose Aguilar singled to right. Wimberly scored and Aguilar wound up on third on a throwing error by the Campeche shortstop. Aguilar scored on a fielder's choice by Luis Garcia and the Leones took the early lead and never looked back.

Aguilar got things going for the Leones in the bottom of the 5th with a double to left. Garcia followed with a double to score Aguilar. Three singles, a double, a hit batter and a sac fly later scored 4 more runs and Yucatan was up 7-0.

Humberto Solis Hit .412 For Series

Campeche scored their lone run in the top of the 7th on a lead off double to center by Jose Amador. Amador would scored on a single to right by Maxwell Leon with two outs. Any hope of a rally by the Piratas ended when the Yucatan right fielder threw behind Leon and caught him too far off of first. Leon was out on a 9-3-6-3 rundown.

Jesus "Cacao" Valdez was 3 for 5 with a run scored and Jose Aguilar was 2 for 5 with an RBI and 2 runs scored for the Leones.

Engel Beltre went 2 for 4 and Maxwell Leon was 2 for 2 with an RBI for Campeche.

Yucatan advances to the Zona Sur finals against the Pericos de Puebla beginning with games in Merida on Saturday and Sunday. Following a travel day on Monday, the series resumes on Tuesday.



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Yucatan Celebrates Victory

Leones Duran Mas Piratas 6-5

4 CARRERA PRIMERA ENTRADA MOSCAS GANAN

El Leones de Yucatán usa un paseo, 4 sencillos y un doble por regla en la parte superior de la 1ª entrada para anotar 4 carreras y saltar en frente de un equipo Piratas de Campeche que se negó a darse por vencido. Campeche marcó su camino de vuelta a dentro de un plazo, pero el rally corto y los Leones tomar unas 3 juegos a 2 plomo de regreso a Mérida para el partido del martes 6 al 23 de agosto.

Campeche anotó 2 de sus propias carreras en la parte baja de la entrada en un cuadrangular solitario por Engel Beltré, un doble por CJ Retherford y un sencillo de José Amador para poner el marcador 4-2.

Cada equipo anotó una carrera en el segundo. Yucatán anotó con un elevado de sacrificio de Luis García y los Piratas consiguió un cuadrangular solitario de Yosmany Guerra.

Los únicos errores cometidos por Campeche se produjo en la parte superior de la 4ª. Diego Madero llegó en un error por el campo corto Piratas y fue al segundo en un intento fallido falta de emulsión . Madero puntuaría con un sencillo de José Aguilar. Que se ejecutan demostró ser crucial en la Victoria.

CJ Retherford tuvo la oportunidad de dar a los Piratas una ventaja en la parte inferior de la 6ª . Campeche había anotado una carrera en 3 sencillos y después de una sola de Guerra llenó las bases, Retherford enviado un campo opuesto a largo volar bola a la derecha que fue capturado en la valla por el jardinero derecho. Dos pies hacen la diferencia entre un grand slam y un fly de sacrificio . El marcador era 6-5 Leones.

Los relevistas de Yucatán hicieron el resto, el cierre de la infracción Campeche el 1 hit en los últimos 3 2/3 entradas.

Los Leones tomar un 3 juegos a 2 en la División Sur de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol.

José Aguilar y Kevin Flores eran 2 a 5 para los Leones  Yosmany Guerra fue 3 a 5 con una carrera de casa , Retherford 2 por 4 y José Amador 2 de 3 para los Piratas.

Yoanner Negrín recogió su segunda victoria de los playoffs y Pedro Rodríguez consiguió la excepción de Yucatán. Jorge Castillo sufrió la pérdida de Campeche.

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Monterrey 2 , Laguna 0

Cesar Carrillo y 4 relevistas blanqueada de los Vaqueros en 5 golpes. Wirfin Obispo logró su 1er parada de los playoffs. Salvador Valdez lanzó bien pero se cargó con 2 carreras limpias en la toma de la pérdida. Los Sultanes tiene sencillos productores de Ramón Ríos y Alex Valdez para anotar sus carreras.

Leones Outlast Piratas 6-5

4 RUN 1ST INNING SPARKS WIN

The Leones de Yucatan used a walk, 4 singles and a ground rule double in the top of the 1st inning to score 4 runs and jump out in front of a Piratas de Campeche team that refused to give up. Campeche clawed their way back to within a run but the rally short and the Leones take a 3 games to 2 lead back to Merida for game 6 on Tuesday the 23rd of August.

Campeche scored 2 of their own runs in the bottom half of the inning on a solo home run by Engel Beltre, a double by CJ Retherford and a single by Jose Amador to make the score 4-2.

Each team scored a run in the 2nd. Yucatan scored on a sac fly by Luis Garcia and the Piratas got a solo shot from Yosmany Guerra.

The only mistakes made by Campeche came in the top of the 4th. Diego Madero reached on an error by the Piratas shortstop and went to second on a botched pickoff attempt. Madero would score on a single by Jose Aguilar. That run proved crucial in the win.

CJ Retherford had a chance  to give the Piratas a lead in the bottom of the 6th. Campeche had scored a run on 3 singles and after Guerra's single loaded the bases, Retherford sent a long opposite field fly ball to right that was caught at the fence  by the right fielder. Two feet made the difference between a grand slam and a sac fly. The score was 6-5 Leones.

The Yucatan relief pitchers did the rest, shutting down the Campeche offense on 1 hit over the final 3 2/3 innings.

The Leones take a 3 games to 2 in the South Division of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.

Jose Aguilar and Kevin Flores were both 2 for 5 for the Leones. Yosmany Guerra went 3 for 5 with a home run, Retherford 2 for 4 and Jose Amador 2 for 3 for the Piratas.

Yoanner Negrin picked up his 2nd win of the playoffs and Pedro Rodriguez got the save for Yucatan. Jorge Castillo suffered the loss for Campeche.

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Monterrey 2, Laguna 0

Cesar Carrillo and 4 relievers shutout the Vaqueros on 5 hits. Wirfin Obispo notched his 1st save of the playoffs. Salvador Valdez pitched well but was charged with 2 earned runs in taking the loss. The Sultanes got RBI singles from Ramon Rios and Alex Valdez to score their runs

Campeche Encima Yucatan 11-7

PIRATAS GOLPEAR 5 JON RONS EN LA VICTORIA

Los playoffs de la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol están en plena marcha . El Pericos de Puebla , Sultanes de Monterrey y los Toros de Tijuana avanzaron a las finales de sus respectivas divisiones con barridos 4 juego más de sus oponentes.

La única desempate en juego es la que existe entre los Leones de Yucatán y los Piratas de Campeche . Gracias a una victoria de juego 4 en Campeche, los Piratas han igualado la serie en 2 juegos cada uno . Juego 5 se jugará el domingo 21 de agosto y luego cambiar de nuevo a Mérida para los juegos 6 y 7 un juego si es necesario.

CJ Retherford puso las cosas que van para los Piratas con un cuadrangular solitario en la parte inferior de la 1ª para una ventaja de 1-0. Campeche anotó 4 veces más para tomar una ventaja de 5-0. Retherford fue 2 a 5 con 3 impulsadas para los Piratas en la victoria 11-7.

Los Leones anotaron 6 carreras en la parte superior del cuarto para tomar una ventaja de 6-5 con el gran golpe una casa de 2 corren a cargo de Humberto Sosa . Yucatán agregó un seguro de correr en la parte superior de la quinta para una ventaja de 7-5 . Campeche tiene una carrera de vuelta en su mitad de la quinta en un passed ball . Henry Alejandro Rodríguez empató el partido con un cuadrangular solitario en la parte inferior de la 7ª entrada.

Jesús Arredondo abrió la parte baja de la octava de Campeche con un solo y dio la vuelta para anotar en un cuadrangular por Engel Beltré. Yosmany Guerra siguió con un sencillo y anotó con el segundo cuadrangular de Retherford del juego como los Piratas construyó un 11-7 plomo y la victoria.

Los dos equipos se combinaron para utilizar 14 lanzadores en el juego , siete por cada lado . 45 lanzadores fueron utilizados por los equipos de playoffs 8 ayer por la noche , un promedio de 11,2 por partido lanzadores . Johan Yan se llevó el triunfo en el alivio de Campeche mientras que Mario Meza fue acusado de un salvamento desperdiciado por Yucatán y Juan Gutiérrez cargó con la derrota.

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Toros 2 , 1 Acereros  

Alex Sanabla permitió 4 hits en 6 entradas en el montículo mientras camina 2 y ponchando a 2 para obtener la victoria para los Toros . La Acereros , corredores LMB del año pasado hasta , logró una corrida en un hogar solitario de Uriak Márquez en la derrota. El Toro de 2 carreras llegaron en la parte baja de la sexta entrada en un home run run 2 por Alex Romero . Alex Caldera tomó la pérdida por Monclova . El toros barrió la Acereros y se enfrentará al Sultanes de Monterrey en los finales de la División.

Sultanes 9 , Vaqueros 4

En el barrido 4 juego de los Vaqueros de Laguna , los Sultanes superaron a Laguna 38-13 . Monterrey anotó 7 carreras en la cuarta entrada y poniendo el juego. Arturo Rodríguez tenía el gran éxito de la entrada, un cuadrangular 3 corren hacia la izquierda . Ramón Ríos fue de 3 por 5 en la noche con 2 impulsadas para Monterrey . Jerome Peña tuvo un cuadrangular solitario para el Vaqueros y Ruben Sosa se ​​fue 3 por 5. Mario González se llevó la victoria a pesar de permitir 4 carreras y 10 hits en 5 turnos . Walter Silva duró 3 entradas renunciar a 7 carreras y 10 hits en la derrota. Con el barrido , los Sultanes se enfrentarán a los Toros de Tijuana en los finales de la División Norte de la LMB.

Pericos 7 , Tigres 5

El Pericos de Puebla anotó 4 veces en la parte superior de la octava entrada, para tomar una ventaja de 7-6 . Chad Gaudin permitió una ventaja fuera sola en el fondo del noveno , pero ponchó a un lado para preservar la victoria para Carlos Bustamante . Josh Judy sufrió la pérdida de los Tigres . Quintana Roo , en 2015 los campeones LMB , anotó 4 veces en la quinta entrada para tomar una ventaja de 5-2 , pero no pudo aguantar y , con la pérdida , fueron barridos por los Pericos . Peubla avanza a la ronda final de las eliminatorias de la División Sur de la LMB contra cualquiera de Campeche o Yucatán . Issmael Salas y Cesar Tapia eran 2 por 4 para los Pericos y Daric Barton fue de 1 a 4 con un home run 2 plazo. Carlos Gastelum y Alfredo Amézaga ambos fueron 3 de 4 para los Tigres .

Campeche Tops Yucatan 11-7

PIRATAS HIT 5 HOME RUNS IN WIN

The Liga Mexicana de Beisbol playoffs are in full swing. The Pericos de Puebla, Sultanes de Monterrey and the Toros de Tijuana all advanced to the finals of their respective divisions with 4 game sweeps over their opponents.

The only playoff up for grabs is the one between the Leones de Yucatan and the Piratas de Campeche. Thanks to a game 4 win in Campeche, the Piratas have evened the series at 2 games apiece. Game 5 will be played on Sunday the 21st of August and then shift back to Merida for games 6 and a game 7 if necessary.

CJ Retherford got things going for the Piratas with a solo home run in the bottom of the 1st for a 1-0 lead. Campeche scored 4 more times to take a 5-0 lead. Retherford went 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs for the Piratas in the 11-7 win.

The Leones scored 6 runs in the top of the 4th to take a 6-5 lead with the big blow a 2 run home run by Humberto Sosa. Yucatan added an insurance run in the top of the 5th for a 7-5 lead. Campeche got a run back in their half of the 5th on a passed ball. Henry Alejandro Rodriguez tied the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.

Jesus Arredondo led off the bottom of the 8th for Campeche with a single and came around to score on a home run by Engel Beltre. Yosmany Guerra followed with a single and scored on Retherford's second home run of the game as the Piratas built an 11-7 lead and the victory.

The two teams combined to use 14 pitchers in the game, seven by each side. 45 pitchers were used by the 8 playoff teams last night, an average of 11.2 pitchers per game. Johan Yan got the win in relief for Campeche while Mario Meza was charged with a blown save for Yucatan and Juan Gutierrez took the loss.

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Toros 2, Acereros 1

Alex Sanabla allowed 4 hits in 6 innings on the mound while walking 2 and striking out 2 to get the win for the Toros. The Acereros, last year's LMB runners up, managed a run on a solo home run by Uriak Marquez in the loss. The Toro's 2 runs came in the bottom of the 6th inning on a 2 run home run by Alex Romero. Alex Caldera took the loss for Monclova. The Toros swept the Acereros and will face the Sultanes de Monterrey in the Norte Division finals.

Sultanes 9, Vaqueros 4

In the 4 game sweep of the Vaqueros de Laguna, the Sultanes outscored Laguna 38-13. Monterrey scored 7 runs in the 4th inning to put away the game. Arturo Rodriguez had the big hit of the inning, a 3 run home run to left. Ramon Rios was 3 for 5 on the night with 2 RBIs for Monterrey. Jerome Pena had a solo home run for for the Vaqueros and Ruben Sosa went 3 for 5. Mario Gonzalez picked up the win despite allowing 4 runs on 10 hits over 5 innings. Walter Silva lasted 3 innings giving up 7 runs on 10 hits in the loss. With the sweep, the Sultanes will face the Toros de Tijuana in the Norte Division finals of the LMB.

Pericos 7, Tigres 5

The Pericos de Puebla scored 4 times in the top of the 8th inning to take a 7-6 lead. Chad Gaudin allowed a lead off single in the bottom of the 9th but then struck out the side to preserve the win for Carlos Bustamante. Josh Judy suffered the loss for the Tigres. Quintana Roo, the 2015 LMB Champions, scored 4 times in the 5th inning to take a 5-2 lead but couldn't hold on and, with the loss, were swept by the Pericos. Peubla advances to the final round of the Sur Division playoffs of the LMB against either Campeche or Yucatan. Issmael Salas and Cesar Tapia were 2 for 4 for the Pericos and Daric Barton was 1 for 4 with a 2 run home run. Carlos Gastelum and Alfredo Amezaga both went 3 for 4 for the Tigres.

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.

Flores scores the 1st run
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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.

Hankerd & Terrazas
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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

Opening ceremonies in Campeche
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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.

Jorge Castillo / Leones Facebook

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
home runs on the night
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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.

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.

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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.

Vaqueros Double Up Piratas 8-4

The Vaqueros de la Laguna outscored the Piratas de Campeche 8-4, in front of 6,812 home town fans to improve to 7-5 on the young season while the Piratas fell to 5-7 on the year.

Francisco Campos (1-2) lasted just 3 2/3 innings to shoulder the loss for Campeche. Campos gave up 8 hits and 5 runs in his short stint on the bump. Salvador Valdez (1-0) went 6 complete innings allowing just 1 run on 5 hits while striking out 4.

Dave Sappelt, of the Piratas, started the scoring in the top of the 3rd with a solo home run to left center that gave Campeche an early 1-0 lead.

The Vaqueros were quick to answer in their half of the inning. Diego Madero doubled with one out and moved to third on a ground ball out. Juan Miranda was hit by a pitch and went to second on a wild pitch by Campos as Madero scored. Angel Berroa singled to drive in Miranda that put the Vaqueros up 2-1.

Laguna scored three times in the 4th, all with two outs. Jose Orozco doubled, Diego Madero singled and JC Linares singled to score Orozco. Juan Miranda doubled to left with Madero and Linares scoring to increase the Vaqueros lead to 5-1.

Roberto Lopez walked to lead off the Campeche 7th inning. Adan Velazquez hit a ground rule double to right that moved Lopez to third. Lopez scored on a sac fly to center and Velazquez scored on a wild pitch to cut the Vaqueros lead to 5-3.

Laguna wasted no time in getting those runs back. In the bottom of the 7th, Juan Miranda led off with a walk and Angel Berroa doubled. Miranda scored on a sac fly to right and Berroa scored on a single by Said Gutierrez to get the lead back to four runs, 7-3.

The Piratas scored a run in the 8th on a solo home run by Roberto Lopez to get back to within three runs at 7-4 but the Vaqueros scored a run in the bottom of the inning when Diego Madero, after being hit by a pitch, scored on a double by JC Linares for the final score of 8-4 Laguna.

Linares was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Juan Miranda was 1 for 2 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs and a run scored for the Vaqueros.

Dave Sappelt hit his 3rd home run of the year while going 2 for 5 at the plate and Roberto Lopez had the home run and a walk on a 1 for 3 night.

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Puebla 7, Aguascalientes 3
The Pericos scored 5 times in the bottom of the 2nd and cruised to a 7-3 victory over the Rieleros. Jon Del Campo and Brent Clevlin homered for Puebla while Jesus Castillo went 2 for 5 for the Rieleros. Hector Galvan improved to 3-0 on the year with the win.

Oaxaca 9, Saltillo 5
The Guerreros overcame a 5-0 deficit with a 7 run outburst in the 7th to beat the Saraperos 9-5 and recorded their 2nd win in 12 games on the year. Yunesky Sanchez was 1 for 5 with a 3 run double for Oaxaca, Luis Terrero had a 3 run home run for Saltillo. Alejandro Barraza (1-0) got the win in relief and Edwin Salas (0-1) took the loss.

Quintana Roo 5, Monterrey 3
The Tigres scored 3 runs in the 5th and 2 more in the 7th to defeat the Sultanes in Monterrey. The Tigres improved to 8-4 on the year. Francisco Peguero had a double and 2 RBIs in 5 trips to the plate for the Tigres while Agustin Murillo and Max Ramirez both hit home runs for the Sultanes. Ivan Maldonado (1-0) got the win and Jose Valdez (0-2) suffered the loss.

Monclova 5, Ciudad del Carmen 4
The Acereros scored twice in the bottom of the 7th to overtake the Delfines 5-4. Olmo Rosario was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Alex Valdez had a home run while going 2 for 4 at the plate for del Carmen. Manuel Chavez (1-0) got the win and Luis Rodriguez (0-1) was charged with a blown save  and took the loss.

Veracruz 6, Mexico 4
The Aguilas del Rojos outlasted the Diablos Rojos, 6-4, in front of 3,678 home town fans. Both teams are now 6-6 on the year. Manuel Flores (1-1) got the win and Victor Marte recorded his 2nd save of the season. Jean Granado (0-2) was saddled with the loss. Ian Gac homered for the Aguilas and Japhet Amador had 2 RBIs for the Diablos.

Tamaulipas 9, Yucatan 2
The Broncos scored 6 times in the 5th and coasted to a 9-2 win in Merida. Cesar Carrillo (1-1) went 5 2/3 innings in thewin and Jonathan Castellanos (0-3) was the losing pitcher. Frank Diaz and Cole Garner hit home runs for the Broncos and Corey Wimberly had a triple in his 4 at bats for the Leones.

Tabasco 6, Tijuana 2
The Toros de Tijuana dropped their 2nd consecutive game to the Olmecas, 6-2, to drop to 9-3 on the year. Cesar Valdez improved to 2-0 with the win for Tabasco and Luis Ayala notched his 2nd save while Leonardo Gonzalez (0-1) took the loss. Wilson Batista was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Olmecas and Roman Pena went 2 for 4 for the Totos

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Dan Firova - Piratas de Campeche Manager 2015

Dan Firova with the Indians

Dan Firova, born in Refugio Texas in 1956, played for the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Indians in his Major League career. Although his playing time was limited, Firova learned valuable lessons about handling a pitching staff.    

Starting his managerial career in Laredo Texas in 1993, Dan moved to the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol where he became the leader of the Tigres de Puebla and then the Tigres de Mexico where he won league titles in 1887, 2000 and 2001.

Firova has also coached the Sultanes de Satillo, the Tuneros de San Luis Potosi, the Dorados de Chihuahua, the Vaqueros de Laguna, the Olmecas de Tabasco and the Piratas de Campeche.

During the 2014 season with the Piratas, Firova became the winningest non Mexican manager in league history. Dan has an LMB record on 1013-866 during his lengthy career.

Managing the Piratas

In the off season, Firova has managed the Venados de Mazatlan, the Aguilas de Mexicali and most recently, the Mayos de Navojoa in the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico. He has more than 100 victories in the LMP.