Sultanes de Monterrey are the 2018 Champions of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

RAMIRO PENA'S WALK OFF SINGLE BRINGS MONTERREY THE COPA ZAACHILA

Anthony Vasquez

Anthony Vasquez pitched 8 strong innings for the Sultanes allowing just 2 runs on 5 hits. Although Vasquez did not figure in the decision, his effort kept the game close waiting for the offense to come alive.

After the Sultane's closer Wirfin Obispo,the eventual winner, shut the door on the Guerreros in the top of the 9th inning, it was up to the Sultanes hitters to finish the job.

Oaxaca scored first. With 2 outs in the top of the 2nd, Alejandro Gonzalez singled to drive in Samar Leyva for the early 1-0 Guerreros lead.

Monterrey tied the game in the bottom of the 4th inning on a double to left by Agustin Murillo, who went to third on a ground out, and a sac fly to center by Jose Amador that evened the score at 2 apiece.

Alejandro Gonzalez singled to lead off the 8th inning for Oaxaca, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch by the Sultane's starter, Anthony Vasquez. The Guerreros led by a 2-1 score.

The Sultanes responded with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Ali Solis led off with a walk. After a sacrifice bunt resulted in a pop up for the 1st out, Solis went to third on a single by Ramiro Pena. Solis scored on a sac fly by Agustin Murillo.

Ramiro Pena

Wirfin Obispo gave up a hit to Oaxaca in the top of the 9th but kept the Guerreros from scoring setting up the bottom of the 9th scenario.

Chris Roberson led off the bottom of the 9th for Monterrey with a double. Ramon Rios sacrificed Roberson to third. Oaxaca then intentionally walked the next two batters to load the bases with 1 out. Julio Borbon struck out for the second out of the inning. Ramiro Pena then stroked the first pitch he saw from Samuel Zazueta to center to score Roberson from third for the win and the 2018 Championship of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.

COPA ZAACHILA

Oaxaca Rallies for 6-5 Win in 10 Innings Over Monterey

SAMAR LEYVA'S WALK OFF SINGLE DOES IN OBISPO AND SULTANES

Samar Leyva

The Sultanes de Monterrey appeared to be cruising toward victory in game 5 of the Serie del Rey in Oaxaca. Monterrey jumped out to a 5-1 led through the top of the 5th inning. The Sultanes had 10 hits, including 3 doubles, a triple and a home run by Ramiro Pena in those 5 innings. Meanwhile the Guerreros scratched out a run in the 1st before their offense went dark.

That all changes in the bottom of the 5th inning though. With one out, Alejandro Gonzalez reached base on a throwing error by the Sultane's shortstop, advancing to second. Erick Rodriguez singled to center to drive in Gonzalez. Jay Austin followed with a single, Rodriguez stopping at second. A double by Julian Ornelas scored Rodriguez. After a pitching change, Yuniesky Betancourt singled to bring home Austin. A ground ball to first, which the first baseman misplayed, scored Ornelas and the Guerreros had tied the game at 5.

Neither team scored the rest of the way and regulation ended with the score knotted at 5.

Monterrey would not score in the top of the 10th inning opening the door for Leyva's heroics. Wirfin Obispo, the Sultane's closer, opened the bottom of the 10th by catching Ornelas looking at strike three. Betancourt singled to left. Henry Urrutia struck out swinging for the second out. The 7,230 fans in Parque Eduardo Vasconcelos (and thousands watching at home) grew nervous with a runner on second and one out away from being eliminated from the quest for the Copa Zaachila.

Wirfin Obispo

With the Guerrero's pinch hitter Dustin Geiger at the plate, Betancourt stole second. Geiger drew a four pitch base on balls to put runners at first and second. Alan Sanchez, the next batter, also waited out a walk to load the bases. Samar Leyva then stroked his walk off single to left to plate Betancourt with the winning run.

Obispo took the loss for Monterrey, issuing 2 walks and giving up 2 singles in the 10th while Samuel Zazueta was the beneficiary of Leyva's heroics, allowing 3 hits over 2 innings of relief work for the Guerreros.

Monterrey still leads the Serie del Rey 3 games to 2 as both teams head to Monterrey for game 6 on Tuesday the 9th of October. Game 7 (if necessary) will be played in Monterrey on Wednesday the 10th.

Monterrey Scores Early and Hangs on to Defeat Oaxaca 3-2 in Game 4

SULTANES TAKE 3 GAMES TO 1 LEAD IN SERIE DEL REY CHAMPIONSHIP

Dallas Martinez

Dallas Martinez of the Sultanes and Jose Carlos Medina of the Guerreros squared off in the 4th game of the Serie del Rey with Martinez out dueling Medina in a thrilling 3-2 win for Monterrey.

Martinez threw 6 innings of 4 hit ball without giving up a run, walking 2 and striking out 3 in getting the win. Medina scattered 7 hits over 7 innings of work, walking 1 and striking out 2. The top of the 2nd would spell the downfall of Medina when he would give up 5 of those 7 hits and commit a throwing error.

Jose Amador lead of the top of the 2nd with a double and went to third on a single by Chris Roberson. Ramon Rios then singled to right to score Amador and put runners on first and second with no outs. Sebastian Elizalde hit a bouncer back to the mound but a throwing error by Medina allowed Roberson to race home with the 2nd run of the inning. Monterrey had runners on second and third with no outs and a 2 run lead. After Ali Solis flew out to right for the 1st out, Julio Borbon singled to left to score Rios for the 3-0 Sultanes lead.

Sebastian Elizalde

With 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning, Alan Sanchez singled to right and scored on a triple to center by Samar Leyva. A passed ball by the Sultane's catcher allowed Leyva to score and cut the lead to 3-2. Oaxaca put men on first and second with 1 out but Jay Austin ground into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.

The Monterrey relievers would hold the Guerreros scoreless over the final two innings and The Sultanes held on for the 3-2 win.

The Sultanes take a 3 games to 1 lead in their quest for the Copa Zaachila in the Serie del Rey. Game 5 will be played in Oaxaca on Sunday the 7th of October with game 6 (if necessary) in Monterrey on Tuesday the 9th of October.

It should be noted that only 2 teams have come back from a 3 games to 1 deficit (or 3-0) since 1970 in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. The 1971 Algodoneros de Guasave (now the Charros de Jalisco)were down 3 games to 1 and defeated the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 4-3. Those same Diablos fell behind the Tigres de Angelopolis 3 games to none and came back to win 4 games to 3.

But despite history, baseball aficionados will always say..."That's why we play the game"!

Oaxaca Ekes Out Win Over Diablos 2-1 in Game 5

GUERREROS SCORE BOTH RUNS IN BOTTOM OF THE 6th INNING ON NO HITS

Jose Carlos Medina

It was a real pitcher's duel between the Guerreros and the Diablos on Thursday night. Oaxaca won the game 2-1 as starter Jose Carlos Medina (1-0) held Mexico to 1 run on 3 hits over 6 innings of work. Carlos Felix pitched the 9th inning to earn the save. Octavio Acosta (0-1) took the loss being charged with both runs on 4 hits, striking out 4 and walking 3 in 5 1/3 innings.

Mexico didn't get a ball out of the infield until Yeison Asencio hit a fly ball to right in the 3rd inning.

In the top of the 4th, Juan Carlos Gamboa drew a 1 out walk. David Vidal singled moving Gamboa to third. With runners on the corners, Luis Jimenez singled to drive in Vidal and give the Diablos a 1-0 lead.

Oaxaca was held scoreless until the bottom of the 6th. With 1 out, Yuniesky Betancourt waited out a walk The next batter, Henry Urrutia, also walked. Dustin Geiger was hit by a pitch to load the bases. That was all for Acosta. Reliever Fabian Cota, walked Julian Ornelas to force in Betancourt. Samar Leyva lofted a sac fly to right to score Urrutia as the Guerreros took a 2-1 lead.

Samar Leyva

Neither team threatened in the remaining innings and the Guerreros de Oaxaca had the win and a 3 games to 2 lead in the Zona Sur Championship Series of the LMB.

6,030 fans filled Parque Eduardo Vasconcelos to watch the home team win the game. At one point during the top of the 8th inning, 7,700 fans from around Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean were watching the contest on Facebook.

The Series returns to Mexico City for game 6 on Saturday the 29th of September and game 7, if necessary, will be played on Sunday the 30th. The Zona Sur Champion will play the Sultanes de Monterrey for the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol title.

Oaxaca Tops Yucatan 5-1 as Alex Delgado Tosses 3 Hitter

GUERREROS TAKE COMMAND OF ZONA SUR BATTLE 3 GAMES TO 2

Alex delgado

The Guerreros scored all the runs they would need in the first 2 innings on Sunday's game against the Leones de Yucatan to win game 5 of their series. With that run support, Alex Delgado (2-0) carried Oaxaca on his back through 6 innings, allowing 3 hits and a run while striking out 8 to get the win.

Delgado's counterpart, Leones starter Yoanner Negrin (0-1) was responsible for all 5 Guerrero runs. Negrin was tagged for 10 hits, including a 2 run home run by Henry Urrutia in the 1st inning. Negrin went 6 innings, striking out 3 and walking none in taking the loss.

Yoanner Negrin

Jay Austin stroked a one out single for Oaxaca in the bottom of the 1st and came around to score ahead of Urrutia's long home run to center for the 2-0 Guerreros lead.

Samar Leyva was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the 2nd inning. Erick Rodriguez singled with Leyva stopping at second. Alejandro then hit what should be called a swinging bunt that forced Rodriguez at second. With runners at first and third, Yordanys Linares singled to center scoring Leyva as Gonzalez stopped at second. Jay Austin singled to plate Gonzalez and advance Linares to third. Yuniesky Betancourt hit a fly ball to right that scored Linares but a 9-2-6-3-6 relay caught Austin between first and second for the back end of a double play.

Yucatan scored their lone run in the top of the 6th, With 1 out, Ricardo Serrano singled to left. A wild pitch put Serrano on second. With 2 outs, Walter Ibarra singled to left to score Serrano. When Leo Heras struck out, the threat and the inning were over for the Leones.

And then the rains came. After a 2 hour and 41 minute rain delay, play resumed and the pitching took over. Neither team was able to mount any offense over the remaining 3 innings and the score stood  5-1 Guerreros.

The winner of this Zona Sur 1st round series will face the Diablos Rojos del Mexico in the Zona Sur Championship round. The Diablos took their series from the Pericos de Puebla 4 games to 1 on Sunday.

Henry Urrutia

Leones Top Guerreros 10-5 to even 1st Round Zona Sur Series at 2 Games Apiece

FINAL 3 INNINGS TOO MUCH FOR OAXACA

The Leones de Yucatan started early, with 2 runs in the top of the 1st innibg, and finished strong with 6 runs over the final 3 innings in beating the Guerreros de Oaxaca 10-5. With the win, the Leones evened their Zona Sur 1st round  playoff series at 2 games apiece.

Yucatan pounded out 17 hits in the contest, with each starter getting at least 1 hit. The 1 through 5 hitters were 11 for 21, a .524 clip, with 3 extra base hits and 6 RBIs.

Oaxaca held a 5-4 lead after 5 innings but Yucatan scored 6 unanswered runs over the last 3 innings to take the win.

Leo Heras Home Run

Walter Ibarra and Leo Heras homered for the Leones and accounted for 3 RBIs and 6 runs scored in the game. Heras also walked twice. The patient Yucatan hitters drew 6 walks in addition to their 17 hits in the game. Ibarra was 2 for 6 and Heras 2 for 4. Humberto Sosa went 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs and a rub scored while Jose Aguilar and Everth Cabrera were both 2 fr 5 for Yucatan.

Samar Leyva saw his batting average rise to .308 on a 2 for 3 night with 3 runs scored for Oaxaca and Julian Ornelas was 2 for 5 with a run scored for the Guerreros.

The Leones, after falling behind 5-4, scored twice in the top of the 7th inning. With 1 out, Luis Juarez singled and Humberto Sosa doubled to put runners on second and third. Eric Aguilera struck out but Jose Aguilar singled to drive in Juarez. Sebastian Valle followed with a single  to score Sosa and the Leones had the lead for good at 6-5.

Two runs in the 8th inning and 2 more in the 9th put the game away.

Arcenio Leon (1-1) got the win in relief for Yucatan and Juan Lopez (0-1) took the loss for Oaxaca

Arcenio Leon

Venados Comience Defensa de LMP Título 7-1 con Triunfo Sobre Mexicali

5 CORRER 6th ENTRADA MAZATLAN

La 2015-16 de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (LMP) Campeón Venados de Mazatlán comenzó la defensa de su título el 11 de octubre con un rotundo 7-1 derrota de los Águilas de Mexicali.

Que lleva las Águilas 2-1 entrar en la parte inferior de la sexta entrada, la ciudad natal Venados anotó 5 carreras a soplar abrir un partido cerrado.

Mazatlán saltó a una ventaja temprana en su mitad de la segunda entrada, en una caminata de Corey Brown y un jonron run 2 izquierdo y central por Brian Hernández. Venados 2, Aguilas 0.

El Águilas tiene una carrera de vuelta en la parte superior de la cuarta con un sencillo de Ramón Ríos, un doble por CJ Retherford, un bateador golpeado y una fuerza que a primera anotó Ríos. 2-1 Mazatlán.

Los Venados explotó en la parte inferior de la sexta entrada, el envío de 9 hombres al plato y anotó 5 veces. Heber Gómez y Samar Leyva se duplicaron en la entrada como la Venados construyó una ventaja de 7-1.

Walter Silva lanzó 5 entradas para los Venados que permiten la única Mexicali ejecuta en la escogencia de la victoria, mientras que del Aguila Edgar Osuna renunció a 2 carreras en 3 hits, incluyendo un jonrón, en sus 5 entradas de trabajo para asumir la pérdida.

Ramón Ríos fue de 3 por 4 con una carrera anotada para Mexicali mientras que Brian Hernández se fue 3 por 4 con un jonrón y 2 impulsadas para la Venados.

Los 6 equipos LMP restantes estarán en acción el 12 de octubre como el anfitrión Charros los Tomateros, los yaquis son en casa contra los Naranjeros y los Cañeros de Los Mochis visitar Navojoa a asumir los mayos.