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.

Marlon Arias / Guerreros facebook

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.

Mike Jacobs Home Run / Guerreros Facebook

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.

Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Standings and Stat Leaders After 20 Games

Norte Division

Team                                    Record     WP     GB
Rieleros de Aguascalientes      14-6       .700      -
Acereros del Norte                 12-8       .600    2.0
Diablos Rojos del Mexico       12-8       .600    2.0
Toros de Tijuana                      12-8      .600    2.0
Vaqueros de la Laguna            12-8       .600    2.0
Saraperos de Saltillo                7-13       .350   7.0
Broncos de Tamaulipas            6-14       .300   8.0
Sultanes de Monterrey             6-14       .300    8.0

Sur Division

Team                                         Record     WP     GB
Tigres de Quintana Roo                13-7     .650     -
Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen     12-8     .600     1.0
Leones de Yucatan                       11-9     .550     2.0
Olmecas de Tabasco                    11-9     .550     2.0
Pericos de Puebla                        10-10   .500     3.0
Piratas de Campeche                    8-12     .400    5.0
Guerreros de Oaxaca                    7-13     .350    6.0
Rojos del Aguilas de Veracruz       7-13     .350    6.0


Statistical Leaders Through 20 Games

BATTING
Batting Average                         Hits
Justin Greene (SAL) .468          Jesus Castillo (AGS) 34
Jesus Castillo (AGS) .415         Olmo Rosario (MVA) 32
Max Ramirez (MTY) .397         Jose Amador (MVA) 31

Doubles                                     Home Runs
Mike Jacobs (OAX) 9               Saul Soto (AGS) 8
Danny Richar (AGS) 9               Jorge Cantu (TIG) 7
Randy Ruiz (TAM) 9                 CJ Retherford (TIJ) 7
                                                 Jose Ruiz (MVA) 7

RBIs
Saul Soto (AGS) 28
Jose Ruiz (MVA) 23
Manny Rodriguez (SAL) 22

PITCHING  (minimum 20 innings pitched)
Record                                      ERA 
Pablo Ortega (TIG) 4                Josh Lowey (MVA) 1.78
11 tied with 3                            Pablo Ortega (TIG) 1.80
                                                 Jose Contreras (TIJ) 1.88

Walks                                        Strikeouts
Omar Espinoza (TAM) 13         Irving Jimenez (TAB) 31
Ramon Ramirez (AGS) 13         Jose Oyervidez (MVA) 30
Orlando Lara (AGS) 12            Cesar Valdez (TAB) 28

WHIP
Jose Oyervidez (MVA) 0.77
Jose Contreras (TIJ) 0.92
Jarrett Grube (TIG) 0.95

Corey Wimberly - Leones Center Fielder

Corey Wimberly has traveled a long and winding path from his boyhood days in Florida to roaming the outfield for the Leones de Yucatan.

Leones 2015/peninsuladeportiva.com

Born in Jacksonville in 1983, the now 5'8" 170 pound Wimberly attended Ribault High School from 1999 through 2002 and became one of three players from that school to have been drafted by the Major Leagues. Upon completion of his playing days at Ribault, Wimberly was signed to play the infield and outfield for the Alcorn State Braves.

College Career
Corey played for two seasons, 2004-05, at Alcorn. Always known for his speed on the base paths, his statistics while there are most impressive. In 2004 he hit .420 with 8 doubles, 4 triples and 40 stolen bases. 2005 was an even better year for Corey. He raised his batting average to .462, stroked 10 doubles with 3 triples and stole 42 bases. The Colorado Rockies took note and drafted Wimberly in the 6th round of the draft in 2005.

Minor League Career
The Rockies immediately sent Wimberly to the Casper Rockies of the Pioneer League, a Rookie League. In Casper, Corey hit .381 with 10 doubles and 36 stolen bases in 67 games.
Wimberly played in the Rockies organization from 2005-09 before being let go and signed by the Oakland Athletics. In 2010 with the AAA Sacramento River Cats of the pacific Coast League he hit .284 with 14 doubles, 7 triples and 3 home runs while driving in 57 in 135 games. Wimberly had several more stints at the AAA level, Indianapolis of the International League (Pirates), the Buffalo Bisons of the International League (Mets) and the Gwinnett Braves of the International League (Braves). In all, Corey has played for 7 Major League organizations in his career.

Mexican and Venezuelan Leagues
Wimberly began his international playing career for the Yaquis de Obregon of the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico in 2009. His debut was pretty inauspicious as he appeared in just 7 games for the Yaquis and hit just .240 2ith 2 stolen bases. 2010 found him playing for the Tomateros de Culiacan where he hit .266 with 5 doubles, a home run and 4 stolen bases in 24 games.
In 2011, Wimberly played for the Leones del Caracas of the Venezuelan Winter League where he hit .231 with 6 doubles and 8 stolen bases. Corey did not play international ball again until he signed with the Yaquis for the 2014 winter season. Obregon.

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He hit .289 with 8 doubles and 17 stolen bases for
2015 will be his first experience in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol having signed to play for the Leones.

In 11 years in the minor leagues, including the 2015 season with the Leones, Corey has played in 840 games and compiled a .290 battin average with 902 hits, 111 doubles, 30 triples, 12 home runs and 258 RBIs. Wimberly has stolen 318 bases while being caught stealing 100 times.

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Interesting factoid about Corey Wimberly
While a member of the AAA Indianapolis Indians of the International League in 2011, Corey was called on to pitch one time. He gave up 3 hits and an earned run in one inning on the mound and was not involved in the decision.

Leones Take 2 of 3 from Monclova with 6-1 Win

Alejandro Astorga courtesy Leones Facebook

Alejandro Astorga (3-1) shut out the Acereros through 6 1/3 innings on 4 hits while striking out 4. Eder Llamas and Anthony Ortega struck out 2 and allowed 3 hits over the last 2 2/3 innings in the Leones 6-1 victory over Monclova. Sasagi Sanchez (1-2) took the loss for the Acereros.

Yucatan scored 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th. Luis Garcia led off with a single and moved to second on a single by Jesus Valdez. Willy Aybar doubled to deep left center to score both Garcia and Valdez. Ricardo Serrano doubled to center to drive in Aybar. Kevin Flores singled moving Serrano to third. Serrano scored on a sac fly by Israel Nunez. Two batters later, Ivan Araujo tripled to center to plate Flores and the Leones led 5-0.

Ayabar Scores courtesy Leones Facebook

Kevin Flores and Isreal Nunez singled to lead off the 7th inning for Yucatan. After a fly ball out to left, Ivan Araujo drew a walk to load the bases. Following a pitching change by the Acereros, relief pitcher Jose Gallego uncorked a wild pitch to score Flores to increase the Leones lead to 6-0.

Monclova scored in the top of the 9th inning. Olmo Rosario singled with one out and went to third on a double by Jose Ruiz. The Leones reliever, Anthony Ortega, threw a wild pitch that scored Rosario but Travis Garcia struck out to end the game with the score 6-1 Leones.

Willy Aybar was 1 for 4 with a 2 run double, Ivan Araujo 1 for 2 with a run scoring triple, Jesus Valdez 3 for 4 and Kevin Flores 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored for Yucatan.

Jose Ruiz went 2 for 4 for the Acereros who were held to 7 hits and struck out 6 times. Monclova did not score until the top of the 9th.

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Oaxaca 7, Mexico 3
The Guerreros built a 7-2 lead over the Diablos after 5 innings. the Diablos scored a run in the bottom of the 9th on a double and a single but it wasn't enough as Oaxaca held on to win 7-3. Alejandro Soto (2-1) went 6 innings for the win and Juan Pablo Oramas (1-1) took the loss.

Saltillo 12, Veracruz 4
The Saraperos scored 4 times in the 1st and 4 more in the 5th to put the game away over the Aguilas 12-4. Luis Borges was 3 for 5 with an RBI, Ramon Orantes 3 for 3 with a home run and 4 RBIs and Carlos Alvarez 3 for 5 with 4 RBIs for Saltillo. Jeremias Pineda went 2 for 3 with a home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Veracruz.

Campeche 4, Tamaulipas 1
Up 3-0 after 3 innings the Piratas went on to beat the Broncos 4-1. Jorge Castillo (2-1) picked up the win and Ricardo Gomez recorded his 5th save of the year for Campeche. Jesus Carrillo (0-2) took the loss. DH Ruben Mateo was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Piratas and Travis Denker went 2 for 4 with a home run for the Broncos.

Aguascalientes 2, Tabasco 1
Jesus Castillo, who went 2 for 4 on the night, homered in the 1st for the Rieleros and a run scoring single by Julian Castro in the 2nd, offset a 5th inning solo home run by the Olmeca's Jose Castaneda to win 2-1. Fredy Quintero (2-0) got the win  and Roy Corcoran his 7th save for the Rieleros. Leo Medrano (1-2) was saddled with the loss.

Ciudad del Carmen 7, Monterrey 4
The Delfines built a 7-1 lead after 6 innings and survived a 3 run rally in the 9th by the Sultanes to beat Monterrey 7-4. Henry Rodriguez was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs and Carlos Morales 3 for 4 with an RBI for del Carmen. Heber Gomez went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Sultanes. Sergio Mora (1-2) got the win and Alfredo Aceves (0-1) took the loss.

Puebla 7, Tijuana 3
The Pericos scored 3 times in the 4th to best the Toros 7-3. Jon Del Campos was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Luke Scott 1 for 3 with a 2 run home run and 3 RBIs for Puebla. Roman Pena went 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and Abel Martinez 2 for 2 with an RBI for Tijuana. Lauro Ramirez (1-1) got the win while Terance Marin (1-2) suffered the loss.

Quintana Roo 11, Laguna 3
5 runs in the 1st was enough for the Tigres to beat the Vaqueros but they didn't stop there on their way to an 11-3 win. Rafael Perez (2-1) was credited with the win while Yeiper Castillo (0-2) was the losing pitcher. The Tigres got 2 home runs and 4 RBIs from Carlos Valencia and a home run with3 RBIs from Jorge Cantu. Santiago Gonzalez went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Laguna.

Monclova Pitching Shuts Down Leones 5-3

The Acereros del Norte Monclova's starting pitcher, Jose Oyervidez (3-1), gave up 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 innings and the offense pounded out 15 hits on the way to the Acereros 5-3 win.

Jose Oyervidez courtesy Leones Facebook

Carlos Penuelas got things started for Monclova in the top of the 2nd inning with a single. Flavio Romero followed with a single of his own and Hector Garanzuay singled to score Penuelas and Romero scored when the throw to third got by Willy Aybar to give the Acereros an early 2-0 lead.

Monclova added to their lead in the top of the 3rd. Jose Ruiz led off the inning with a solo home run to right center for a 3-0 lead. Jose Amador and Travis Garcia followed with singles and Amador scored on a single by Francisco Cordoba. Carlos Penuelas drove in the third run of the inning, and the 5-0 Acereros lead, with a single.

Luis Garcia courtesy Leones Facebook

Luis Garcia led off the bottom of the 4th inning for Yucatan by singling to left. Garcia would come around to score in front of a Willy Aybar home run to right that cut the Monclova lead to 5-2.

Before the Acereros came to bat in the top of the 7th, the Leones manager, Wilfredo Romero, was ejected from the game by the home plate umpire for arguing balls and strikes. Corey Wimberly hit a two out double to center and Jose Aguilar drew a base on balls. Hector Gimenez singled to center to plate Wimberly and the lead was down to 5-3 Monclova.

With two on and two outs in the top of the 9th inning, the Leones pitcher, Luis Vazquez left the game after injuring his leg. Manuel Rodriguez came in to face the dangerous Olmo Rosario but Rodriguez got Rosario to ground out to short to end the inning.

Juan Noriega, in to pitch the 9th for Monclova set the Leones down to preserve 5-3 win for Jose Oyervidez (3-1) and pick up his 3rd save of the year. Juan Delgadillo (1-2) gave up 10 hits and 5 runs in 2 1/3 innings to be charged with the loss.

Willy Aybar was 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs, Corey Wimberly 2 for 4 with a run scored and Hector Gimenez 2 for 4 with an RBI for Yucatan.

Jose Ruiz was 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI while Carlos Penuelas went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Jose Amador was 3 for 5 for the Acereros.

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Mexico 10, Oaxaca 4
The six through nine hitters in the Diablos lineup went 6 for 14 with a home run, 7 RBIs and 5 runs scored and Mexico's pitchers held the Guerreros to 4 runs on 6 hits, including home runs by Jaime Brena and Alejandro Gonzalez.

Aguascalientes 13, Tabasco 5
The Rieleros scored 5 times in the 8th inning including Saul Soto's 2nd home run of the game to cruise past the Olmecas 13-5. Pedro Diaz went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Tabasco. Soto was 3 for 4 with 6 RBIs and Julian Castro went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored for the Rieleros.

Saltillo 6, Veracruz 2
4 runs in the 3rd inning was enough for the Saraperos to top the Aguilas 6-2. Linder Castro (1-0) pitched 5 innings allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits, 1 a home run by Adelaido Martinez, to earn the victory while Oscar Verdugo (1-2) took the loss. Carlos Alvarez and Genaro Andrade homered for the Saraperos.

Campeche 1, Tamaulipas 0
The Piratas scored the only run of the game in the 3rd inning on a single by Dave Sappelt, a walk to Maxwell Leon and a Josh Fields RBI single to left. Hector Velazquez (2-0) tossed 8 innings of 2 hit ball while striking out 10 for the win. Ricardo Gomez recorded his 4th save. Francisco Felix (1-2) pitched well but walked 5 and took the loss for the Broncos.

Ciudad del Carmen 2, Monterrey 1
Carlos Ibarra went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Delfines while Jose Felix went 2 for 3 with the lone RBI for the Sultanes in the 2-1 loss. Sandy Rosario (3-0) got the win and Josh Lueke his 5th save. Thomas Melgarejo (0-2) was saddled with the loss for Monterrey.

Quintana Roo 3, Laguna 2
The Tigres jumped out to a 2 -0 lead in the bottom of the 1st and held on to beat the Vaqueros 3-2. Jorge Cantu homered for the Tigres and Jose Orozco hit a solo home run for Laguna. Pablo Ortega (4-0) worked 7 innings for the win and Francisco Rodriguez earned his 5th save of the year. Felipe Arredondo (1-1) took the loss despite 7 good innings on the mound.

Puebla 18, Tijuana 6
The Pericos scored 18 runs on 20 hits to maul the Toros 18-6. Luke Scott went 3 for 5 with 2 home runs, 1 a grand slam, and 6 RBIs for Puebla. Alberto Carreon added a homerun on a 3 for 5 night with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored and Jon Del Campo was 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored. CJ Retherford was 2 for 3 with a home run for the Toros and Emmanuel Valdez added a pinch hit solo home run.

Leones Defeat Acereros del Norte Monclova 7-4

The Leones scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning on a triple by Kevin Flores with the bases loaded and 3 more runs in the 8th inning to defeat the Acereros de Monclova 7-4 in front of 7,975 home town fans Friday night at Parque Kukulkan in Merida.

Monclova started the scoring in the top of the first. Flavio Romero led off the game with a walk and moved to second on a wild throw to first on a pickoff attempt by Leones starter, Jesus Rodriguez. Romero would come around to score on a single by Jose Ruiz that gave the Acereros an early 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the 2nd inning, the Leones loaded the bases on consecutive singles by Willy Aybar, Ivan Araujo and Ricardo Serrano. Kevin Flores worked the count to 2-2 before hitting a shot into the right field corner for a bases clearing triple and the 3-1 Yucatan lead.

Flores Triple courtesy Leones Facebook

Yucatan added to their lead in the bottom of the 7th on a double to right by Jose Aguilar and a run scoring single by Hector Gimenez to give the Leones a 4-1 lead.

Flavio Romero drew a one out walk for Monclova in the top of the 8th. Hector Garanzuay singled and Romero scored on a single by Olmo Rosario. Two batters later Jose Amador singled to drive in Garanzuay and the Acereros had cut the Leones lead to 4-3.

Ricardo Serrano led off the bottom of the 8th inning with a solo home run for Yucatan. Kevin Flores followed with a single and scored in front of a home run by pinch hitter Jesus Valdez that made the score 7-3 Yucatan.

Serrano HR courtesy Leones Facebook

Monclova scored a run in the top of the 9th. Jesus Arredondo drew a lead off base on balls and went to third on a wild pitch and throwing error by Leones reliever Anthony Ortega. Pinch hitter Hector Arredondo was hit by a pitch and Hector Garanzuay followed with a single that scored Jesus Arredondo. The rally fell short when Olmo Rosario hit into a game ending double play and the Leones won 7-4.

Jesus Rodriguez (1-0) was the winning pitcher and Anthony Ortega picked up his first save of the year. Newcomer to the Acereros, Justin Klipp (0-1) suffered the defeat.

Jesus Rodriguez courtesy Leones Facebook

Kevin Flores was 2 for 3 with a triple and 3 RBIs, Ricardo Serrano 3 for 4 with a home run and RBI and Jesus Valdez 1 for 1 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Yucatan. Hector Garanzuay went 2 for 4 with an RBI and Jose Amador was 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Acereros.

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Mexico 14, Oaxaca 2
Mexico scored 14 runs on 14 hits to pound the Guerreros 14-2. Yair Lozoto (2-1) got the win and Luis Mendez (0-1) lasted just 2 1/3 innings, giving up 8 runs in the loss. DH Ruben Rivera was 2 for 2 with 3 walks and 2 runs scored and Jesus Fabela went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and 6 RBIs for the Diablos.

Aguascalientes 9, Tabasco 7
The Rieleros scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to overtake the Olmecas 9-7. Saul Soto was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Danny Richar 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Rieleros. For the Olmecas, Jose Castillo went 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs and Cesar Rodriguez had a home run and 3 RBIs on a 2 for 4 night at the plate.

Saltillo 5, Veracruz 4
The Saraperos got a pinch hit walk off single by Rufino Candelario to beat the Aguilas 5-4. Edwin Salas (1-3) got the win in relief while Jose Marrujo suffered the loss for Veracruz. Luis Terrero was 1 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Saltillo and Issmael Salas had a double and a home run with 2 RBIs for the Aguilas.

Tamaulipas 6, Campeche 2
The Broncos scored 4 runs in the 2nd inning on their way to a 6-2 win over the Piratas. Francisco Campos (1-3) took the loss for Campeche. Heriberto Rodriguez (1-0) got the win and Hector Navarro the save for the Broncos. Cristhian Presichi and Travis Denker hit home runs for Tamaulipas while Ruben Mateo and Fernando Flores homered for Campeche.

Ciudad del Carmen 6, Monterry 5
The Delfines scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9th on a throwing error by the Sultanes second baseman's attempted force at second. del Carmen had tied the game by scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th with the help of a 3 run home run by Alex Valdez.

Laguna 8, Quintana Roo 1
The vaqueros scored 4 in the 7th and 1 in the 8th to overpower the Tigres 8-1 in Cancun. Luis Rodriguez (2-0) picked up the win while Kelvin de la Cruz fell to 2-1 on the year with the loss. Francisco Mendez was 1 for 3 with a home run and Angel Berroa went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Laguna.

Tijuana 2, Puebla 1
Sandy Madera hit a solo home run for the Pericos in the 2nd but it wasn't enough as the Toro's Roman Pena hit a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 8th for the 2-1 final score. Dennys Reyes (3-0) won in relief and Ramon Ramirez picked up his 7th save of the season. Marcos Zavala (0-1) took the loss for Puebla.

Vaqueros Score 3 In 10th To Drop Leones 10-7

The Vaqueros de la Laguna scored a run in the 9th on a single by Diego Madero to tie the game and then hit a triple and 3 consecutive doubles to score 3 runs in the 10th as the Vaqueros took the second game of a three game series against the Leones de Yucatan.

Thursday night's contest started out well for the Leones. They scored 4 times in the bottom of the 1st. After Juan Miranda's double plated Sergio Garcia and JC Linares for the 2-0 Vaquero lead, Corey Wimberly doubled to lead off the Leones half of the inning. Hector Gimenez followed with a one out double to center that scored Wimberly. Three batters later, Willy Aybar walked to load the bases. Israel Nunez singled to score Gimenez. Ricardo Serrano then singled to drive in Jesus Valdez and Aybar and Yucatan was on top 4-2.

Laguna took a 5-4 lead in the top of the 3rd. Singles by Sergio Garcia and JC Linares had men on first and third with one out. Juan Miranda singled to score Garcia. Angel Berroa grounded into a fielder's choice that scored Linares and Santiago Gonzalez doubled to the right field corner to plate Berroa for the Vaqueros lead.

After the Vaqueros added another run in the top of the 6th, Willy Aybar hit a double to lead off the bottom of the 6th for Yucatan and went to third on a single by Ricardo Serrano. Corey Wimberly doubled to drive in Gonzalez and Aybar and Ivan Araujo doubled to plate Wimberly for the 7-6 Leones lead.

Laguna tied the game, 7-7, in the 9th on a double by pinch hitter Jose Orozco and a single by Diego Madero, leading to the Vaqueros extra base hitting barrage in the 10th. With one out, Angel Berroa tripled. Following a pitching change for the Leones, Santiago Gonzalez doubled to drive in Berroa. Gilberto Galavis doubled to plate Gonzalez and Eduardo Gonzalez doubled to drive in Galavis as Laguna retook the lead 10-7.

Tony Pena Jr. set the Leones down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10th to pick up his 4th save of the year and preserve the win for Vaquero's relief pitcher Johan Yan (1-1). Anthony Ortega (1-1) was charged with his 2nd blown save took the loss for Yucatan.

Corey Wimberly was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored and Ricardo Serrano went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs in the loss for Yucatan.

9 of the 16 hits for the Vaqueros went for extra bases, eight doubles and one triple. Juan Miranda went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs, Santiago Gonzalez 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs, JC Linares 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and Angel Berroa 1 for 5 with a triple and an RBI.

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Mexico 6, Puebla 5
The Diablos got home runs from Japhet Amador and Ruben Rivera on the way to a 6-5 win over the Pericos. Carlos Vazquez (2-0) got the win with Juan Sandoval earning the save. David Dominguez (0-1) was charged with a blown save and took the loss.

Tabasco 9, Saltillo 7
The Olmecas took the lead for good in the 8th inning and held off the Saraperos 9-7 in Saltillo. Luis Durango went 3 for 6 with 3 RBIs for Tabasco. DH Refugio Cervantes was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for the Saraperos. Cesar Valdez (3-0) went 8 innings to pick up the win for the Olmecas while Edwin Salas (0-3) took the loss.

Veracruz 6, Aguascalientes 5
Esmailis Caridad (1-0) got the win in relief for the Aguilas as Victor Marte earned his 3rd save. Julian Arballo (2-2) suffered the loss for the Rieleros. Issmael Salas was 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Veracruz while Carlos Orrantia had a home run and 2 RBIs for the Rieleros.

Monclova 8, Quintana Roo 2
The Acereros hit 4 home runs in the game to overpower the Tigres 8-2. Juan Pena (3-0) picked up his third win of the year and Ivan Maldonado (1-1) took the loss. Olmo Rosario went 4 for 4 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 3 Runs scored for Monclova.

Ciudad del Carmen 5, Tamaulipas 0
Demetrio Gutierrez (2-1) and 2 relievers scattered 9 Broncos hits in the 5-0 shutout. Joel Vargas (0-2) took the loss. David Urias went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Delfines.

Monterrey 6, Campeche 4
The Sultanes had 14 hits, including a pinch hit 2 run home run by Edgar Quintere in the 8th inning to top the Piratas. Roberto Lopez homered for Campeche. Luis Vizcaino (1-0) got the win and Hassan Pena his 4th save of the year. Riardo Gomez (0-1) took the loss.

Oaxaca 11, Tijuana 8
The Guerreros scored 7 times in the 2nd inning and held on to beat the Toros 11-8. Erick Rodriguez was 4 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Oaxaca. Tijuana got home runs from Roman Pena and Miguel Olivo in the loss.

Yucatan Falls To Laguna 7-6

Jon Leicester (3-1) suffered his first loss of the year on Wednesday, losing to the Vaqueros de la Laguna 7-5. In his shortest outing of the year, he gave up 5 runs, 3 earned, on 7 hits over 4 innings. Leicester's ERA rose from 1.04 to 2.11 with the loss. Ivan Zavala (2-1) was the winning pitcher. Tony Pena Jr., despite allowing 2 runs to score in the bottom of the 9th, recorded his 3rd save of the year.

Laguna started the scoring in the top of the 2nd. Juan Miranda singled to lead off the inning and went to second on a single by Angel Berroa. Said Gutierrez drew a base on balls to load the bases. Mario Vega singled to score Miranda and Berroa and the Vaqueros jumped out to an early 2-0 lead.

Willy Aybar got a run back for the Leones with a solo home run to right center, his 2nd of the year, that cut the lead to 2-1.

Laguna scored a run in the top of the 3rd on a double by Diego Madero, who went to third on a ground ball out and scored on a fielder's choice that put the Vaqueros up 3-1.

The Leones scored in their half of the 3rd as Corey Wimberly led off with a single, stole second and scored on a single by Ivan Araujo. Yucatan was behind 3-2.

Ivan Araujo courtesy Leones Facebook

The Vaqueros added two runs in the 4th inning. After loading the bases with no outs, Diego Madero singled to drive in Said Gutierrez and Mario Vega scored on a sac fly to left to give the Vaqueros a 5-2 lead.

Corey Wimberly tripled in the 5th for the Leones and scored on a ground ball out by Ivan Araujo. Laguna 5, Yucatan 3.

Laguna added single runs in the 6th and 7th innings and the Leones picked up a run in the bottom of the 7th to bring the score to 7-4 Laguna.

Yucatan mounted a comeback in the bottom of the 9th inning. Down three runs, Ricardo Serrano singled to lead off the inning. One out later, Corey Wimberly was hit by a pitch to put runners at first and second. Serrano scored on a single by Ivan Araujo. With two outs, pinch hitter Jose Aguilar singled to center to score Wimberly. The rally fell short when the next batter, Jose Valdez, grounded into a force out at third for the third out and the Vaqueros had the 7-6 win.

Ivan Araujo was 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs, Corey Wimberly 2-4 with 3 runs scored and Willy Aybar went 1 for 4 with a home run for Yucatan.

Mario Vega had 2 RBIs and 3 hits for the Vaqueros and Diego Madero was 3 for 6 with an RBI and 2 runs scored. Juan Miranda was 1 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs.

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Puebla 5, Mexico 4 (13 innings)
The Pericos scored 3 runs in the top of the 13th and held off the Diablos, who scored twice in the bottom of the inning, by a 5-4 score. Carlos Teller (1-1) recorded the win in relief and Yair Lozoyo (1-1), the 8th pitcher of the game for Mexico took the loss.

Tabasco 4, Saltillo 1
Irving Jimenez (1-1) allowed 1 run in 6 innings of work for the Olmecas to pick up the win with Luis Ayala getting his 4th save. Juan Espinoza (1-1) took the loss for the Saraperos. Ivan Bellazetin went 2 for 3  with an RBI for Tabasco.

Aguascalientes 8, Veracruz 7
Rene Reyes was 2 for 2 with a double, 2 RBIs and 3 walks in the Rieleros win over the Aguilas. Issmael Salas went 3 for 5 with 3 RBIs for Veracruz. Esteban Haro (2-0) got the win in relief and Roy Corcoran notched his 6th save of the season.

Monclova 3, Quintana Roo 1
The Acereros scored 3 times in the 6th and held on to top the Tigres 3-1. Carlos Valencia had a solo home run for the Tigres and Jose Amador had a 2 run home run in the 6th inning for Monclova.

Ciudad del Carmen 3, Tamaulipas 2
Mario Gonzalez (3-0) pitched 7 strong innings to pick up the win and Josh Lueke recorded his 4th save on the season as the Delfines bested the Broncos 3-2. Cesar Carrillo (1-2) gave up all of the Delfine's runs in the loss.

Monterrey 8, Campeche 5
Agustin Murillo went 4 for 5 with an RBI for Monterrey in the Sultanes 8-5 victory over the Piratas. Jose Valdez (1-2) got the win and Hasson Pena his 3rd save for the Sultanes. Roberto Lopez and Paul Leon hit home runs for Campeche. Daryl Thompson (1-2) suffered the loss.

Tijuana 3, Oaxaca 2
The Toros scored 2 runs in the 6th and the eventual game winning run in the 7th to defeat the Guerreros 3-2. Jesus Garcia (1-0) picked up the win and Ramon Ramirez earned his 6th save of the year. Marlon Arias (0-3) was saddled with the loss. CJ Retherford was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Tijuana. Mike jacobs went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Oaxaca.

Leones de Yucatan Down Vaqueros de la Laguna 10-5

The Leones sent 11 men to the plate in the 6th inning and 7 of them scored as they swept past Laguna on their way to a 10-5 win at home.

Alejandro Astorga (2-1) walked 4 Vaqueros and struck out 5 in six innings on the mound to get the win for the Leones while Yeiper Castillo (0-1) was charged with the loss.

Jose Orozco led off the game for the Vaqueros and one out later scored on a double to right by JC Linares as Laguna took an early 1-0 lead.

Yucatan tied the score in the bottom of the 2nd when Luis Garcia doubled to center, advanced to third on a single by Jesus Valdez and scored on a sac fly by Willi Aybar.

With two outs in the Leones half of the 6th inning, Jose Aguilar was hit by a pitch and Hector Gimenez drew a 5 pitch walk. Following a pitching change for the Vaqueros, Luis Garcia singled to score Aguilar for the Leones first lead of the game. Jesus Valdez then singled to score Gimenez. Willy Aybar singled. Kevin Flores walked to score Garcia and the bases remained loaded. Ricardo Serrano doubled to drive in Valdez and Aybar. Israel Nunez singled to score Flores and Serrano. When the dust had cleared, Yucatan had an 8-1 lead.

The Leones upped their lead to 10-1 in the bottom of the 7th with a run scoring single by Willy Aybar and a bases loaded walk to Ricardo Serrano.

Laguna mounted a comeback in the top of the 8th inning. Jose Orozco led off the inning with a double. Juan Miranda and Angel Berroa walked and Francisco Mendez made the Leones pay by hitting a grand slam  to right to get the Vaqueros to within four runs at 10-6. The rally fell short as Said Gutierrez flew out to right to end the inning.

The Vaqueros put two men on in the 9th but were unable to score as Oscar Harper hit into a 5U-3 double play to end the game.

Willy Aybar went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs, Jesus Valdez was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and Luis Garcia was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Leones.

Jose Orozco was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored while DH Francisco Mendez went 2 for 4 with the grand slam and 4 RBIs for Laguna.

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Mexico 6, Puebla 4 (10 innings)
Ruben Rivera hit a 2 run walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th as the Diablos beat the Pericos 6-4. Ivan Terrazas also homered for Mexico. Albert Carreon and Sandy Madera hit home runs for Puebla.

Tabasco 7, Saltillo 4 (13 innings)
The Olmecas scored 3 times in the top of the 13th and Yosshel Hurtado (1-0) shut down the Saraperos over the final two innings to get the win. Luis Durango was 4 for 6 with 3 runs scored for Tabasco. Christian Zazueta went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Saltillo.

Aguascalientes 12, Veracruz 5
The Rieleros scored 12 runs on 10 hits to beat the Aguilas 12-5. Domingo Castro was 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs and Jesus Castillo went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Aguascalientes. Issmael Salas was 2 for 4 with a home run and Jeremias Pinedo went 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs for Veracruz.

Quintana Roo 5, Monclova 4 (11 innings)
The Tigres got a lead off walk off home run by Justin Christian to beat the Acereros 5-4 in 11 innings. Christian was 2 for 6 on the night while Jorge Cantu went 4 for 5 for the Tigres. Jose Amador went 2 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Monclova.

Ciudad del Carmen 4, Tamaulipas 3 (10 innings)
The Delfines used a walk off hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Broncos 4-3. Alex Valdez was 2 for 3 with a home run for del Carmen. Randy Ruiz went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Tamaulipas.

Campeche 7, Monterrey 2
The Piratas scored 4 times in the bottom of the 7th to pull away from the Sultanes in the 7-2 victory. Paul Leon was 3 for 4 and Dave Sappelt 2 for 5 for Campeche. Asael Sanchez went 2 for 4 for Monterrey.

Oaxaca 8, Tijuana 2
Alejandro Soto (1-0) went 6 innings, giving up just 1 run on 2 hits as the Guerreros topped the Toros 8-2. Terance Marin (1-1) took the loss. Mario Valenzuela was 2 for 3 with a home run and 5 RBIs on the night for Oaxaca. Miguel Olivo was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Tijuana.

Veracruz tied the game at Diablos Score Late To Defeat Aguilas 2-1

The Diablos Rojos took on the Aguilas del Rojos at the Parque Deportivo Universitario Beta Avila on Saturday and came away with a 2-1 win.

Although neither starting pitcher figured in the decision, both pitched very well. Mexico's Marco Duarte went 6 2/3 innings giving up 1 run on 7 hits and struck out 5. Omar Vazquez went 5 innings for Veracruz allowing 1 run on 6 hits. Carlos Vazquez (1-0) got the win for the Diablos while Juan Sandoval picked up his 1st save. Norman Elenes (0-1) took the loss.

Roman Urias singled with one out in the top of the 1st for the Diablos and scored on Japhet Amador's single to left that put Mexico up 1-0.

Veracruz tied the game at 1 all in the bottom of the 4th. Jose Chavez doubled to left center and went to third on a 6-3 ground out by Luis Fonseca. Chavez scored on a sac fly by Ismael Salas.

In the top of the 8th, Jesus Fabela singled for Mexico. Carlos Figueroa hit into a fielder's choice for the second out. Ramon Urias then hit a line drive that the right fielder misplayed for an error that allowed Figueroa to score from first. The Diablos had a 2-1 lead. When Sandoval set the Aguilas down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 9th, Mexico had their 7th win of the year.

Ivan Terrazas was 2 for 4 and Roman Urias 2 for 3 for Mexico with Japhet Amador going 1 for 4 with the lone Diablos RBI.

Luis Fonseca was 2 for 4 on the night  for the Aguilas.

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Aguascalientes 3, Puebla 2
The Rieleros scored the go ahead run in the top of the 9th on a single by Jesus Castillo and Roy Corcoran struck out 2 of 3 batters he faced in the bottom of the 9th to get the save and preserve the win for Julian Arballo (2-1). Hugo Castellanos (0-1) took the loss. Saul Soto had a double, a home run and 2 RBIs for the Rieleros in the win.

Quintana Roo 10, Monterrey 2
The Tigres got home runs from Justin Gastelum , Raul Sanchez, and 2 from Jorge Cantu to defeat the Sultanes 10 to 6. Kelvin de la Cruz improved to 2-1 on the year while Oscar Armenta (1-2) suffered the loss.  Cantu went 3 for 4 with the 2 home runs and 4 RBIs for the Tigres.

Oaxaca 7, Saltillo (12 innings)
Alan Sanchez drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Guerrreros a 7-6 win over the Saraperos.  Mike Jacob was 4 for 5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs scored for Oaxaca.  Manny Rodriguez went 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs for Saltillo.

Monclova 6, Ciudad del Carmen 4 ano
Jose Pena allowed 4 runs while striking out 6 to go to 2-0 for the Acereros and Bander Zambrano(0-2) took the loss. Raul Barron got his 3rd save.  Jose Ruiz and Antonio Lamas hit home runs for Monclova and Alex Valdez went 4 for 4 for the Delfines. 

Laguna 12, Campeche 3
The Vaqueros scored 3 runs in the 7th and 4 runs in the 8th to cruise past te Pirates 12-3.
DH Francisco Mendez was 1 for 5 with a 3 run home run and 5 RBIs for Laguna.  Roberto Lopez went 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored for Campeche.

Tabasco 1, Tijuana 0
The Olmecas scored a run in the bottom of the 6th to beat the Torros and sweep the 3 game series.  Angel Araiza (1-0) pitched 6 innings of 3 hit ball for the win and Luis Ayala notched his 3rd save.  Jose Contreras (1-1) took the loss.

Yucatan 6, Tamaulipas 5
The Leones scored twice in the top of the 9th to overtake the Broncos for the win and improve to 8-5 on the year.  Hector Gimenez went 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for Yucatan and Jesus Valdez added a solo home run.  Cole Garner wen 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Broncos.

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

Leones Drop Home town Sultanes 6-1

Jon Leicester improved to 3-0 on the year, throwing 5 1/3 innings of 2 hit ball, allowing just 1 run and striking out 4 as the Leones de Yucatan bested the Sultanes de Monterrey in front of 6,932 fans at the Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey. Four Leones relievers shut down the Sultanes over the last 3 2/3 innings.

Jon Leicester courtesy Leones Facebook

Jose Aguilar got the ball rolling for Yucatan in the top of the 1st by hammering a 1-1 pitch over the wall in left, giving the Leones a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the 4th inning, Jose Valdez hit a solo home run to left with one out to increase the Yucatan lead to 2-0.

Jose Valdez HR courtesy Leones Facebook

Monterrey cut the lead to 2-1 in their half of the 4th. With two outs, Agustin Murillo reached base safely on a fielding error by the Leones third baseman, stole second and scored on a single to center by max Ramirez that put the Sultanes on the board.

Israel Nunez led off the top of the 5th for Yucatan with a single to left. Edson Garcia followed with a single and the Leones had runners on first and second with no outs. Jose Aguilar followed one out later with a 3 run home run that plated Nunez and Corey Wimberly. Hector Gimenez doubled  to center and scored on a ground out by Luis Garcia to give the Leones their final margin of victory, 6-1.

Jose Aguilar was 3 for 5 with the home, 4 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Hector Gimenez went 2 for 5 and Jose Valdez was 2 for 4 with a home run for the Leones while Max Ramirez was 1 for 4 with an RBI for the Sultanes.

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Aguascalientes 3, Oaxaca 1
Lorenzo Barcelo (2-1) gave up 1 run over 6 full innings on the mound to get the win for the Rieleros and Roy Corcoran picked up his 4th save of the year in the 3-1 win over the Guerreros. Danny Richar was 2 for 3 for the Rieleros and Mario Valenzuela was 2 for 4 with a run scored for Oaxaca.

Saltillo 4, Puebla 1
Luis Terrero went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Saraperos in their 4-1 victory over the Pericos. Christian Zazueta was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Alberto Carreon tripled in the 1st and scored on a sac fly by Fernando Alejos for the only Puebla run of the game. Juan Espinoza (1-0) went 7 innings for the win.

Monclova 5, Campeche 4
The Acereros scored twice in the bottom of the 8th to take a 5-3 lead and worked out of a two out bases loaded jam in the top of the 9th to beat the Piratas and improve to 7-4 on the season. Antonio Lamas went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Josh Lowery went 8 innings on the hill to get the win and Waldis Joaquin picked up his 3rd save of the year.

Tamaulipas 7, Quintana Roo 2
The Broncos scored 4 runs in the 4th and 3 more times in the 8th to top the Tigres 7-4. Cole Garner had a 2 for 3 night with a home run and 3 RBIs and Travis Denker went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Broncos. Paul Oseguera (1-0) got the win while Jarrett Grube (2-1) suffered his 1st loss of the year.

Veracruz 4, Tijuana 3
The Aguilas del Rojos scored 3 times in the bottom of the 7th to defeat the Toros de Tijuana 4-3 in front of 2,625 home fans. Jose Pina (2-1) picked up the win and Victor Marte notched his 1st save. Eder Salcedo went 2 for 3 for the Aguilas while Romad Pena homered and drove in 2 for the Toros.

Ciudad del Carmen 8, Laguna 2
The Delfines scored 7 runs in the first 4 innings on their way to an 8-2 victory over the Vaqueros. Gilberto Mejia had a triple with 2 RBIs on a 3 for 4 night at the plate and Ruben Mateo was 3 for 4 for the Delfines. Mario Gonzalez (2-0) got the win while Ivan Zavala (1-1) took the loss.

Tabasco 5, Mexico 4
The Olmecas scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, including s 2 run, walk off triple by Daniel Nunez to lead Tabasco to a 5-4 win over the Diablos Rojos. Nunez was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for Tabasco while Ivan Terrazas went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Mexico. Luis Ayala (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Juan Sandoval (0-1) suffered his 2nd blown save and took the loss.

Puebla Bangs Out 20 Hits To Cruise Past Saltillo 13-5

The Pericos de Puebla batters connected for 20 base hits, including 5 by first baseman Cesar Tapia, scored in every inning but the 1st, and cruised to a 13-5 win over the Saraperos de Saltillo.

Enrique Lechuga (1-0) pitched 5 innings for the Pericos, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits while striking out 1 and walking 3. Jaime Lugo, Heberto Gonzalez and David Dominguez pitched the final 4 innings for Puebla.

Santiago Gutierrez (1-1) had a rocky outing for Saltillo. He lasted 4 innings but gave up 11 hits and 6 earned runs, giving up a home run while striking out 3 and not allowing a walk. Thomas Melgarejo, who relieved Gutierrez, fared no better as he allowed 3 hits and 3 runs in just 1 inning of work on the mound.

With a 3 run lead heading into the bottom of the 3rd inning, Puebla's Jon Del Campo led off with a double and two outs later scored on a double to center by Miguel Tejada. Sandy Madera doubled to score Tejada and Cesar Tapia singled to center to drive in Tapia and give the Pericos a 6-0 lead.

Puebla scored a single run in the 5th inning for a 7-0 lead before Saltillo scored 4 times in the top of the 6th. The Saraperos loaded the bases, with no outs, on consecutive singles by Manuel Bobadilla, Justin Greene and Luis Borges. Bobadilla scored on a balk. Greene scored on a sac fly to right by Manny Rodriguez and Luis Terrero cleared the bases with a 2 run home run to left. The Saraperos had cut the lead to 7-4.

Jon Del Campo got two of those runs back in the Puebla half of the 6th on a 2 run home run to right center that increased the Pericos lead to 9-4.

Puebla would add 2 runs in the 7th and 2 more runs in the 8th to take a 13-4 lead into the top of the 9th inning.

Saltillo scored their final run when Francisco Ferreiro singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Jonathan Aceves with two outs. Manuel Bobadilla popped up to short for the third out and the final score of 13-5.

Cesar Tapia was 5 for 5 with 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored for Puebla. Jon Del campo went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and a home run and 4 RBIs. Brent Clevlin was also 4 for 5 for the Pericos with 2 RBIs and Miguel Tejada had a home run and 2 RBIs on a 2 for 4 night at the plate. The #3 through 6 batters for Puebla were 13 for 19 with 8 RBIs and 9 runs scored.

Luis Terrero was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Satillo. Manny Rodriguez added an RBI on a sac fly and Jonathan Aceves went 1 for 3 with an RBI.

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Aguascalientes 9, Oaxaca 4 (11 innings)
The Rieleros scored 5 runs in the top of the 11th to send the Guerreros de oaxaca to their 9th loss in 10 games. The big hit of the inning was a 3 run home run by Domingo Castro. Heriberto Rueles (2-0) picked up the win in relief and Hector Sanchez (0-1) was charged with the loss.

Monterrey 8, Yucatan 3
The Sultanes scored 4 times in the 6th inning to take the lead for good over the Leones. Agustin Murillo went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monterrey. Corey Wimberly was 3 for 4 for Yucatan as Luis Garcia went 1 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Javier Solas (1-1) was credited with the win and Alejandro Astorga (1-1) suffered the loss.

Campeche 7, Monclova 6 (11 innings)
Dave Sappelt tripled and scored ona single by Josh Fields in the top of the 11th innings for the Piratas. Ivan salas pitched the bottom of the 11th for his 1st save of the year and Osiris Matos (1-1) got the win. Juan Noriega (0-1) took the loss. Flavio Romero went 2 for 6 with 3 RBIs for the Acereros.

Quintana Roo 6, Tamaulipas 0
Rafael Perez (1-1) pitched 7 shutout innings allowing 2 hits while striking out 5 in the Tigres 6-0 win over the Broncos. Jesus Carrillo (0-1) took the loss. Francisco Peguero was 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Tigres. Rodolfo Amador went 2 for 3 for the Broncos.

Tijuana 5, Veracruz 4
Miguel Torrero hit a 2 run home run in the 7th for the Toros to giva Tijuana a 5-1 lead and the Toros weathered a 3 run Aguilas 8th inning to outlast Veracruz 5-4. With the victory, the Toros improved to 9-1 on the year. Jose Chavez was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 runs scored for the Aguilas. terance marin (1-0) got the win and Ramon Ramirez picked up his 5th save of the season. Ignacio Montano (1-1) took the loss.

Laguna 14, Ciudad del Carmen 4
The Vaqueros sent 12 men to the plate and scored 9 times in the bottom of the 1st and never looked back as Laguna beat the Delfines 14-4. Jose Orozco and Juan Miranda each hit home runs in the inning. Angel berroa was 1 for 2 with 2 walks, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored for the Vaqueros. Hubbie Pellegaud (1-0) got the win while Sergio Mora (0-2) suffered the loss, lasting just 1/3 of an inning and being charged with 9 earned runs.

Mexico 4, Tabasco 0
The Diablos Rojos rode a 3 run 3rd inning to victory over the home town Olmecas. Emmanuel Avila went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs while Ivan Terrezas and Ramon Urias were both 2 for 5 for Mexico.David Reyes (2-0) picked up the win while Leo Medrano (1-1) was saddled with the loss for Tabasco

Danny Richar's Home Run Powers Rieleros Over Guerreros 6-3

The Guerreros de Oaxaca fell to 1-8 on the season following the loss to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes, 6-3. last night in front of 2,638 loyal home fans.

Oaxaca got on the board first on a solo home run to left by Erick Rodriguez in the bottom of the 3rd. The Guerreros would have their only lead of the night at 1-0.

In the top of the 4th, Jesus Castillo walked with one out for the Rieleros. Saul Soto singled to deep short and Castillo was able to score when the throw by the Guerreros shortstop sailed wide and into right field. The score was tied at 1.

With one out in the top of the 6th inning, Saul Soto and Rene Reyes drew consecutive walks. Danny Richar launched a 3 run home run to right center that scored Soto and Reyes and gave the Rieleros a 6-1 lead.

Danny Richar courtesy LMB

The Guerreros would score twice in the bottom of the eight to make the game interesting. With two outs, Mike Jacobs reached base safely on an fielding error by the Rieleros shortstop. Tim Torres beat out a bunt down the third base line and Yunesky Sanchez followed with a triple that scored Jacobs and Torres to cut the lead to 6-3.

Roy Corcoran pitched the 9th inning for Aguascalientes and struck out two to preserve the win for Orlando Lara and pick up his 3rd save of the year. Ruddy Acosta took the loss, allowing 3 earned runs on 3 hits and issuing 5 base on balls in 5 1/3 innings of work.

Juan Castillo was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, an RBI and a run scored for the Rieleros. Danny Richar went 1 for 4 with the 3 run home run while Leobardo Arauz added a solo home run on a 2 for 4 night.

Erick Rodriguez had a solo home run and an RBI while going 2 for 3 for the Guerreros. Tim Torres was 2 for 3, Alan Sanchez went 2 for 5 and Yunesky Sanchez had a 2 run triple in his 4 at bats.

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Saltillo 9, Puebla 6 (12 innings)
Carlos Alvarez stroked a 2 run double in the top of the 12th inning as the Saraperos beat the Pericos 9-6. Rogelio Martinez was charged with the loss and Luis Rodriguez picked up the win in relief.

Yucatan 8, Monterrey 0
Juan Delgadillo notched his 1st win of the year as he and 3 relievers shut out the Sultanes on 5 hits. Luis Garcia was 2 for 4 with 4 RBIs for the Leones and Kevin Flores added a triple. Edgar Gonzalez suffered his 2nd loss of the year for Monterrey.

Campeche 5, Monclova 2
Adan Velazquez went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 RBIs as the Piratas downed the Acereros 5-2. Francisco Cordoba homered and drove in both runs for Monclova. Hector Velazquez got the win for Campeche while Francisco Cordova took the loss.

Quintana Roo 4, Reynosa 3
The Tigres scored 4 runs in the 3rd inning and held on to bet the Broncos 4-3. Travis denker was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Tigres while Jorge Vazquez homered and drove in 3 for the Broncos. Pablo Ortega won for the 2nd time and Francisco Rodriguez notched his 2nd save. Omar Espinoza took the loss for Reynosa.

Tijuana 4, Veracruz 1
The Toros won for the 8th time in 9 games, beating the Aguilas 4-1 in Veracruz. Eduardo Arredondo went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored for Tijuana. Humberto Sosa was 2 for 3 for Veracruz. Francisco Lizarraga picked up the win in relief and Ramon Ramirez got his 4th save of the year. Jose Meraz suffered the loss for Veracruz.

Laguna 13, Ciudad del Carmen 7
The Vaqueros hit 2 home runs and got 15 hits on their way to a 13-7 win over the Delfines. Santiago Gonzalez and Juan Miranda both hit 3 run home runs for Laguna. Freddy Guzman was 3 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 2 rubs scored for del Carmen and David Urias went 3 for 4 with 2 rubs scored.

Mexico 6, Tabasco 1
The Diablos Rojos scored 4 times in the 3rd inning to top the Olmecas 6-1 in Tabasco. Ivan Terrazas was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Mexico as team mate Gabriel Gutierrez went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs. Christian Quintero was 2 for 3 for the Olmecas. Arturo Lopez picked up the win while Rodolfo Aguirre took the loss for Tabasco

Yucatan Living Posts Jerry Royster Article

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Saltillo Falls To Monclova 10-6

The Saraperos de Saltillo squandered an early 6-2 lead and fell to the Acereros del Norte Monclova 10-6 in front of 4,209 fans at Parque Francisco I. Madero on Monday night.

Justin Greene, leading off for Saltillo in the bottom of the 1st inning, doubled to left and scored on a single by Jose Lopez. After an error and a walk loaded the bases, a sac fly to left scored Lopez and the Saraperos took a 2-0 lead.

Monclova answered with 2 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd. Jose Ruiz was hit by a pitch to start the inning and moved to second on a wild pitch by Saltillos starting pitcher, Fernando Perez-Abreu. Ruiz scored on a single by Jose Amador. Antonio Lamas doubled to center to plate Amador and the score was tied at 2.

With one gone in the bottom of the 2nd, Luis Borges singled. Justin Greene walked and Jose Lopez singled to drive in Borges. Manny Rodriguez singled to drive in Greene and the Saraperos lead was 4-2.

Justin Greene walked to lead off the 4th inning for Saltillo and scored when Manny Rodriguez homered to left center to up the Saraperos lead to 6-2.

The Acereros began chipping away at the Saltillo lead in the top of the 6th. Jose Amador led off the inning with a solo home run to center. One out, and a pitching change later, Antonio Lamas doubled and went to third on a ground out. Lamas scored on a wild pitch by Saltillo reliever Jorge Ibarra. The Sarapero lead was down to 6-4.

Back-to-back singles put runners on first and second with no outs for Monclova in the top of the 7th. A double play put Hector Garanzuay on third and Abraham Ramos drove him in with a single. The Saltillo lead was now to 6-5.

Jesus Arredondo singled to lead off the 8th inning for the Acereros. One out later, James Simmons drew a 4 pitch base on balls. Arredondo advanced on a fly ball out and scored on a single by Olmo Rosario. The big blow of the inning came next as Jose Ruiz drilled a home run to right that scored Simmons and Rosario. Monclova had their first lead of the night, 9-6.

A double by Jesus Arredondo, with two outs, started the 9th inning for Monclova. Arredondo scored on a single by Daniel Sanchez for the final 10-6 margin of victory for the Acereros.

Monclova used seven pitchers in the game with reliever Sasagi Sanchez earning the win. Satillo sent six hurlers to the mound on the night with Luis Ramirez charged with a blown save and the loss, giving up 3 runs on 2 hits, including the home run to Ruiz, in 2/3 of an inning.

Jose Ruiz was 1 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs for the Acereros while Olmo Rosario went 3 for 5 with an RBI. Hector Garanzuay was also 3 for 5 with a run scored. The Monclova DH, Jose Amador, went 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. Antonio Lamas was 3 for 4 and Jesus Arredondo 3 for 5 in the 18 hit attack by Monclova.

Manny Rodriguez went 2 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBIs for Saltillo. Jose Lopez was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a run scored. Ramos Orantes went 2 for 4 with an RBI and lead off man Justin Greene was 2 for 3 with 2 walks and 3 runs scored.

Standings and Stastics for week 1 of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol

STANDINGS

Norte Division

TEAM                                Won/Loss     WP     GB
Toros de Tijuana                  7-1              .873          
Acereros del Norte              5-2              .714     1.5
Diablos Rojos de Mexico     4-4              .500     3.0
Rieleros de Aguascalientes    4-4              .500    3.0
Vaqueros de la Laguna          4-4              .500    3.0
Sultanes de Monterrey          3-5              .375     4.0
Saraperos de Saltillo             2-5              .286     4.5
Broncos de Reynosa             2-6              .250     5.0


Sur Division

TEAM                                         Won/Loss      WP      GB
Leones de Yucatan                        5-3                .625
Olmecas de Tabasco                     5-3                .625
Pericos de Puebla                         5-3                .625
Tigres de Quintana Roo                5-3                .625
Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen     4-4                .500     1.0
Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz        4-4                .500      1.0
Piratas de Campeche                    3-5                .375      2.0
Guerreros de Oaxaca                    1-7                .125      4-0


BATTING LEADERS THROUGH APRIL 12, 2015

Batting Average:
     Max Ramirez (MON) .538
     Ivan Terrazas (MEX) .519
     Jesus Castillo (AGS) .483

Hits:
     Max Ramirez (MON) 14
     Ivan Terrazas (MEX) 14
     Jesus Castillo (AGS) 14
     Saul Soto (AGS) 14

Doubles:
     Danny Richar (AGS) 6
     Francisco Mendez (LAG) 5
     Ruben Rivera (MEX) 5
     Randy Ruiz (REY) 5

Triples:
     Alejandro Gonzalez (OAX) 2
     13 tied with 1

Home Runs:
     CJ Retherford (TIJ) 4
     Saul Soto (AGS) 4
     6 tied with 3

RBIs:
     Saul Soto (AGS) 16
     CJ Retherford (TIJ) 12
     Cristhian Presichi (MVA) 11
     Jose Ruiz (MVA) 11

PITCHING LEADERS

Wins:
     7 tied with 2

ERA: (10+ innings)
     Cesar Valdez (TAB) 0.69
     Jose Oyervidez (MVZ) 0.82
     Jarrett Grube (TIG) 1.50
     Jon Leicester (YUC) 1.50

WHIP: (10+ innings)
     Jose Oyervidez (MVA) 0.36
     Jo-Jo Reyes (CAM) 0.62
     Tomas Solis (VER) 0.77

Toros de Tijuana Top Reynosa 10-6

The Toros de Tijuana improved to 7-1 on the young season with a 10-6 victory over the Broncos de Reynosa in Tijuana.

Jose Contreras pitched 6 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits while striking out 4 to get the win. Jose Vargas took the loss, lasting just 2 2/3 innings and giving up 7 runs on 8 hits.

Reynosa scored in the top of the 1st without benefit of a hit. Daniel Hinojosa drew a lead off walk, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a sac fly to right by Frank Diaz.

The Toros answered in their half of the inning on a walk to Luis Suarez and a double by Oscar Robles as Tijuana tied the score at 1.

The Broncos retook the lead in the top of the 2nd on consecutive two out singles by Rodolfo Amador and Cristhian Presichi and a run scoring single to right  by Hector Paez. The Broncos led 2-1.

Tijuana exploded for 6 runs in the bottom of the 3rd. Bernardo Heras led off with a double, and following an Eduardo Arredondo single, scored on a single to left by Luis Suarez. Oscar  Robles connected on a single, the fourth hit in a row for the Toros, that scored Arredondo. Miguel Olivo ground into a 4-6-3 double play that scored Suarez. Adan Munoz and CJ Retherford singled and scored in front of Ramon Pena's home run to left center. The Toros were on top 7-2 after 3 innings.

Cole Garner  was hit hit by a pitch to lead off the Bronco's 6th inning. He would score on a sac fly to left by Cristhian Presichi to cut the Toros lead to 7-3.

Luis Suarez and Miguel Olivo singled in the bottom of the 7th for the Toros. Suarez scored on a ground out and Olivo scored when CJ Retherford hit his fourth home run in eight games to increase the Tijuana lead to 10-3.

Randy Ruiz doubled to lead off the 8th inning for the Broncos and scored on a double to left center by Rodolfo Amador. Cristhian Presichi singled to score Amador and Hector Paez followed with a double. Daniel Hinojosa singled to score Presichi but the Broncos would score no more and the Toros won by the final score of 10-6.

Luis Suarez was 3 for 4 and CJ Retherford went 2 for 4 with the home run and 2 RBIs. Roman Pena also had a home run and 3 RBIs for the Toros. Oscar Robles was 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs.

Rodolfo Amador went 3 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored  while Cristhian Presichi was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for the Broncos.

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Monterrey 6, Mexico 2
The Sultanes de Monterrey scored 3 runs in the 8th inning and 1 more in the 9th to top the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 6-2. Ricky Alvarez was 1 for 2 with a home run for the Sultanes while Cory Aldridge went 3 for 5 and Agustin Murillo was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles. Carlos Figueroa was 2 for 4 and Ramon Urias 3 for 4 for the Diablos.

Monclova 8, Saltillo 1
In the 1st game of a scheduled double header with the Saraperos de Saltillo, The Acereros del Norte scored 4 times in the 3rd inning and twice more in the 4th to beat the Saraperos 8-1. The second game was rained out. Hernando Arredondo was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Monclova and Luis Terrero was 1 for 3 with an RBI for Saltillo.

Quintana Roo 13, Oaxaco 2
The Tigres de Quintana Roo scored 8 times in the first 3 innings and coasted to a 13-4 win over the Guerreros de Oaxaca. The Tigres hit 6 home runs in the game. Justin Cristian went 4 for 4 with a home run while Jesus Espinoza had 2 home runs while going 2 for 4 at the plate with 3 RBIs for the Tigres.

Campeche 4, Veracruz 1
The Piratas de Campeche got a home run by Eliseo Aldazaba and 2 doubles from Dave Sappelt to beat the Aguilas Rojos de Veracruz 4-1. Jo-Jo Reyes got the win for Campeche and Ricardo Gomez picked up his 2nd save of the year. Tomas Solis took the loss for the Aguilas.

Aguascalientes 7, Laguna 4
The Rieleros de Aguascalientes' Saul Soto had 2 home runs and 5 RBIs in the Rieleros 7-4 victory over the Vaqueros de la Laguna. Leobardo Arauz also homered for the Rieleros. Francisco Mendez went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for the Vaqueros.

Yucatan 12, Puebla 6
The Leones de Yucatan scored 5 times in the 2nd inning and 4 more times in the 8th to put away the Pericos de Puebla 12-6. Jesus Valdez was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored for the Leones. Israel Nunez was 1 for 4 with a home run. Marco Quevedo won the game to improve to 2-0 on the young season. Brent Clevlin went 3 for 4 with a home run and Luke Scott had a home run and 2 RBIs for the Pericos.

Ciudad del Carmen 6, Tabasco 5
the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen got a lead off, walk off home run by Ruben mateo to top the Olmecas de Tabasco 6-5. Josh Lueke got the win in relief while Jose Cobos took the loss for the Olmecas. Mateo was 1 for 4, Carlos Morales was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Francisco Lugo was 1 for 3 with a home run for the Delfines. Wilson Batista went 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs for Tabasco

Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Results for Saturday, 11 April

Following are the recaps of games played in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol on Saturday the 11th of April.

Monterrey 5, Mexico 4
The Sultanes de Monterrey rallied for 3 runs in the 6th inning to overtake the Diablos Rojos del Mexico 5-4. Oscar Villarreal was the winning pitcher while Manny Corpas suffered the loss and Frederico Castaneda was charged with a blown save. Max Ranirez was 2 for 2 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs for the Sultanes and Cory Aldridge was 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Ivan Terrazas went 4 for 5 for the Diablos. Ruben Rivera was 1 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs.

Monclova 8, Saltillo 1
The Acereros del Norte scored 3 times in the 4th inning on a home run by Jesus Amador and a 2 run single by Antonio Lopez and coasted to as 8-1 victory over the Saraperos de Saltillo. Amador was 4 for 5 on the evening. Jose Ruiz was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Lamas went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for Monclova. Genaro Andrade was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Saraperos.

Laguna 7, Aguascalientes 6
A 5 run 8th inning put the Vaqueros de la Laguna up 7-5 and Tony Pena Jr., although giving up a run in the bottom of the 9th, picked up the save for Laguna. Julian Arballo took the loss for the Rieleros. Santiago Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs, Juan Miranda had a solo home run and Jose Orozco was 3 for 5 for the Vaqueros. Carlos Rodriguez had a home run on a 3 for 4 night while Saul Soto was 2 for 5 and Domingo Castro and Carlos Orrantia both went 2 for 4 for the Rieleros.

Peubla 6, Yucatan 3
The Pericos de Puebla built up a 6 run lead and held on for a 6-3 win as the Leones de Yucatan rallied for 3 runs in the final 3 innings. Miguel Tejada was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs for the Pericos and 1B Luke Scott went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Carlos Mendivil was 2 for 3 for the Leones. Hector Galvan got his second win of the year and JC Romero picked up his 2nd save for Puebla. Jonathan Castellanos suffered his 2nd loss of the year.

Quintana Roo 5. Oaxaca 0
The Tigres de Quintana Roo scored 5 runs on 9 hits while Jesus Barraza and 4 Tigres pitchers held the Guerreros to just 6 hits in the 5-0 shutout. Carlos Valencia had a 2 run home run for the Tigres and Jorge Cantu went 2 for 3 with an RBI. Mike Jacobs was 3 for 4 in a losing effort for Oaxaca.

Tabasco 6, Ciudad del Carmen 1
Pedro Diaz hit a 2 run home run in the 1st inning and the Olmecas de Tabasco never looked back as they beat the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen 6-1 behind 7 strong innings from starter Cesar Valdez, who struck out 7 Delfines. Donell Linares added a solo home run for the Olmecas while going 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored. Alex Valdez was 2 for 4 for the Delfines.

Campeche 7, Veracruz 1
The Piratas de Campeche scored 4 runs in the 5th inning on their way to a 7-1 victory over the Aguilas Rojos de Veracruz. Dave Sappelt had a double, a home run and 2 RBIs on a 3 for 4 night for the Piratas while Roberto Lopez was 1 for 3 with a 3 run home run. Ian Gac went 3 for 3 for the Aguilas. Francisco Campos got the win for Campeche while Manuel Flores suffered the loss for the Aguilas.

Tijuana 7, Reynosa 4
The Toros de Tijuana used a 2 run home run by Roman Pena while scoring 5 times in the 1st inning to beat the Broncos de Reynosa 7-4. Cj Retherford was 1 for 3 with a double and 3 RBIs for the Toros and Adan Munoz went 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. Cristhian Presichi had 2 solo home runs for the Broncos and Frank Diaz added a solo home run on a 3 for 4 night with 2 RBIs. Miguel Ramirez got the win and Ramon Ranirez notched his 3rd save of the year. Cesar Carrillo was saddled with the loss for the Broncos.