Jalisco Shutsout Obregon 1-0

WILLIAM OLIVER TOSSES 3 HITTER THROUGH 8 INNINGS

William Oliver

It's not often one can talk about a pitchers duel in the LMP, mostly because the managers change pitchers so often, but Jalisco's 1-0 win in Obregon was just that. William Oliver (2-0) pitched 8 masterful innings allowing 3 hits, all singles, before handing the ball to Grant Sides who earned his 4th save of the season.

Arturo Lopez, the Yaquis starter, matched Oliver pitch for pitch through 5 complete innings giving up 1 hit, a single, no runs and striking out 5 before being removed. The manager of the Yaquis obviously had his reasons for changing pitchers but Lopez was pitching great baseball.

Brandon Brennan (0-2) pitched the top of the 9th for Obregon giving up the lone run and taking the loss.

The Charros were held to 4 hits on the night but none bigger then their only extra base hit, a double by Kevin Medrano to lead off the top of the 9th. The next batter, Daniel Carbonell popped up the second for the 1st out. Medrano stole third setting up the best scoring opportunity Jalisco had all game. Amadeo Zazueta hit a fly ball sac fly to left that scored Medrano for the only run of the game and the Jalisco win.

Obregon did not get a runner in scoring position all game and 3 times the Yaquis runners were eliminated on double plays, one a strike'm out throw'm out DP/

Jalisco improved to 6-3 on the season with Obregon falling to 3-6

Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Roster Moves for 10/22

4 TEAMS MADE ROSTER MOVES IN THE LMP ON 10/22

The following roster moves were made:

Naranjeros de Hermosillo     Deactivate P Reed Garrett     Eligible to return 10/27
                                              Activate   C Julian Leon

                                              Deactivate INF Ryan Schimpf   Eligible to return 10.27
                                              Activate  INF Marco Lopez

                                              Deactivate  OF Bryce Brentz   Eligible to return 10/27
                                              Activate P Cesar Vargas

Yaquis de Obregon                Deactivate P Carlos De Leon   Eligible to return 10/27
                                               Activate P Javier Lopez

Mayos de Navojoa                 Deactivate  INF Max Ramirez  Eligible to return 10.27
                                                Activate INF Alvaro Gonzalez

Caneros de Los Mochis          Deactivate INF Jose Sermo   Eligible to return 10/27
                                                Activate   OF Jose Lugo

Hurricane Willa to Affect Mazatlan/Navojoa Series

PLUS - LMP 1st WEEK STANDINGS AND STATISTICS

The passing of Hurricane Willa, expected to make landfall at or near Mazatlan late Tuesday, has caused the LMP to cancel at least the 1st game of the 3 game series between the Mayos de Navojoa and the Venados de Mazatlan.

The league has stated they will be working closely with the Civil Protection Service to determine the status of the series.

On to the 1st week standings and statistics for the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico.

Mazatlan, Culiacan and los Charros de Jalisco all share 1st place with identical 5-3 records. The Mayos and Aguilas are next at 4-3. (these 2 teams had a 13 inning game ended at midnight with that game not included in the win/loss record) The Yaquis de Obregon and Los Mochis are 3-5 with the Naranjeros in the basement at 2-6.

Alonzo Harris (NAV) leads the league in hitting with a .472 average followed by Brian Hernandez (MAZ ,467), Josuan Hernandez (MOC .435), Asael Sanchez (MAZ .429) and Anthony Giansanti (MAZ .423).

5 players are tied for the league lead in Home Runs with 2 each. 3 of the top home run hitters are from the Charros de Jalisco.

Brian Hernandez

Brian Hernandez (MAZ) and Manny Rodriguez (JAL) share the league lead in RBIs with 8.

Alonzo Harris (NAV) has scored 11 runs with Niko Vasquez (JAL) second in the league with 10.

Alonzo Harris (NAV) along with Juan Perez (MXC) lead the league in steals with 5.

Although it's way early to talk pitching stats, Jesus Anguamea (OBR) leads the league with 2 victories. Javier Solano (MXC) has 15 Ks while Jose Hernandez (MAZ) and Vinny Nittoli (MXC) have 12 each.

Evan Marshall (MAZ) and Grant Sides (JAL) lead the league in saves with 3.

Manny Rodriguez, of the Charros de Jalisco was named as the Player of the Week in the LMP. Rodriguez hit .391 with 2 home runs, 7 RBIs and had a 1.162 OPS as the Charros won 5 of 6 games.

Manny Rodriguez

David Harris (MXC) was named by the league as the Defensive Player of the Week with no errors through 8 games/

Charros Top Caneros 4-2

OCTAVIO ACOSTA 6 INNINGS, 3 HITS AND 2 RUNS FOR JALISCO

Octavio Acosta

Octavio Acosta (1-0) and 6 relievers allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, walked none and struck out 7 in beating the Caneros de Los Mochis 4-2. Grant Sides gave up a double to Leandro Castro in the 9th but struck out Jay Gonzalez for the last out to earn the save. Chris Huffman (0-2) took the loss for the Caneros.

Daniel Carbonell led off the game with a single and the next batter, Amadeo Zazueta was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Carbonell scored on a sac fly and Zazueta scored on a single by Dariel Alvarez to give the Charros the 2-0 lead after the top of the 1st.

Los Mochis tied the game in the 3rd. With 1 out, Genaro Andrade doubled and scored ahead of a long home run by Jonathan Jones to deep left center. Score tied at 2.

Jalisco retook the lead in the top of the 6th on a solo home run by Manny Rodriguez.

Manny Rodriguez

The Charros loaded the bases in the top of the 9th with 2 outs. Alberto Carreon drew a 4 pitch walk to force in Carlos Figueroa but Santiago Chavez flew out to right to end the inning.

Jalisco took 2 of the 3 games with Los Mochis and improved to 5-3 on the season as the Caberos fell to 3-5.

Mayos Outlast Yaquis 3-2

GOOD PITCHING BY BOTH TEAMS HIGHLIGHT CONTEST

Jaime Lugo

Navojoa's starter, Jaime Lugo pitched well for 5 2/3 innings, allowing a run on 4 hits in his time on the mound but didn't figure in the decision. Esteban Haro (1-0) got the win in relief with Jesus Pirela earning his second save, although not without some drama. Pirela gave up a hit and walked a batter putting the tying run at second with 1 out. Pirela got Sergio Contreras to fly out to short center and struck out Moises Gutierrez to end the game.

Tomo Otosaka doubled in the bottom in the 1st and scored on a single by Jesus Valdez to give Obregon the 1-0 lead.

Luis Fonseca reached first on a force out in the 4th for Navojoa and went to third on a single by Paul Leon. Fonseca scored on a sac fly to tie the game at 1 all.

Paul Leon doubled in the top of the 6th and scored on a single by Elmer Reyes to give the Mayos a 2-1 lead.

Obregon tied the game again in their half of the 7th on a double by Jose Felix and a run scoring single by Moises Gutierrez.

In this seesaw battle, Navojoa retook the lead for good in the top of the 8th inning. Alonzo Harris drew a lead off walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Elmer Reyes. Harris scored  on a double by Victor Mendoza for the 3-2 lead and the eventual win.

Victor Mendoza

11,388 fans packed Nuevo Estadio Yaquis on a hot muggy afternoon only to watch the home town boys fall to 3-5 with the loss as the Mayos improved to 4-3

Hermosillo Needs Extra Innings to Beat Mazatlan 3-2

BRYCE BRENTZ WITH A WALK OFF SINGLE IN 10TH

Bryce Brentz Walk Off Single

Bryce Brentz drove in all 3 runs for the Naranjeros going 2 for 5 on the night.

After taking a 2-1 lead in the 4th, the Naranjeros looked set to win their second day of the year. Until the top of the 9th that is. Hermosillo was 1 out away from victory when Edson Garcia tripled to right. Garcia scored on a by Asael Sanchez and the game was tied. But the tension wasn't over yet. Mazatlan loaded the bases with 2 outs but Sherman Johnson struck out swinging for the last out and extra innings.

The Venados got a man on in the top of the 10th but a double play ended the inning.

Eric Young Jr. led off the bottom of the 10th with a single and went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jorge Flores. Irving Lopez was intentionally walked. Both runners moved up on a wild pitch. Jose Amador flew out to short center preventing a tag up play. Roberto Ramos was intentionally walked to set up a force at any base. Bryce Brentz stroked an 0-1 pitch to right that scored Young for the walk off win for Hermosillo.

Wilmer Rios (1-0) was the beneficiary of of the walk off single in getting the win. Reed Garrett was charged with his second blown save of the year. Manny Corpas (0-1) took the loss for Mazatlan.

With the win, Hermosillo improved to 2-6 on the season while the Venados de Mazatlan fell to 5-3.

Mexicali Over Culiacan 4-1

CJ RETHERFORD'S 2 RUN DOUBLE IN 6th THE DIFFERENCE MAKER

The Aguilas de Mexicali starter, Vinny Nittoli (1-0), scattered 5 hits over 6 scoreless innings while striking out 7. The 5 relievers who followed Nittoli allowed a run on 2 hits over the final 3 innings. Scott McGough set down the Tomateros in order in the 9th to earn the save. Newly acquired Andres Meza (0-1) gave up a run on 4 hits in 3 innings in taking the loss.

Mexicali scored a run in the 1st on a single, a stolen base, a walk and a single by David Harris that scored Juan Perez.

CJ Retherford

The Aguilas added 2 runs in the bottom half of the 6th. With 2 outs, Chuck taylor reached base safely on a fielding error, taking second on the play. David Harris drew a walk and both runners scored on a double by CJ Retherford over the head of the center fielder for the 3-0 Mexicali lead.

Mexicali added an insurance run in the 7th on a walk and 3 consecutive singles for a 4-0 lead.

Culiacan loaded the bases with 1 out in the top of the 8th on 2 singles and a walk. Antonio Lamas scored on a sac fly but Ryan McBroom struck out looking to end the threat and after going quietly in the 9th, Mexicali had the win.

16,357 fans packed Estadio B-Air on a hot sunny Sunday afternoon to see the Aguilas improve to 4-3 and the Tomateros fall to 5-3.

Roster Moves Within the Liga Mexicana del Pacifico

TRANSACTIONS IN THE LAST 2 DAYS


The following teams have made roster moves during the last 2 days:

Aguilas de Mexicali     Deactivated P Jake Sanchez   Possible return 10/27
                                      Activated P Jose Alvarado #28


Tomateros de Culiacan   Deactivated P Gonzalo Sanudo   Possible return 10/22
                                        Activated P Andres Meza #22

Yaquis de Obregon     Deactivate P Alberto Leyva
                                    Activate P Ernesto Frieri #55

Obregon Wins At Home 4-3 Over Navojoa

4 RUN 3rd INNING PROVES TO BE THE WINNER

The Mayos de Navojoa scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st to take the lead. The Mayos got 4 of their 11 hits on the night, all singles, in the inning and it looked as if this would be a high scoring game.

Leo Heras Singles

Obregon scored all of their runs in the bottom half of the 3rd. Jose Felix led off with a single. Emmanuel Avila followed with a single of his own. A passed ball moved both runners up a base. Felix scored on a ground ball out. With 2 outs, Leo Heras singled to drive in Avila and went to second on the throw home. Jesus Valdez doubled to drive in Heras and a single by John Nogowski plated Valdez for the 4-3 Yaquis lead and the eventual win.

Sean Nolin, the Yaquis starter, gave up the 3 Mayos runs on 9 hits through 3 1/3 innings but 6 relief pitchers held Navojoa scoreless on 2 hits over the remaining 5 1/3 innings. Jesus Anguamea (2-0) got the win in relief with Kyle Bird notching his 2nd same of the season.

Enrique Oquendo (0-1) gave up the 4 Yaquis runs on 5 hits in 2 2/3 innings of work to take the loss.

The Yaquis improved to 3-4 on the year while the Mayos fell to 3-3

Culiacan Weathers a 2 Run 9th Tops Mexicali 3-2

TOMATEROS PITCHERS HAD 2 HIT SHUTOUT THROUGH 8 INNINGS

Culiacan scratched out 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning to take a 3-0 lead that would prove to be enough to defeat the Aguilas 3-2.

Ryan McBroom

Roemon Fields led off the inning by drawing a walk. Rico Noel was hit by a pitch. A sacrifice bunt by Henry Ramos moved the runners to second and third. Ryan McBroom walked to load the bases with 1 out. A Dylan Moore single to left scored Fields and Noel for the 3-0 lead.

The Aguilas made a game of it in the bottom of the 9th. Juan Perez drew a lead off walk and promptly stole second. A ground out moved Perez to third. David Harris doubled to score Perez and CJ Retherford followed with a single to plate Harris for the second run of the inning. Retherford was thrown out trying to stretch the single into a double. This proved critical because Ricky Alvarez then singled and Xorge Carrillo walked to put runners at first and second with 2 outs instead of bases loaded with 1 out. Pinch hitter, Chuck Taylor struck out to end the game with the Tomateros the 3-2 winners.

James Russell (1-1) picked up the win and Sasagi Sanchez earned the save despite the drama that was the bottom of the 9th. Sergio Mitre (1-1) took the loss for the Aguilas.

Mazatlan 5, Hermosillo 4

EARLY SEASON WOES CONTINUE AS HERMOSILLO DROPS TO 1-6

The Venados improved to 5-2 on the young season and the Naranjeros fell to 1-6 with the 5-4 loss. The LMP season is divided into to parts with approximately 32 games per half. losing 6 games this early in the season gives the Naranjeros a tough row to hoe for the first half season of play.

Quincy Latimore

Mazatlan scored 3 runs in the 5th, two on a home run by Quincy Latimore to take a 4-0 lead after five. Latimore was 3 for 4 on the night with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored.

Hermosillo got back 3 runs in their half of the 6th inning. Roberto Ramos started the inning by drawing a walk. Sergio Burruel singled with Ramos stopping at second. A double by Eric Young Jr. scored Ramos and put runners at second and third with no outs. After a pitching change and a fly ball out, Danny Espinosa singled to drive in Burruel and Young to get the Naranjeros to within a run at 4-3.

Hermosillo tied the game at 4 in the 7th when Jasson Atondo scored from third as Young was caught in a rundown between first and second following a pick off attempt.

Mazatlan scored what turned out to be the winning run in the top of the 8th on a single by Latimore, a sacrifice bunt by Edson Garcia and a single by Assael Sanchez that scored Latimore.

Roman Pena (1-0) picked up the win in relief with Evan Marshall earning his 3rd save of the young season. Jorge Castillo (0-1) was charged with the loss.

Los Mochis Over Jalisco 7-5

MANNY RODRIGUEZ RECORDS HIS 900th LMP HIT

The Charros jumped out to a 3-2 lead after 2 innings but the Caneros got to starter Orlando Lara
(0-2) for 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th to pull ahead and then hold on for the 7-5 win. The victory by Los Mochis snapped the Charros 4 game winning streak.

Dariel Alvarez

Dariel Alvarez started the scoring for Jalisco with a lead off solo home run on the first pitch he saw in the top of the 2nd. The next batter, Daric Barton drew a walk and scored on a home run to left by Niko Vasquez. that gave the Charros a 3-0 lead.

The Caneros got cut the lead to 3-2 and in the bottom half of the 4th Jay Gonzalez singled, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Josaun Hernandez to tied the game. Hernandez stole second. With 2 outs, Lara hit Jonathan Jones with a pitch. A single by Isaac Salazar scored Hernandez. Everth Cabrera doubled to score Jones and Salazar as the Caneros took a 6-3 lead.

Jalisco scored twice in the 7th to pull within a run at 6-5 but the Caneros scored in their half of the inning for the 7-5 win.

Lara was charged with the loss. Jonathan Castellanos (1-0) picked up the win in relief and Yoannys Quiala earned his first save of the young season.

The Charros fell to 4-3 on the year with the Caneros improving to 3-4.

Liga Mexicana del Pacifico Announces Team Personnel Actions

The Liga Mexicana del Pacifico (LMP) has announced moves made by three teams in the past 3 days.

The Naranjeros de Hermosillo have announced the deactivation of the following players with their replacements:

P Kyle Jensen, eligible to return 10/25
   Activate Jose Mayola #55

P Scott Copeland, eligible to return 10/25
   Activate Jorge Castillo #29

P Adrian Rodriguez, eligible to return 10/27
   Activate Edgar Lopez #40

P Tyler Higgins, eligible to return 10/27
   Activate Juan Macias #74

The Venados de Mazatlan announced the deactivation of:

INF Jesus Fabela, retroactive to 10/18
   Activate C Marco Chicuate

The Tomateros de Culiacan announced the deactivation of:

INF Joey Meneses. retroactive to 10/18
   Activate P Aldo Montes

Tomateros Edge Aguilas 3-2

JOSE OROZCO'S GO AHEAD RBI IN THE TOP OF THE 9TH WINS IT

Jose Orozco

Although neither starting pitcher was around for the finish, both pitched well. Culiacan's Aldo Montes allowed 1 run on 3 hits through 5 2/3 innings and the Aguilas' starter, Javier Solano gave up 2 runs on 5 hits in his 5 2/3 innings on the mound. Derrick Loop (1-0) was charged with a blown save but got the win in relief with Casey Coleman earning the save. Jake Sanchez, (0-1), the Aguilas closer, gave up the winning run and was charged with the loss.

Culiacan scored first, in the top of the 4th, on a double by Ryan McBroom and a run scoring single by Issmael Salas for the 1-0 lead.

A one out solo home run by Ricky Alvarez in the bottom of the 5th for Mexicali tied the game.

Ricky Alvarez

Rico Noel reached on a hot shot single to third in the top of the 6th, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a single by Salas as Culiacan retook the lead 2-1.

Juan Perez singled with 2 outs in the Mexicali half of the 8th inning, stole second and scored on a single by Misael German and the game was tied yet again setting up the 9th inning.

Salas got things going for Culiacan with a lead off single in the top of the 9th. Salas advanced on a sacrifice bunt and went to third on a single by Antonio Lamas. Pinch hitter Jose Orozco singled to left on a 1-1 pitch to score Salas for the 3-2 Tomatero lead.

Casey Coleman set the Aguilas in order in the bottom of the 9th to preserve the win for Culiacan.

The Tomateros improved to 4-2 on the season while the Aguilas fell to 3-2 after the loss.

Naranjeros Over Venados 11-10 in 13 Innings

WALK OFF SINGLE BY CEDRIC HUNTER WINS IT FOR HERMOSILLO

Cedric Hunter with the Walk Off

The game looked like it was over after the bottom of the 1st inning when Hermosillo scored 7 times but Mazatlan answered with 6 runs of their own in the top of the 2nd and tied the game at 7 with a run in the top of the 4th.

After falling behind 10-7 in the 8th, the Venados tied the game again in the top of the 9th. Alex Liddi doubled to center to score Asael Sanchez. Liddi went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a ground ball out. Sherman Johnson singled, stole second and scored on a single by Edson Garcia.

With the score tied at 10, neither team was able to score through the top of the 13th.

In the bottom half of the 13th, Jasson Atondo reached on a fielding error and went to second on a single by Danny Espinosa. After Roberto Ramos struck out for out number 2, Cedric Hunter stroked a 2-1 pitch to left for a single that scored Atondo with the winning run.

The two teams used 21 pitchers in the game with the Venados using 11 and the Naranjeros using 10. This set a new Liga Mexicana del Pacifico record for the number of pitchers used (by both teams) in a game. Adrian Rodriguez (1-0) picked up the win for the Naranjeros and Brandon Cunniff (0-1) suffered the loss.

The game took 6 hours and 17 minutes to complete. It's not clear how many of the 12,429 fans that came to Estadio Sonora for the start of the game were there when the game concluded at 1:49 AM local time.

The Naranjeros improved to 4-2 on the season as the Venados fell to 1-5.

Navojoa Crushes Obregon 15-0

MAYOS POUND OUT 21 HITS IN THE GAME

This was a game of total opposites. The Mayos pitching staff, starter Jose Oyervides (1-0)and 3 relief pitchers, held the Yaquis to 2 hits and no runs. Obregon pitchers, on the other hand, gave up 21 hits and surrendered 15 runs. Nate Reed (1-1) was touched for 4 runs on 6 hits in 2 innings to take the loss. Reed was relieved by Carlos De Leon who did little to stop the bleeding, giving up 5 runs on 3 hits in 1 1/3 innings on the mound.

Victor Mendoza

The 1 through 4 batters for Navojoa were a combined 17 for 23, a .739 BA, with 9 RBIs and 11 runs scored. Victor Mendoza had a good night going 4 for 6 with 5 RBIs and Team mate Elmer Reyes went 5 for 5 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored.

In the 4th inning, the Mayos sent 9 men to the plate and 6 of them scored.

Obregon got a runner to third in the 4th inning on a fielding error, a walk and a fly ball to right but John Nogowski struck out to end the inning and the Yaquis best scoring opportunity.

Navojoa, with the win, improves to 3-2 on the season as the Yaquis fall to 2-0

Jose Oyervides

Charros Top Caneros de Los Mochis 6-1

GABRIEL GUTIERREZ 2 FOR 4 WITH 2 RBIs

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

Japhet Amador

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

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

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

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

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

Mexicali and Navojoa Tied 3-3 After 11 Innings

LEAGUE RULES END GAME AT MIDNIGHT

For the second night in a row the Aguilas and Mayos battled for 11 innings. But unlike Wednesday, the Thursday game was suspended with the score tied at 3. The Liga Mexicana del Pacifico rules state, and I paraphrase here, "...when it is the last game of a series and the visiting team must travel for a game the next day, the last inning played will end at midnight".

The 1st pitch was thrown at 7:30 local time and the game ended 4 hours and 43 minutes later Christian Zazueta hit into third out force out at 12:18 in the morning local time. Both teams had batted in the 11th inning. Each team scored a run and the game was called with the score 3-3.

David Harris

The Aguilas run in the last inning came on a solo home run by David Harris.

The Mayos used a single by Luis Fonseca, a sacrifice bunt by Omar Renteria and a single by Fernando Flores that drove in Fonseca.

Mexicali had taken the lead in the 6th on a wild pitch that scored Javier Salazar and a bases loaded single to right by David Harris that scored Juan Perez.

Navojoa would tie the game in the bottom of the 8th on a single by Alonzo Harris, who then stole second and scored on a single by Victor Mendoza leading to extra innings and the 11th inning suspension of the game

Yaquis Bests Previously Unbeaten Venados 8-3

OBREGON'S 4 RUN 3nd INNING DOES IN MAZATLAN

The Yaquis got to 5 Venados pitchers for 17 hits and 8 runs, including a home run by Juan Carlos Gamboa, as Obregon beat the previously unbeaten Venados 8-3.

Jesus Angulamea (1-0) won the game in relief of starter Dallas Martinez. Yaquis pitchers struck out 13 batters. Alejandro Soto (0-1) lasted 2 2/3 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits in his time on the hill.

Cacao Valdez

Jose Aguilar got things going in Obregon's 4 run 3rd inning with a single to left. Cheslor Cuthbert followed with a single to right with Aguilar stopping at second. Aguilar stole third and scored on a double by Jesus Valdez. A single to right by Leo Heras scored Cuthbert. John Nogowski reached base on a dropped fly ball by the Venado's right fielder that plated Valdez. Heras scored on a ground ball force out as the Yaquis took a 4-1 lead. Obregon added 4 runs to produce the final 8-3 margin of victory.

Timely hitting was the key for the Yaquis who were 5 for 10 with runners in scoring position while the Venados only managed  to go 2 for 11 in the same situations.

Every starter for the Yaquis had at least 1 hit with Heras, Daniel Robertson and Aguilar all 2 for 5. Cheslor Cuthbert was 3 for 5 on the night.

Anthony Giansanti went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI for Mazatlan. Brian Hernandez and Quincy Latimore also had doubles for the Venados.

Obregon improved to 2-3 on the season while Mazatlan fell to 4-1.

Los Mochis Survives 4 Run 9th Inning to Top Tomateros 6-5

CULIACAN'S 9TH INNING SURGE FALLS SHORT

Rico Noel Doubles

Culiacan's Issmael Salas got things going in the bottom of the 9th by reaching on an error by the Caneros second baseman. Jose Orozco singled with Salas stopping at second. A slow roller to third by Roemon Fields loaded the bases with no outs. Rico Noel doubled to drive in Salas and Orozco. Dylan Moore singled on a ball to deep short that scored Fields with Noel moving to third. A sac fly to center by Henry Ramos scored Noel as Moore went to second. The Tomateros had cut the lead to 6-5 with a man on second and 1 out. A fly ball out and a 4-3 ground ball ended the threat and the game.

John Anderson (1-0) pitched 5 strong innings for Los Mochis, giving up a run on 2 hits to get the win.  Andres Avila earned his first save. Yoannys Quiala gave up 4 runs in the 9th without recording an out to make the game closer than it should have been. Romario Gil (0-1) lasted just 2 innings and allowed 4 runs on 1 hit with 5 walks in taking the loss.

Ramon Urias and Leandro Castro both homered for the Caneros and drove in 5 runs. Urias was 1 for 3 with 2 walks and 2 RBIs while Castro went 2 for 5 with 3 RBIs.

Rico Noel was 2 for 4 with a walk and 2 RBIs for Culiacan while team mate Dylan Moore was 3 for 5 with an RBI.

Los Mochis improved to 2-3 on the season while the Tomateros fell to 3-2.