Delfines Shut Out Again By Leones, 4-0

25 CONSECUTIVE INNINGS WITHOUT A RUN FOR THE DELFINES

Following the marathon 14 inning 1-0 win over the Delfines on Monday, Yoanner Negrin (4-1) and four relief pitchers shut out the Delfines 4-0 on Tuesday. The Delfines have not scored in 25 consecutive innings since scoring a run in the bottom of the 7th inning against the Olmecas de Tabasco on Sunday.

Yoanner Negrin / Leones Facebook

Jesus Valdez got things going for the Leones in the bottom of the 4th inning with a solo home run to left that put Yucatan on top 1-0.

With one out in the bottom of the 5th, Kevin Flores singled and took third when the Delfines first baseman booted a ground ball hit by Corey Wimberly. Wimberly then stole second. Flores and Wimberly scored on a single to left by Jose Aguilar to make the score 3-0 Leones.

Yucatan scored their final run in the bottom of the 8th inning as Jesus Valdez led off with a single, moved to second on a 5-3 ground out by Luis Garcia and scored on a single to right by Ricardo Serrano.

Jesus Valdez HR / Leones facebook

The Leones pitchers held the Delfines to 6 hits and no runs while striking out 10.

Tiago Da Silva (2-6) gave up 9 hits and 3 runs while pitching 6 innings in a losing effort.

The Tigres de Quintana Roo split a double header with the Piratas de Campeche and fell 2 1/2 games behind the Leones in the race for 1st place in the Zona Sur division of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol.

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Quintana Roo 5, Campeche 1 (1st Game)
The Tigres won the opening game of a double header with the Piratas behind Jorge Cantu's 2 home runs, including a grand slam in the 3rd inning, and 5 RBIs. Adrian Ramirez (6-5) got the win while Francisco Campos (6-10) took the loss.

Campeche 5, Quintana Roo 1 (2nd Game)
The Piratas scored 3 times in the 1st inning, 2 on a home run by Alfredo Silverio, and went on to beat the Tigres 5-1 in the night cap of the double header. Evan Maclane (2-2) picked up the win and Pablo Ortega (12-7) took the loss.

Mexico 18, Aguascalientes 4
The Diablos scored 18 runs, 17 in the last 4 innings, to pound the Rieleros 18-4. Ramon Urias went 2 for 4 with 5 RBIs and Emmanuel Avila was 2 for 5 with 4 RBIs for Mexico. Cesar Del Angel was 1 for 1 with a pinch hit 3 run home run in the 9th for the Rieleros.

Puebla 8, Veracruz 0
In a game delayed by rain several times, the Puebla starter, Edwin Salas (6-4) and Jaime Lugo shut out the Aguilas on 4 hits in the 8-0 win. Miguel Tejada was 3 for 4 with an RBI and Cesar Tapia went 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the Pericos.

Monterrey 7, Monclova 3
Felix Perez went 3 for 4 with a home run, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored in the Sultames 7-3 win over the Acereros. Antonio Lamas was 2 for 5 with a triple for Monclova. Freddy Garcia (4-3) went 8 innings for the Sultanes for the win. Anthony Capra (3-3) gave up 5 runs, walked 4 and gave up a home run in 2 1/3 innings to take the loss.

Laguna 4, Tamaulipas 1
Danny Gutierrez (4-2) worked 8 innings, allowing 1 run while walking 2 and striking out 8 in the Vaqueros 4-1 win over he Broncos. Julio Muniz (1-2) took the loss. Francisco Mendez was 2 for 3 with 2 RBI for Laguna while Rosario Irazoqut went 3 for 4 with a run scored for Tamaulipas.

Tabasco 2, Oaxaca 0
Cesar Valdez (11-6) threw a complete game, 3 hit shut out for the 2-0 win in front of the home crowd. Valdez struck out 12 Guerreros in the win. Alejandro Soto (7-6) took the loss. Luis Durango went 3 for 4 with a run scored for the Olmecas while Max Ramirez and Ricky Alvarez drove in the runs for Tabasco.

Tijuana 4, Saltillo 3
Dustin Martin was 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs including a go ahead solo home run in the bottom of the 8th as the Toros beat the Saraperos 4-3. Tijuana used 7 pitchers with Jose Lopez (3-3) picking up the win and Mario Mendoza recording his 6th save. Johan Yan (2-6) was charged with his 4th blown save of the year and suffered the loss.