The Leones used good pitching and timely hitting to best to Pericos 8-2 and sweep the series from the Pericos in Puebla.
Jesus Rodriguez (6-2) pitched 6 scoreless innings to get the victory as the Leones built an early 8-0 lead before the Pericos scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Yucatan jumped out on top in the 1st as the leadoff batter, Edson Garcia, drew a walk and singles by Kevin Flores, Albino Contreras and Jesus Valdez put the Leones up 2-0 before the Pericos came to bat.
In the top of the 4th, Humberto Cota drew a 2 out walk and came around to score on a double to left by Edson Garcia. The Leones lead was now 3-0.
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| Jesus Valdez Scores for Yucatan |
3 consecutive singles in the top of the 9th inning led to a Yucatan score and when Humberto Cota walked, Hector Gimenez scored to up the score to 7-0. Kristian Delgado singled to drive in Ricardo Serrano with the final Leones run and an 8-0 lead.
Ivan Jimenez tripled to lead off the bottom of the 9th for the Pericos and scored on a single by Jesus Arredondo to break the shutout and narrow the gap to 8-0. Cesar Tapia doubled to left to score Arredondo for the final score of 8-2.
Mauricio Lara (5-8) gave up 5 runs on 8 hits with 3 walks to take the loss for Puebla.
Jesus Valdez went 5 for 5 with an RBI and 2 runs scored for Yucatan while teammate Ricardo Serrano was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs.
Jesus Arredondo was 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Pericos.
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Oaxaca 10, Quintana Roo 8
The Guerreros withstood a 5 run rally by the Tigres in the top of the 9th and held on for a 10-8 win. Francisco Peguero hit his 3rd home run in 2 games for the Tigres, a grand slam in the 9th, but it wasn't enough. The Guerreros pounded out 15 hits and 2 home runs in the game. With the loss, the Tigres fell 1 1/2 games behind Yucatan for the top spot in Zona Sur.
Monterrey 5, Mexico 1
The Sultanes got 7 good innings from Marco Tovar (9-3) as Monterrey topped the Diablos 5-1. David Reyes (9-6) took the loss. Monterrey used home runs by Missael German and Felix Perez to overpower Mexico.
Aguascalientes 14, Monclova 4
The Rieleros jumped out to an 11-0 lead and coasted to a 14-4 win over the Acereros. Julio DePaula (4-3) earned the win and Enrique Lechuga (4-8) took the loss. Saul Soto went 2 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs for the Rieleros.
Tijuana 12, Tamaulipas 0
Barry Enright (7-3) pitched 6 shut out innings to get the win in the Toros 12-0 victory over the Broncos. Omar Espinosa (4-8) took the loss. Carlos Valencia had a 3 run home run and Miguel Olivo was 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs for the Toros.
Tabasco 5, Ciudad del Carmen 2
The Olmecas snapped their 9 game losing streak with the 5-2 win over he Delfines. Tabasco scored 3 times in the top of the 9th to break a 2-2 tie and Luis Ayala shut down del Carmen in the bottom of the 9th to pick up his 17th save and give Rodolfo Aguirre (6-4) the win. Gaudencio Aguirre (5-3) took the loss. Said Gutierrez was 2 for 2 with a home run and 2 runs scored for the Olmecas.
Campeche 7, Veracruz 6
The Piratas went up 7-1 in the 5th and withstood the Aguilas comeback attempt to win 7-6. Rolando Valdez (4-0) got the win and Fernando Nieve notched his 9th save of the year. Fenando Flores was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIs for Campeche while Jesus Espinosa was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 RBIs for the Aguilas.
Saltillo 3, Laguna 2
The Saraperos scored 3 times in the bottom of the 8th to beat the Vaqueros 3-2. Saltillo scored on a single by Manny Rodriguez, a double by Jon Del Campo and a wild pitch by Tony Pena Jr., the league leader in saves, who took the loss. Robert Suarez (5-0) picked up the win in relief.
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