Charros In Slugfest Win Over Naranjeros

15 HITS, 11 RUNS AND ART CHARLES POWER JALISCO

Art Charles' 4th HR of the Year

The Charros and Naranjeros combined to use 14 pitchers in the game. Those pitchers gave up 33 hits, 5 walks, threw 2 wild pitchers, hit a batter and tossed 3 home run balls in the Jalisco 11-8 win.

Although the game was no pitchers duel, by any stretch of the imagination, it produced in the fans the full spectrum of emotions from jubilation to apprehension to frustration and elation.

Jalisco sent 13 batters to the plate in the bottom of the 1st inning. 5 singles, 3 doubles, a wild pitch and a home run resulted in 9 runs and a seemingly insurmountable 9-0 lead for the home team. There was jubilation in the stands.

Amador Scores in the 1st

Apprehension arrived in the 3rd and 4th innings as the Naranjeros scored twice in the 3rd when Jorge Flores led off with a home run and then 3 consecutive singles produced the second run and cut the lead to 9-2. We, as fans, have watched this scenario too many times with the Charros pitching. Starter, Marco Tovar seemed to have lost his stuff in the 3rd.

Tovar sandwiched 2 walks around a single to load the bases with 1 out in the top of the 4th. The frustration came, as in several other games, when the Jalisco manager, Homar Rojas, failed to put the last 2 innings together and pull Tovar before it was too late. Tovar had proved to be ineffective in the 3rd and continued that ineffectiveness in the 4th. In this case Rojas' decision resulted in a grand slam home run by Eric Young Jr. that reduced the Charros lead to 9-6. An RBI single by Jose Amador later in the inning made it a 9-7 Charros lead.

Marco Tovar, Charros Starter

Apprenhension came back to haunt the fans in the top of the 9th. Closer, Aaron Kurcz, gave up 2 singles and a walk and then another single that drove in a run as Hermosillo pulled to within 3 runs at 11-8. Young singled again to reload the bases before Kurcz got Efren Navarro to pop up to third to end the game and bring elation to the 9,002 fans at Estadio de Charros.

Ramon Delgado (1-0) was the lucky winner in the roulette of Charros pitchers while Edgar Torres (0-2) lasted just 1/3 of an inning for the Naranjeros in absorbing the loss.

It's on to Navojoa for the 11-9 Charros for a 3 game weekend series with the Mayos.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION

Obregon, 3, Navojoa 2

After the Mayos had tied the score 2 all in the top of the 8th, Carlos Valencia hit a 2 out double to left to score Matt Juengel with the go ahead run and Carlos Fisher (2-0) set the Mayos down in the 9th for the 3-2 Yaquis win. Alejandro Barraza (0-1) took the loss. Valencia was 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Obregon while Jesus Castillo went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Navojoa.

Mexicali 6, Los Mochis 5

The Aguilas goa a grand slam home run from CJ Retherford (his 5th hr of the year) in a 5 run 8th inning and survived a 3 run bottom of the 9th by the Caneros to win in Los Mochis 6-5. Retherford was 1 for 4 on the night but that 1 hit provided the margin of victory for Mexicali. The Aguilas committed 3 errors on the game and the Caneros had only 1 RBI and 2 earned runs in the loss. Francisco Rodriguez (3-0) got the win in relief. Andres Avila was charges with a blown save resulting in a loss for Santiage Gutierrez (2-1).

Culiacan 3, Mazatlan 1

Edgar Gonzalez (2-1) worked 6 innings giving up 1 run on 4 hits, walking 2 and striking out 3 to earn the victory and Javy Guerra notched his 2nd save of the season as the Tomateros beat the Venados 3-1. Starter Felipe Gonzalez (0-2) was charged with the loss. 17,834 fans watched the home team win yet again over Mazatlán. Ronnier Mustelier was 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and Joey Meneses 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs for Culiacan. Cyle Hankerd went 0 for 2 but his sac fly produced the only Vanados run.

Charros Fall To Yaquis 6-1

POOR PITCHING JALISCO'S ACHILLES HEEL

Homar Rojas, the Charros de Jalisco manager, needs to work out the kinks with his starting pitching and relievers. If the pitching doesn't turn around quickly, this season could very well be a repeat of last year when the Charros snuck into the playoffs on the last day of the season and were swept in the first round of the post season. The Charros pitchers have allowed 19 runs in their first 3 games. True, the Charros have scored 19 times but 18 of those runs came in the first game. Jalisco has scored 1 run in the last 18 innings, culminating in 2 losses.

Arturo Lopez

The Charros potentially explosive offense was held in check by Obregon's starter, Arturo \lopez, who scattered 6 hits over 5 2/3 innings. Three of those hits came in the top of the 2nd inning when consecutive singles by Art Charles, Cacao Valdez and Agustin Murillo produced the lone Jalisco run.

Murillo and Jonathan Aceves were both 2 for 4 on the night but the Charros were just 2 for 7 with runners in scoring position.

The Yaquis scored 3 runs in the 3rd inning. The first came on a wild pitch and the next 2 on a single to center by Matt Juengel.

Obregon added 3 runs in the bottom of the 4th. Sergio Contreras walked to lead off the inning followed by singles from Jose Felix and Justin Greene. Joey Wendle tripled to the right field corner to clear the bases for the 6-1 lead and the game.

3 Runs Score on Triple

Juengel and Contreras went 2 for 3 and Jose Felix added a 2 for 4 night for the Yaquis.

Daniel Guerrero was saddled with the loss for Jalisco while Arturo Lopez picked up the win for Obregon.

Two more games in Obregon before the Charros return home to face the Caneros de Los Mochis beginning on Tuesday the 18th of October.

IN OTHER LMP ACTION

Los Mochis 10, Culiacan 2

The Caneros hit 4 home runs on their way to the 10-2 drubbing of the Tomateros de Culiacan.  JC Linares hit 2 of them with Isaac Rodriguez and Yadir Drake adding 1 each. Julian Arballo worked 5 innings for the win and Sean Gallagher took the loss for Culiacan.

Hermosillo 3, Navojoa 2

Matt Skole singled with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 9th for the walkoff 3-2 win over the Mayos de Navojoa. Eric Young Jr. and Efren Navarro were bot 3 for 5 in the win for Hermosillo. Yosmany Guerra was 1 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Mayos. Marcos Rivas got the win in relief for the Naranjeros while Carlos Felix took the loss. VIEW VIDEO OF MATT SKOLE'S SINGLE HERE.

Mexicali 6, Mazatlán 1

CJ Retherford at 1st

Ramon Rios continued his hot hitting (,714 through 3 games) with a 3 for 5 night and 2 runs scored. CJ Retherford was 2 for 5 with a double and an RBI as the Aguilas topped the Venados 6-1. Corey Brown was 3 for 4 for Mazatlán. Onelki Garcia pitched 6 innings holding the Venados scoreless on 4 hits while striking out 6 in the win. Jesus Sanchez allowed 4 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings in taking the loss.







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Homar Rojas - Acereros del Norte Monclova Manager 2015

Homar Rojas played professional baseball for 23 years including 4 years in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system. Rojas played for 6 different Liga Mexicana de Beisbol teams and 3 Liga Mexicana del Pacifico teams during which he compiled a .291 career batting average as a catcher.

In 1987 Rojas played for the Bakersfield Dodgers, a Single A minor league affiliate of the Dodgers in the California League. In 1988 he was moved to another Single A Dodgers team, the Vero Beach Dodgers.

Homar Rojas the Player

1989 saw Rojas start the year playing for the Triple A Dodger affiliate Albuquerque Dukes and finish up the season with the Double A team in San Antonio Texas.

Rojas began his managerial career with the Guerreros de Oaxaca of the LMB in 2005. During 2007-2008, he managed the Yaquis de Obregon, leading the Yaquis to their 1st league pennant in 27 years.

Homar managed the Broncos de Reynosa of the LMB from 2009-2012 and managed the Naranjeros de Hermosillo from 2009-2010.

Rojas With Hermosillo

In 2011, Rojas was named the manager of the Venados de Mazatlan of the LMP.

Rojas managed the Piratas de Campeche, of the LMB in 2013 and became the manager of the Acereros del Norte Monclava in 2014 where he led the team to a 60-51 record and into the LMB Playoffs.Monclova was swept in the 1st round of the playoffs by the Sultanes de Monterrey.

Acereros Manager Homar Rojas