Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/2

Another home run for Chris Colabello.

GUASAVE 3, NAVOJOA 2 IN NAVOJOA (GAME 1—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

TwinsChris Colabello (Guasave) was 1-for-3 with a home run, his twelfth.

Game summary:  Guasave led 3-0 after three.  Navojoa scored single runs in the fifth and seventh and had the tying run on base with none out in the seventh.

Guasave:  James Avery gave up one run on four hits and a walk, striking out four in five innings.  Zelous Wheeler (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once.

Navojoa:  Florencio Bustillos struck out five in four shutout innings of relief, allowing two hits and no walks.  Rolando Acosta was 2-for-3 with a home run.

GUASAVE 2, NAVOJOA 1 IN NAVOJOA (GAME 2—SCHEDULED 7 INNINGS)

TwinsChris Colabello (Guasave) was 0-for-3.

Game summary:  Guasave scored its two runs in the first inning on a two-run homer by Japhet Amador.  Navojoa scored its run in the last inning on a home run by Rolando Acosta.

Guasave:  R. J. Rodriguez pitched a complete game, giving up one run on three hits and one walk.

Navojoa:  Javier Martinez pitched a complete game, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six.  Acosta was 2-for-3 with a double.

CULIACAN 5, MAZATLAN 1 IN CULIACAN

TwinsAnthony Slama (Mazatlan) gave up one run on two hits while striking out one in one inning.

Game summary:  Culiacan scored two in the sixth to take a 4-0 lead.  The lone Mazatlan run came in the ninth.

Mazatlan:  Ivan Terrazas was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Culiacan:  Amauri Sanit struck out seven in seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks.  Cory Aldridge was 3-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.

MEXICALI 5, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS

Game summary:  Mexicali scored three in the first on a three-run homer by Luke Montz (Oakland).  Los Mochis got no closer than two runs.

Mexicali:  Marco Duarte (Boston) gave up one run on six hits and a walk in five innings, striking out four.

Los Mochis:  Jesus Avila was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Jesus Arredondo (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

OBREGON 4, HERMOSILLO 3 IN HERMOSILLO (11 INNINGS)

Game summary:  An RBI single by Daniel Castro produced the winning run.  Obregon out-hit Hermosillo 13-3.

Obregon:  Willy Taveras was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Kevin Flores was 3-for-5 and scored once.

Hermosillo:  Edgar Gonzalez (Houston) allowed two runs on seven hits and no walks in five innings.  Jorge Cantu walked and hit a two-run homer.