Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/18

Chris Colabello hits his sixteenth home run.  A Terry Tiffee sighting!

GUASAVE 7, HERMOSILLO 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Twins: Chris Colabello (Guasave) was 1-for-5 with a two-run homer.

Game summary: Guasave scored three in the first and four in the eighth. Hermosillo’s lone run came in the first.

Guasave: Orlando Lara struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up an unearned run on five hits and five walks. Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.

Hermosillo: Terry Tiffee was 2-for-4. Jorge Cantu was 1-for-1 with four walks.

NAVOJOA 2, CULIACAN 1 IN CULIACAN (10 INNINGS)

Game summary: Navojoa scored the winning run on a single, a walk, a hit batsman, and another walk.

Navojoa: Florencio Bustillos pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks. Amadeo Zazueta was 3-for-3 and scored once.

Culiacan: Andres Meza allowed one run on seven hits and no walks in 6.2 innings. Ricardo Serrano was 2-for-4 with a double.

MAZATLAN 9, OBREGON 8 IN OBREGON (10 INNINGS)

Game summary: Obregon scored seven in the fifth to take an 8-3 lead. Mazatlan scored two in the seventh, one in the eighth, two in the ninth, and one in the tenth. Henry Mateo singled to start the ninth inning rally and drove in the winning run with a single in the tenth.

Mazatlan: Mateo was 3-for-6 and scored twice. Jose Orozco was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk, scoring three times.

Obregon: Barbaro Canizares was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs. Agustin Murillo was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.

MEXICALI 12, LOS MOCHIS 7 IN MEXICALI

Game summary: Mexicali broke a 4-4 tie with single runs in the fifth and sixth and took a 10-5 lead with four in the seventh.

Los Mochis: Jason Botts was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two. Sergio Perez was 2-for-5, scoring once and driving in two.

Mexicali: Michel Abreu was 3-for-5 with a grand slam and a walk, scoring twice and driving in seven. Jon Weber was 2-for-3 with a double and three walks, scoring twice.