Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/25

Catching up.  It appears the Mexican League was the only winter league to play on Christmas Day.

NAVOJOA 15, GUASAVE 5 IN GUASAVE

Twins: Gonzalo Sanudo (Navojoa) pitched two innings, giving up one run on two hits and no walks while striking out three.

Game summary: Navojoa scored six in the first and led 11-1 after two. Navojoa had 19 hits: 18 singles and one double.

Navojoa: Francisco Arias was 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. Roland Acosta was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in two.

Guasave: Jose Rodriguez was 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Eduardo Arredondo was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk and scored twice.

MEXICALI 5, HERMOSILLO 4 IN HERMOSILLO (12 INNINGS)

Game summary: Mexicali led 4-0 after three. Hermosillo scored in the ninth to tie it at four. Chris Roberson opened the twelfth with a home run which ultimately won the game.

Mexicali: Jon Weber was 3-for-5 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two. Roberson was 2-for-6 with a double and scored twice.

Hermosillo: Jonathan Castellanos worked 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks. Edgar Quintero was 2-for-5 with a home run and a walk and scored twice.

CULIACAN 6, OBREGON 2 IN OBREGON

Game summary: Obregon broke a scoreless tie with two in the sixth. Culiacan tied it in the seventh and scored four in the ninth to win. The rally consisted of a single, an error, an intentional walk, a hit batsman, and two more singles.

Culiacan: Andres Meza struck out four in five shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks. Ronnier Mustelier (Yankees) was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two.

Obregon: Marco Carillo pitched five shutout innings, allowing five hits and five walks. Albino Contreras was 2-for-4 with two doubles and scored once.

MAZATLAN 12, LOS MOCHIS 3 IN LOS MOCHIS

Game summary: Mazatlan broke a scoreless tie with eight runs in the fourth inning.

Mazatlan: Walter Silva pitched 6.1 innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks. Jesse Castillo was 3-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in two.

Los Mochis: Sergio Perez was 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once. Ramon Orantes was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer.