Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/29

A Dennys Reyes sighting!

MAZATLAN 3, HERMOSILLO 1 IN MAZATLAN

Game summary:  Mazatlan took a 2-0 lead in the first.  Hermosillo cut it to 2-1 in the fifth, but Mazatlan got an insurance run in the eighth.

Hermosillo:  Dennys Reyes struck out six in seven innings, giving up two runs on three hits and four walks.  Jorge Cantu was 2-for-3 with a double.

Mazatlan:  Jay Jackson (Cubs) struck out eight in seven innings, allowing one run on four hits and a walk.  Issmael Salas was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.

MEXICALI 10, GAUSAVE 5 IN MEXICALI

Game summary:  Mexicali scored five in the sixth to take a 6-3 lead.  Guasave cut it to 6-5 in the seventh, but Mexicali got four more in the eighth.

Guasave:  Orlando Lara struck out six in five innings, giving up one run on four hits and four walks.  Eduardo Arredondo was 3-for-5 and scored three times.

Mexicali:  Roman Pena was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Jon Weber was 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.

CULIACAN 5, LOS MOCHIS 0 IN CULIACAN

Game summary:  Culiacan scored two in the fourth, one in the seventh, and two in the eighth.

Los Mochis:  Ramon Orantes was 2-for-4.  Sebastian Valle (Philadelphia) was 1-for- 3 with a double and a walk.

Culiacan:  Amauri Sanit struck out six in five innings, allowing one hit and two walks.  Cory Aldridge was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

OBREGON 7, NAVOJOA 6 IN NAVOJOA

Game summary:  Obregon led 7-2 after five.  Navojoa scored four in the eighth and had the tying run in scoring position.

Obregon:  Agustin Murillo was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Barbaro Canizares was 2-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.

Navojoa:  Sergio Lizarraga pitched three shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out two.  Luis Fonseca was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.