Mexican Matchups: Games of 1/12

A Luis Ayala sighting!

OBREGON 7, CULIACAN 5 IN CULIACAN (12 INNINGS)

Game summary:  Obregon tied it with a run in the ninth.  Jesse Gutierrez hit a two-run homer with one out in the twelfth to win it.

Obregon:  Luis Ayala (Baltimore) struck out four in three shutout innings, giving up four hits and no walks.  Gutierrez was 2-for-6.

Culiacan:  Ramiro Pena (Atlanta) was 3-for-7 with a two-run homer and scored twice.  Sandy Madera was 2-for-4 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in two.

GUASAVE 8, MEXICALI 1 IN GUASAVE

Game summary:  Guasave scored three in the first and two in the second to take a 5-0 lead.

Mexicali:  Rodolfo Aguirre pitched 4.2 scoreless innings of relief, giving up two hits and a walk.  Jon Weber was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI.

Guasave:  Edgar Gonzalez (Houston) pitched six innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits and two walks.  Zelous Wheeler (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk, scoring three times and driving in four.