Guasave remains Zelous. No thrilling games, but hey, it's still baseball.
GUASAVE 6, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS
Guasave: Zelous Wheeler (Baltimore) was 2-for-2 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one. Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-5. Juan Delgadillo struck out eight in 5.2 innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and one walk.
Los Mochis: Jesus Avila was 2-for-4 with a home run. Jesus Arredondo was 2-for-3.
The game: It was close most of the way. Guasave broke a 1-1 tie with two in the fourth, but Los Mochis got one back on an Avila homer in the bottom of the fourth to make it 3-2. In the seventh, Mark Hamilton (Boston) and Wheeler each hit RBI singles to put Guasave in control of the game.
MAZATLAN 7, OBREGON 3 IN MAZATLAN
Obregon: Agustin Murillo was 2-for-3 with a walk. Barbaro Canizares was 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Dan Robertson (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.
Mazatlan: Mario Santana was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Henry Mateo was 3-for-4 with a walk and scored twice. Alejandro Martinez struck out six in six shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.
The game: Leading 3-0, Mazatlan scored four in the seventh to take control. Two singles, a walk, and three more singles produced the runs. Obregon got three in the eighth but never got the tying run up to bat.
MEXICALI 5, CULIACAN 0 IN MEXICALI
Culiacan: Omar Espinoza pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Mexicali: Ricky Alvarez was 3-for-4 with a home run, his second. Luis Suarez was 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Javier Martinez pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks with four strikeouts.
The game: Back-to-back homers by Mike Jacobs (Arizona) and Alvarez gave Mexicali a 2-0 lead in the second. They added two in the fifth and one in the eighth.
HERMOSILLO 8, NAVOJOA 3 IN HERMOSILLO
Navojoa: Genardo Andrade was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once and driving in one. Rolando Acosta was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once. Luis Fonseca was 2-for-5 with an RBI.
Hermosillo: Jonathan Aceves was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Jose Aguilar was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring three times and driving in one. Jerry Owens was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two.
The game: A two-run homer by Jesse Gutierrez made it 3-0 Heromsillo in the third. Navojoa got one in the fourth, but Carlos Gastelum delievered a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth to make it 6-1.