Mexican Matchups: Games of 11/7

Carlos Valencia leads Obregon to victory.  Blowouts everywhere else.

OBREGON 4, GUASAVE 3 IN OBREGON

Guasave:  Eduardo Arredondo was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Leonardo Heras was 2-for-4.  Jose Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and three RBIs.

Obregon:  Sergio Contreras was 2-for-3 with a walk.  Arturo Lopez struck out ten in seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks.  Donald Lutz was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his second.

The game:  Guasave scored two in the first to go ahead 2-0.  Obregon scored one in the fourth and took a 3-2 lead in the fifth on a two-run homer by Lutz.  Guasave tied it in the eighth on a sacrifice fly, but Carlos Valencia homered to put Obregon back in front 4-3.  Guasave went down in order in the ninth.

MEXICALI 7, HERMOSILLO 3 IN MEXICALI

Hermosillo:  Jose Aguilar was 3-for-4 and scored once.  Yunesky Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his fifth.  Heber Gomez was 2-for-4.

Mexicali:  Ricky Alvarez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run.  Oscar Robles was 2-for-4 with a run.  Oscar Verdugo struck out four in two shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.

The game:  Mexicali scored one in the first and five in the second to take a 6-0 lead.  Hermosillo closed to 7-3 in the fourth.  Hermosillo put a man on base in all but one of the remaining innings.

LOS MOCHIS 10, CULIACAN 4 IN LOS MOCHIS

Culiacan:  Maxwell Leon was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Humberto Cota was 1-for-3 with a two-run homer, his third.

Los Mochis:  Saul Soto was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and two RBIs.  Juan Carlos Gamboa (Mets) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run (his second), scoring twice and driving in two.  Francisco Cordova struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks.

The game:  Los Mochis scored three in the third to go ahead 4-0 and got five more in the fourth to make it 9-1.

NAVOJOA 10, MAZATLAN 3 IN MAZATLAN

Navojoa:  Fernando Flores was 4-for-5 with a triple, scoring three times and driving in three.  Jon Weber was 4-for-4, scoring once and driving in three.  Wes Bankston was 3-for-5 with a double and scored once.

Mazatlan:  Henry Mateo was 2-for-4 with a run.  Julio Montoya pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks.

The game:  Navojoa scored four in the third and three in the sixth to take a 7-0 lead.  Mazatlan got all three of its runs in the bottom of the sixth.  Navojoa responded with three more in the seventh.