A wild game in Guasave. Shutouts in Hermosillo and Navojoa. Culiacan Cruzes to victory.
LOS MOCHIS 12, GUASAVE 11 IN GUASAVE
Los Mochis: Jake Fox was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer (his third) and three runs. Adan Velazquez was 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs. Saul Soto was 1-for-3 with two walks and three runs.
Guasave: Mark Hamilton was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in four. Eduardo Arredondo was 3-for-5 with three runs. Zelous Wheeler was 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run homer, his seventh.
The game: Los Mochis scored two in the second, five in the third, and five in the fourth to build a 12-1 lead. Guasave came back with four in the sixth and six in the seventh to make it 12-11. Guasave had the tying run on third in that seventh inning.
MAZATLAN 2, HERMOSILLO 0 IN HERMOSILLO
Mazatlan: Walter Ibarra was 2-for-2 with two doubles and a run. Ryan Hinson (Atlanta) pitched 6.1 innings, giving up five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
Hermosillo: Yunesky Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double. Barry Enright pitched 7.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
The game: Issmael Salas hit an RBI single in the first. It stayed 1-0 until the eighth, when Oswaldo Morejon hit an RBI single. The closest Hermosillo came to scoring was the seventh, when they got a man to third with one out.
NAVOJOA 3, OBREGON 0 IN NAVOJOA
Obregon: Rolando Valdez struck out seven in 6.2 innings, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks.
Navojoa: Rolando Acosta was 2-for-4 with a run. Luis Fonseca was 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run (his third), driving in two. Salvador Robles struck out seven in seven innings, allowing three hits and one walk.
The game: Fonseca homered leading off the fourth to put Navojoa ahead 1-0. Navojoa added two in the seventh on three singles and two bases-loaded walks. Obregon only got one man as far as second base.
CULIACAN 7, MEXICALI 2 IN CULIACAN
Mexicali: Ramon Rios was 2-for-5. Russell Branyan was 0-for-0 with four walks.
Culiacan: Maxwell Leon was 2-for-2 with two walks and a triple, scoring twice and driving in two. Ronnier Mustelier was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Alejandro Armenta pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts.
The game: Culiacan led 2-1 after one. Oscar Robles hit an RBI single in the fourth to tie it at two. Culiacan got two in the fifth on a two-run homer by Luis Cruz to go into the lead to stay. They added three more in the sixth to take control.