Mexican Matchups: Games of 12/12

A see-saw game in Mexicali.  A game-winning homer was right up Solis' Ali.  The Fox says Los Mochis wins.

MEXICALI 5, MAZATLAN 4 IN MEXICALI

Mazatlan:  Blake Gailen was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his sixth), scoring twice and driving in two.  Curt Smith was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.  Walter Silva pitched five innings, giving up only two runs despite five hits and seven walks.

Mexicali:  Ramon Rios was 1-for-2 with two walks and a home run, scoring twice.  Chris Roberson was 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Edgar Osuna pitched five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  A sacrifice fly and an Oscar Robles double put Mexicali ahead 2-0 in the second.  Mazatlan tied it in the fourth on an RBI double by Gailen and a run-scoring single by Gilberto Galaviz.  Each team scored once in the sixth.  Smith homered to put Mazlatlan on top 4-3 in the seventh, but in the eighth Rios homered to tie it and a sacrifice fly brought home the go-ahead run.  Mazatlan got the tying run to third with two out in the ninth.

CULIACAN 6, GUASAVE 3 IN GUASAVE (11 INNINGS)

Culiacan:  Ronnier Mustelier (Yankees) was 5-for-6 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Ali Solis (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-5 with a three run homer (his fifth) and three RBIs.  Carlos Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.

Guasave:  Mark Hamilton was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, his seventh.  Jesus Lopez was 2-for-4.  Brodie Downs pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Mustelier had an RBI single in the third to make it 1-0 and a wild pitch and another Mustelier RBI single in the fifth made it 3-0 Culiacan  .Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth and Jose Rodriguez singled in a run in the sixth to tie the score.  It stayed tied until the eleventh, when Solis hit a three-run homer to put Culiacan in control.  Guasave went down in order in the last of the eleventh.

LOS MOCHIS 6, OBREGON 1 IN LOS MOCHIS

Obregon:  Agustin Murillo was 2-for-4.  Alfredo Amezaga was 1-for-4 with a double and a run.  Iker Franco was 1-for-2 with a walk.

Los Mochis:  Jake Fox was 2-for-4 with a home run (his tenth), scoring twice and driving in four.  Ramon Orantes was 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run homer, his fourth.  Tomas Solis pitched seven innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits and two walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Fox singled in one and Orantes hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give Los Mochis a 3-0 lead.  An error scored the lone Obregon run in the fifth to cut the lead to 3-1, but in the bottom of the fifth Fox hit a three-run homer to put the game out of reach.

HERMOSILLO 7, NAVOJOA 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Navojoa:  Jon Weber was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jose Oyervidez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Yunesky Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.  Luis Garcia was 1-for-2 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Hector Galvan pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one run on one hit and six walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Weber doubled in a run with none out in the first inning, but it was the only run Navojoa got.  It held up until the fourth, when Garcia doubled in a run and scored on a pair of ground outs to put Hermosillo ahead 2-1.  Hermosillo put it away with a five-run seventh, with Navojoa making three errors in the inning.