"I'll put the game out of reach," Said Gutierrez.  A barrage of singles in Los Mochis.

GUASAVE 2, HERMOSILLO 1 IN GUASAVE (11 INNINGS)

Hermosillo:  Jerry Owens was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Bryan Evans pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.

Guasave:  Zelous Wheeler (Yankees) was 2-for-3 with two walks.  Leonardo Heras was 2-for-5 with a run.  Juan Delgadillo pitched 7.1 innings, allowing one run on one hit and three walks with six strikeouts.

The game:  It was scoreless until the seventh, when Jose Manuel Rodriguez singled in a run to give Guasave a 1-0 lead.  Hermosillo tied it in the eighth Owens delivered an RBI single.  It stayed tied until the eleventh, when a walk, a bunt, an intentional walk, and a Japhet Amador (Houston) single won the game for Guasave.

OBREGON 9, MAZATLAN 7 IN MAZATLAN

Obregon:  Daniel Castro (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run, his second.  Said Gutierrez was 1-for-5 with a grand slam, his fourth homer.  Alfredo Amezaga was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.

Mazatlan:  Blake Gailen was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.  Ivan Terrazas was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Miguel Aguilar pitched two shutout innings, allowing no hits and one walk.

The game:  Gailen's two-run double capped a three-run first to give Mazatlan a 3-1 lead.  Obregon scored one in the second and took the lead in the third on a two-run homer by Carlos Valencia.  Gailen singled in a run in the bottom of the third to tie the score at four.  Obregon appeared to take control with a five-run fifth, including a Gutierrez grand slam.  Mazatlan came back with three in the seventh and had men on first and third with one out, but a double play ended the inning.  Mazatlan did not get a man past first base after that.

LOS MOCHIS 8, MEXICALI 3 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mexicali:  Ben Guez (Detroit) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his seventh) and two RBIs.  Xorge Carrillo (Mets) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Misael Silverio struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.

Los Mochis:  Brian Burgamy was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run (his thirteenth), scoring three times and driving in two.  Jake Fox was 1-for-4 with a home run (his eleventh) and two RBIs.  Fredy Quintero pitched five innings, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Each team scored in the second and each team scored in the third, leaving the score tied at two.  Ramon Orantes singled in a run in the sixth to give Los Mochis the lead.  Los Mochis then put the game out of reach with four in the seventh.   A walk, five singles, and a sacrifice fly produced the runs.