Day two of the playoffs.  Three-run homers are important.  Culiacan gets blanked.

MEXICALI 7, CULIACAN 0 IN MEXICALI

Twins:  Brad Boyer (Culiacan) was 0-for-3 with a walk.

Culiacan:  Ronnier Mustelier (Yankees) was 2-for-4.  Matt Bischoff (Baltimore) struck out two in 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks.

Mexicali:  Russell Branyan was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Gil Velazquez was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Terry Doyle pitched five innings, allowing one hit and no walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Chris Roberson tripled in a run in the third and Mexicali scored three in the fourth to up 4-0.  The fourth-inning runs scored on a Brad Snyder (Texas) RBI single, a ground out, and a Velazquez double.  Mexicali added three in the eighth.  Only once did Culiacan get a man to third base, in the second inning.

HERMOSILLO 5, GUASAVE 2 IN HERMOSILLO

Guasave:  Zelous Wheeler (Yankees) was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Jesus Cota was 1-for-4 with a run.

Hermosillo:  Yunesky Sanchez was 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer.  Jerry Owens was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Nathan Reed (Boston) struck out seven in six shutout innings, allowing two hits and two walks.

The game:  Hermosillo got on the board in the third on an error.  That was the only score until the sixth, when Sanchez hit a two-out three-run homer to make the score 4-0.  Guasave never threatened to get back into the game.

NAVOJOA 9, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN NAVOJOA

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa (Mets) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, driving in one.  Jesus Arredondo (Dodgers) was 1-for-2 with a run.  Jake Fox (Mets) was 2-for-4.

Navojoa:  Luis Fonseca was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Wes Bankston was 1-for-2 with two walks and a three-run homer.  Salvador Robles struck out five in five innings, allowing an unearned run on six hits and two walks.

The game:  John Lindsey led off the second with a home run and Fonseca singled in a run in the third to put Navojoa up 2-0.  An error in the fourth cut the lead to 2-1, but Navojoa scored five in the fifth to put the game out of reach.  Fonseca doubled in two and Bankston hit a three-run homer.  Los Mochis did not score again until the ninth.

PLAYOFF SERIES

Hermosillo leads Guasave two games to none.
Navojoa leads Los Mochis two games to none.
Mexicali leads Culiacan to games to none.