Avila avails for Los Mochis.  Olmo tickles the Mazatlan fans.  Heras harasses Hermosillo.

LOS MOCHIS 5, CULIACAN 3 IN LOS MOCHIS

Culiacan:  Arturo Rodriguez was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk.  Alejandro Armenta pitched five innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

Los Mochis:  Emmanuel Avila was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs.  Brian Burgamy (Mets) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Alberto Castillo struck out five in five innings, allowing two runs on two hits and no walks.

The game:  Los Mochis scored two in the fifth to tie it at two.  In the sixth, Burgamy doubled in one and Avila hit a two-run homer to give Los Mochis the lead for good.  Trailing 5-3, Culiacan had the bases loaded with two out in the ninth.

MEXICALI 8, OBREGON 4 IN OBREGON

Mexicali:  Luis Juarez was 2-for-5 with a home run and a double, scoring three times and driving in two.  Chris Roberson was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Omar Espinoza pitched six innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and one walk with five strikeouts.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 1-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Albino Contreras was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.  Matias Carrillo pitched two perfect innings.

The game:  Mazatlan broke a scoreless tie with four runs in the fifth and scored two more in each of the next two innings to take control.

MAZATLAN 7, NAVOJOA 2 IN MAZATLAN

Navojoa:  Luis Fonseca was 1-for-1 with a double and two RBIs.  Eliseo Aldazaba was 2-for-3 with a triple.  Eddie Gamboa (Baltimore) pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.

Mazatlan:  Olmo Rosario was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.  Jesus Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs.  Sergio Espinosa pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and no walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Rosario hit a three-run double in a four-run sixth that put Mazatlan up 4-0.  Navojoa got two in the seventh, but Castillo's two-run double capped a three-run eighth that put the game out of reach.

JALISCO 9, HERMOSILLO 2 IN JALISCO

Hermosillo:  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once.  Cole Garner was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Demetrio Gutierrez pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Jalisco:  Leo Heras (Houston) was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in three.  Jose Manuel Rodriguez was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Orlando Lara pitched five shutout innings, allowing six hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Jalisco scored six in the second to go up 8-0 and put the game away early.  Heras had a three-run triple in the inning.

TODAY'S TILTS

Hermosillo at Jalisco

Culiacan at Los Mochis

Mexicali at Obregon