Missed opportunities for Culiacan and Mexicali. Hermosillo takes control after the second inning.
LOS MOCHIS 5, CULIACAN 2 IN LOS MOCHIS
Culiacan: Arturo Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second. Gonzalo Sanudo (Houston) struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Los Mochis: Ernesto Molinet was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in three. Rodolfo Amador was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Tomas Solis pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
The game: Molinet doubled in three in a four-run fourth that put Los Mochis ahead 5-0. Culiacan scored two in the seventh and had the tying run up to bat in each of the last three innings.
OBREGON 7, MEXICALI 4 IN OBREGON
Mexicali: Walter Ibarra (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a home run and a walk. Luke Montz (Oakland) was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run. Edgar Gomez (Tampa Bay) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one walk with one strikeout.
Obregon: Carlos Valencia was 3-for-4 with a triple, scoring once and driving in two. Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Jorge Castillo pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.
The game: A five-run third, featuring four extra-base hits, put Obregon ahead 5-1. Mexicali closed to 7-4 and left the bases loaded in the seventh and ninth.
HERMOSILLO 8, JALISCO 3 IN JALISCO
Hermosillo: Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 2-for-5 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk, driving in two. Adan Munoz was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two walks, scoring once. Roy Corcoran (Dodgers) pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Jalisco: Gabriel Gutierrez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Jose Manuel Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a run. Ivan Salas pitched a scoreless inning, allowing a hit and a walk with one strikeout.
The game: Hermosillo scored two in the third to break a 3-3 tie. Jerry Owens singled in the go-ahead run.
TODAY'S TILTS
Jalisco at Culiacan
Los Mochis at Mexicali
Mazatlan at Hermosillo
Obregon at Navojoa