Early runs make the difference in every game.  Ryan Schimpf keeps hitting.  Three-run homers carry Navojoa.

MAZATLAN 8, HERMOSILLO 5 IN HERMOSILLO

Mazatlan:  Jesus Castillo was 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Ryan Schimpf (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Walter Silva struck out five in 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks.

Hermosillo:  Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs.  Luis Alfonso Garcia was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Jesse Estrada pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Mazatlan got a two-run double from Roman Pena and a two-run single by Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) in a five-run second.  Hermosillo scored two in the ninth to make the final score look better but did not bring the tying run up to bat.

MEXICALI 5, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN MEXICALI

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Emmanuel Avila was 3-for-4 with a double.  Lenix Osuna (Dodgers) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Mexicali:  Shane Peterson (Oakland) was 2-for-3 with two triples, scoring once and driving in three.  Xorge Carrillo (Mets) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Edgar Osuna struck out five in 5.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and no walks.

The game:  Mexicali scored three in the second to go up 3-0.  Los Mochis never got closer than 3-1.

JALISCO 9, CULIACAN 5 IN CULIACAN

Jalisco:  Jose Manuel Rodriguez was 4-for-5 with three doubles, scoring once and driving in two.  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Graham Godfrey (Arizona) pitched five innings, giving up one run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

Culiacan:  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, his second.  Arturo Rodriguez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Federico Castaneda retired all seven batters he faced, striking out two.

The game:  Japhet Amador hit a three-run double in the first to give Jalisco a 3-0 lead.  Jalisco led 6-5 after seven, but a Smith homer in the eighth and a J. M. Rodriguez two-run double in the ninth put the game out of reach.

NAVOJOA 10, OBREGON 5 IN NAVOJOA

Obregon:  Agustin Murillo was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Oswaldo Martinez pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Navojoa:  Chris Marrero (Baltimore) was 3-for-5 with a home run and a double, driving in five.  Luis Fonseca was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk, scoring twice.  Irving Jimenez retired all seven men he faced, four by strikeout.

The game:  Marrero's three-run homer made it 3-0 after one and Fonseca's three-run homer made it 6-1 after two.  It was 10-1 after five and Obregon did not get back into the game.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Los Mochis at Mexicali

Jalisco at Culiacan

Mazatlan at Hermosillo

Obregon at Navojoa