Mexican Matchups: Games of October 21

Double trouble for Mazatlan.  Mexicali wins it late.  Heras harasses Navojoa.

OBREGON 4, MAZATLAN 1 IN MAZATLAN

Twins:  Corey Wimberly was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run for Obregon.

Obregon:  Dean Anna (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a walk, driving in two.  Said Gutierrez was 1-for-3 with a double and a run.  Ramon Delgado (St. Louis) pitched 6.1 innings, giving up one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Mazatlan:  Stetson Allie (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Alejandro Martinez pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Anna's RBI double was key to a two-run third that put Obregon up 2-1.  It stayed there until the ninth, when RBI doubles by Robert Saucedo and Anna put the game out of reach.

LOS MOCHIS 3, HERMOSILLO 1 IN LOS MOCHIS

Hermosillo:  Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his fourth.  Jerry Owens was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Roy Corcoran (Dodgers) struck out two in two perfect innings.

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, his second.  Rodolfo Amador was 2-for-3 with a run.  Alberto Castillo struck out eight in five innings, allowing one run on three hits and five walks.

The game:  Gamboa hit a two-run homer in the first, Elizalde homered in the second, and Los Mochis added a run in the third.  Hermosillo's only threat after that came in the ninth, when the bases were loaded with two out.

MEXICALI 4, CULIACAN 2 IN MEXICALI

Culiacan:  Nick Buss (Oakland) was 2-for-4 with a run.  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-3 with an RBI.  Alejandro Armenta struck out five in five innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two walks.

Mexicali:  Mike Jacobs (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a home run, his second.  Xorge Carrillo (Mets) was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Omar Espinoza pitched 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Jacobs homered in the eighth to break a 2-2 tie.  Shane Peterson (Oakland) had an RBI single later in the inning for an insurance run.

JALISCO 6, NAVOJOA 4 IN NAVOJOA

Jalisco:  Leo Heras (Houston) was 3-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his third) and two walks, scoring twice.  Orlando Lara struck out six in 5.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits and five walks.

Navojoa:  Eliseo Aldazaba was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double.  Rolando Acosta was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Esteban Haro pitched three innings, allowing one run on two hits with two strikeouts.

The game:  Heras had an RBI double in a two-run third that put Jalisco up 3-0.  They built the lead to 6-1 after six.  Navojoa closed to 6-4 in the ninth but did not get the tying run up to bat.

TODAY'S TILTS

Hermosillo at Los Mochis

Obregon at Mazatlan

Jalisco at Navojoa

Culiacan at Mexicali