Amadeo rocks Mexicali in the only close game of the day.  A good game for Eric Farris in his Mexican League debut.

CULIACAN 9, MAZATLAN 2 IN CULIACAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 2-for-5 with a double and two runs.

Mazatlan:  Alberto Carreon was 3-for-3 with a double and a run.  Ryan Schimpf (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.  Miguel Aguilar pitched a perfect perfect inning, striking out all three batters he faced.

Culiacan:  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and a double, scoring twice and driving in four.  Nick Buss (Oakland) was 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI.  Alejandro Armenta pitched three shutout innings, allowing three hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Vazquez doubled in two in a three-run first and the margin never got lower than three runs the rest of the game.

JALISCO 2, MEXICALI 1 IN JALISCO

Mexicali:  Chris Roberson was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Jon Del Campo was 2-for-4 with a double.  Omar Espinoza pitched six shutout innings, giving up four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Jalisco:  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double.  Leo Heras (Houston) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Orlando Lara pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  With the score tied at one with one out in the ninth, Cory Vaughn (Mets) was hit by a pitch, stole second, and scored on an Amadeo Zazueta (Toronto) single to win the game.

HERMOSILLO 9, NAVOJOA 1 IN HERMOSILLO

Navojoa:  Chris Marrero (Baltimore) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Rolando Acosta was 2-for-4.  Esteban Haro pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Hermosillo:  Justin Greene (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Cole Garner was 2-for-4 with a run and three RBIs.  Hector Galvan pitched five innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Garner's two-run single capped a three-run fifth that put Hermosillo ahead 5-1 and put the game out of reach.

OBREGON 12, LOS MOCHIS 1 IN OBREGON

Los Mochis:  Brian Burgamy (Mets) was 1-for-2 with two walks.  Emmanuel Avila was 2-for-3.  Edwin Salas pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 1-for-2 with a grand slam (his fifth homer) and two walks, scoring twice.  Agustin Murillo was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a walk, scoring twice.  Ramon Delgado (St. Louis) pitched six innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia hit his grand slam as part of a six-run third that put Obregon up 6-1 and gave them control of the game early.

TODAY'S TILT

Obregon at Jalisco