A Hermosillo rally falls short.  So does a Navojoa rally.  A big tenth wins it for Mexicali.

CULIACAN 4, HERMOSILLO 3 IN CULIACAN

Twins:  Eric Farris was 0-for-3 and scored once for Culiacan.

Hermosillo:  Yunesky Sanchez was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Adan Munoz was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Leo Rosales retired all four batters he faced, striking out two.

Culiacan:  Nick Buss (Oakland) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Salvador Valdez pitched six shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts.

The game:  Vazquez singled in two in a three-run third.  Sergio Gastelum homered to make it 4-0 after six.  Hermosillo rallied in the ninth, scoring three times and putting the tying run on base with two out.

OBREGON 6, NAVOJOA 4 IN OBREGON

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

Navojoa:  Rolando Acosta was 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk.  Reggie Abercrombie was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the fourth.  Ruddy Acosta pitched two perfect innings.

Obregon:  Nicolas Garcia was 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.  Jake Smolinski (Texas) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Jose Pina pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

The game:  Obregon scored three in the third and led 5-0 after four.  Navojoa cut the lead to 5-3 and 6-4, but could not come closer.

LOS MOCHIS 5, JALISCO 4 IN LOS MOCHIS

Jalisco:  Cory Vaughn (Mets) was 1-for-5 with a three-run homer, his third.  Jose Heberto Felix was 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Los Mochis:  Antonio Lamas was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and four RBIs.  Rodolfo Amador was 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs.  Julian Arballo (Yankees) pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit with two strikeouts.

The game:  Jalisco overcame a 3-0 deficit to lead 4-3 after six.  Lamas singled in a run in the seventh to tie it up and Ernesto Molinet doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth.

MAZATLAN 6, MEXICALI 4 IN MEXICALI (10 INNINGS)

Mazatlan:  Hector Paez was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a walk and an RBI.  Miguel Aguilar struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit.

Mexicali:  Luis Juarez was 5-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Dave Sappelt was 1-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Omar Espinoza pitched five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Mazatlan tied it 3-3 after six and it stayed tied until the tenth, when a two-run single by Jose Manuel Orozco gave Mazatlan the lead.  Robinson singled in another run to make it 6-3.  Mexicali got one back in the bottom of the tenth and got the tying run up to bat with one out, but that was as much as they could do.

SUNDAY'S GAMES

Jalisco at Los Mochis

Mazatlan at Mexicali

Navojoa at Obregon

Hermosillo at Culiacan