A triple Lutz leads Obregon. Four-run innings lift Los Mochis and Mexicali. Hey, Camarena!
CULIACAN 2, MAZATLAN 0 IN MAZATLAN
Culiacan: Jorge Vazquez was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Oscar Robles was 1-for-2 with a walk. Marco Camarena (Mets) struck out eight in 5.2 scoreless innings, giving up six hits and no walks.
Mazatlan: Jesus Castillo was 2-for-3 with a double. Heber Gomez was 2-for-4. Walter Silva pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout.
The game: Culiacan scored two in the first and made it hold up. They opened the game with two walks, followed by a sacrifice bunt and Vazquez' two-run single.
OBREGON 4, HERMOSILLO 1 IN OBREGON
Hermosillo: Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Luis Alfonso Garcia was 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. James Gilheeney (Seattle) pitched five innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts.
Obregon: Donell Linares was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Donald Lutz (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a triple and a run. Irwin Delgado struck out ten in six innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk.
The game: Obregon scored three in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. Lutz tripled and scored in the inning and Said Gutierrez had a two-run single later in the inning.
LOS MOCHIS 8, NAVOJOA 2 IN LOS MOCHIS
Navojoa: Jon Weber (Detroit) was 1-for-4 with a home run, his sixth. Carlos Orrantia was 2-for-3 with a double. Gene Escat (Baltimore) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one walk with one strikeout.
Los Mochis: Sandy Madera was 3-for-5 with a home run. Sebastian Valle (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a home run (his second) and two walks. Carlos Fisher (Atlanta) pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts.
The game: Leading 4-2 after six, Los Mochis scored four in the seventh to put the game out of reach.
MEXICALI 8, JALISCO 1 IN MEXICALI
Jalisco: Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a walk. David Kopp (Detroit) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Mexicali: Gil Velazquez was 2-for-2 with two doubles and two walks, scoring three times. Walter Ibarra (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Javier Solano (Dodgers) pitched six shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk with four strikeouts.
The game: Leading 3-0, Mexicali scored four in the sixth to put the game out of reach. They opened the inning with three walks, followed by a single, an error, and a double.
MONDAY'S GAME
Obregon at Mexicali