Shorter recaps today.
MAZATLAN 1, JALISCO 0 IN MAZATLAN
Saturday
The lone run came in the second inning on a Carlos Munoz homer, his fourth. Francisco Rios struck out five in five shutout innings, giving up five hits and four walks. Four relievers each pitched a scoreless inning. Jalisco stranded eight and was 0-for-12 with men in scoring position. Mazatlan stranded two and did not have an at-bat with a man in scoring position.
Sunday
MAZATLAN 7, JALISCO 2 IN MAZATLAN
Mazatlan trailed 2-1 after six, but scored four in the seventh and two in the eighth. Jose Augusto Figueroa, who has all the vowels in his last name, hit a two-run double in the seventh to put Mazatlan in the lead to stay. Figueroa was 3-for-4 with two doubles and a triple, scoring three times. Matt Gage pitched 5.1 innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on two hits and five walks and striking out five.
Record: Mazatlan is 18-19, in seventh place, six games behind Obregon. They are two games out of sixth.
Next game: Mazatlan is off today. They go to Monterrey on Tuesday.