MONTERREY 11, MAZATLAN 0 IN MONTERREY

Wednesday

Monterrey scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back.  Ricardo Valenzuela was 2-for-2 to lead Mazatlan.  Irvin Delgado started for Mazatlan but lasted just two innings, giving up five runs on five hits and two walks and striking out none.

Record:  Mazatlan is 18-21, in eighth place, eight games behind Obregon.  They are one game behind seventh-place Monterrey.

MAZATLAN 7, MONTERREY 3 IN MONTERREY (11 INNINGS)

Thursday

Mazatlan trailed 3-0 after two, but scored single runs in the fourth, sixth, and seventh to tie it.  Maxwell Leon hit a three-run homer in the four-run eleventh.  Leon was 2-for-5 and the home run was his third.  Isaac Paredes (his third) and Carlos Munoz (his fifth) also homered.  Edgar Torres started and pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits and two walks and striking out two.  Six relievers combined to give up no hits and one walk over the final 5.1 innings.

Record:  Mazatlan is 19-21, in seventh place, seven games behind Obregon.  They are two games behind sixth-place Culiacan.

Next game:  Mazatlan is again at Monterrey today.