Russell Branyan continues to excel for Mexicali. Mazatlan plays Earl Weaver baseball.
MEXICALI 6, OBREGON 3 IN OBREGON
Mexicali: Russell Branyan was 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once and driving in one. Chris Roberson was 2-for-4 with a run.
Obregon: Agustin Murillo was 3-for-4 with a run. Sergio Contreras was 2-for-4 with a home run.
The game: Mexicali got three singles, a double, a walk, and a wild pitch to score three runs in the fifth and take a 5-2 lead. Obregon got one back in the sixth on a sacrifice fly, but Mexicali scored on another wild pitch in the seventh to go up 6-3. Obregon got the tying run up to bat with two out in the ninth.
NAVOJOA 6, CULIACAN 2 IN CULIACAN
Navojoa: Luis Fonseca was 3-for-5 with a double and a two-run homer (his fourth), scoring twice. Fernando Flores was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Jose Oyervidez pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Culiacan: Ali Solis was 2-for-3 with a walk and a double, scoring once. Luis Cruz was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, driving in one. Daniel Rodriguez (Atlanta) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit and no walks with one strikeout.
The game: Fonseca hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put Navojoa ahead 3-1. They still led 4-2 going to the ninth and got a two-run homer by Jose Chavez to put the game out of reach.
HERMOSILLO 6, LOS MOCHIS 2 IN LOS MOCHIS
Hermosillo: Edgar Quintero was 2-for-4 with two home runs, his second and third, and four RBIs. Luis Borges was 2-for-3 with a walk. Juan Oramas (San Diego) pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
Los Mochis: Emmanuel Avila was 2-for-4.
The game: Hermosillo scored single runs in the first and second and then got a three-run homer by Quintero to go up 5-0 in the sixth. Los Mochis scored both of its runs in the ninth.
MAZATLAN 7, GUASAVE 1 IN MAZATLAN
Guasave: Mark Hamilton was 3-for-4 with a double and a triple, scoring once.
Mazatlan: Oswaldo Morejon was 3-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer (his third), scoring twice. Walter Ibarra was 2-for-4. Alejandro Martinez pitched seven innings, allowing one run on two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
The game: Bryan Petersen hit a three-run homer in the first and Morejon hit one in the second to put Mazatlan ahead 6-0 after two. Guasave got its lone run in the seventh.