Some good, close games. A Daryle Ward sighting.
GUASAVE 2, CULIACAN 1 IN GUASAVE
Culiacan: Ali Solis (Tampa Bay) was 1-for-2 with a double. Luis Suarez was 1-for-4 with a double. Rodrigo Lopez pitched a complete game, giving up two runs on three hits and one walk with five strikeouts.
Guasave: Japhet Amador (Houston) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run homer, his second. Zelous Wheeler (Yankees) was 1-for-3 with a double and a run. Marco Tovar struck out seven in six innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits and three walks.
The game: Amador's two-run homer in the fifth gave Guasave a 2-0 lead. Culiacan's lone run came in the sixth on an RBI single by Luis Cruz. Culiacan got the tying run to third with two out in the seventh.
MEXICALI 3, MAZATLAN 1 IN MEXICALI
Mazatlan: Henry Mateo was 2-for-4 with a run. Horacio Ramirez struck out seven in 5.2 innings, giving up one run on five hits and one walk.
Mexicali: Russell Branyan was 1-for-4 with a home run, his eighth. Ricky Alvarez was 2-for-4 with two doubles. Javier Martinez pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
The game: A sacrifice fly put Mexicali on the board in the second inning. It stayed 1-0 until the eighth, when Branyan led off with a homer and Xorge Carrillo (Mets) singled in a run. Mazatlan's lone run scored in the ninth, and they did get the tying run up to bat.
HERMOSILLO 5, NAVOJOA 2 IN HERMOSILLO
Navojoa: Jon Weber was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Jose Chavez was 1-for-3 with a walk. Eddie Gamboa pitched 6.1 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits and no walks with four strikeouts.
Hermosillo: Jerry Owens was 3-for-4 with a double and a run. Daryle Ward (remember him?) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Edgar Gonzalez pitched five innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
The game: RBI singles by Carlos Gastelum and Luis Garcia put Hermosillo up 2-0 in the first. Weber's two-run double tied it in the fifth. It stayed tied until the seventh, when Jose Aguilar homered to give Hermosillo a 3-2 lead. Ward's two-run homer in the ninth put the game away.
LOS MOCHIS 6, OBREGON 3 IN LOS MOCHIS
Obregon: Agustin Murillo was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run (his sixth), scoring twice. Iker Franco was 3-for-3. Dan Robertson (San Diego)was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run.
Los Mochis: Sandy Madera was 4-for-4 with a double and two home runs (his third and fourth), scoring three times and driving in three. Brian Burgamy was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his twelfth. Thomas Melgarejo pitched 6.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
The game: Murillo homered in the first to give Obregon the lead, but Burgamy hit a three-run shot in the bottom of the first to give Los Mochis a 3-1 advantage. Obregon twice got within one, cutting the lead to 3-2 in the fourth and to 4-3 in the eighth, but Madera's two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth put the game out of reach.
What can't this guy do?*
*This is a soccer joke, in case you were wondering what I was talking about.
I was, yes.
This is the other Luis Suarez
Also, he's bitten a dude in a match. Twice.
Also, CH and I talked about Jerry Owens in the pod.
The MiLB logos look great, but we need logos for the winter leagues.
not as many obvious options available, actually, but yeah, i've been meaning to get to that.
*inserts map of Mexico*
Woo-hoo! One of my posts made it to Featured Article status!