Navojoa forces a deciding game seven.
NAVOJOA 5, HERMOSILLO 3 IN HERMOSILLO
Navojoa: Luis Fonseca was 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, and a two-run homer (his sixth), scoring twice. Chris Roberson was 2-for-5 with a double and a run. Juan Delgadillo pitched six innings, giving up one run on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts.
Hermosillo: Carlos Alberto Gastelum was 3-for-5 with two RBIs. Heber Gomez was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Yunesky Sanchez was 0-for-3 with two walks and an RBI.
The game: Each team scored once in the second to make the score 1-1. It remained tied until the fifth. In the top of the inning, Fernando Flores singled and Roberson doubled. A wild pitch scored Flores to put Navojoa ahead 2-1 and Fonseca hit a two-run homer to make it 4-1. Carlos Orrantia singled in a run in the eighth to make it 5-1 Navojoa. Hermosillo tried to come back in the ninth. A walk, two singles, and another walk cut the lead to 5-2 and loaded the bases with one out. Following a popup, another walk made it 5-3 and moved the tying run into scoring position. That was all there was, though, as a ground out ended the game.
PLAYOFF SERIES
Hermosillo and Navojoa are tied at three games each in the best-of-seven series. The deciding game is scheduled for tonight.