Mexican League: Games of October 23

Guasave is Zelous in pursuit of victory.  A pitchers' duel in Culiacan.  Los Mochis has a day that will live in Burgamy.

GUASAVE 7, MEXICALI 3 IN GUASAVE

Mexicali:  Mike Jacobs (Arizona) was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and a home run (his second), scoring twice.  Ricky Alvarez was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Guasave:  Zelous Wheeler (Baltimore) was 3-for-3 with a walk and scored three times.  Jose Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.

The game:  An error led to two Mexicali runs in the second, giving Mexicali a 2-1 lead.  In the fourth, however, a two-run double by Gabriel Gutierrez put Guasave in the lead 4-2.  Guasave added two in the fifth and was never threatened.

HERMOSILLO 1, CULIACAN 0 IN CULIACAN

Hermosillo:  Jerry Owens was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Yunesky Sanchez was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Oscar Rivera pitched six shutout innings, giving up two hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

Culiacan:  Alejandro Armenta pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

The game:  The lone run came in the seventh.  Sanchez led off with a single, went to second on a bunt, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored on an Owens single.

LOS MOCHIS 8, OBREGON 3 IN OBREGON

Los Mochis:  Brian Burgamy was 3-for-5 with a walk and a two-run homer (his fourth), scoring three times.  Jake Fox (Angels) was 2-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.  Ramon Orantes was 2-for-5 with a double and four RBIs.

Obregon:  Christian Villaneuva was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his second), scoring twice.  Daniel Castro was 2-for-4.

The game:  Obregon scored single runs in the second and third to go ahead 2-0.  Los Mochis got on the board with one in the fourth.  In the fifth, a two-run double by Orantes capped a three-run inning and put Los Mochis in the lead 4-2.  Burgamy hit a two-run homer in the sixth to make it 6-2, and Los Mochis was not threatened.

NAVOJOA 3, MAZATLAN 1 IN NAVOJOA

Mazatlan:  Bryan Petersen (Miami) was 2-for-4 with a home run.  Mauricio Lara pitched five innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

Navojoa:  Kraig Binick was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, scoring once.  Abel Martinez was 2-for-4 with a walk.  Hector Velazquez pitched 6.2 innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Navojoa scored single runs in the third and fifth to take a 2-0 lead.  Mazatlan got its lone run in the top of the seventh to make it 2-1.  Navojoa got the run back in the bottom of the seventh on a walk, a single, a walk, and a hit batsman.