Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 16

Amilcar Gaxiola throws a no-hitter for Mazatlan.  A walkoff win for Los Mochis.  Carlos Valencia’s grand slam makes the difference for Obregon.

LOS MOCHIS 7, MEXICALI 6 IN LOS MOCHIS

Mexicali:  Walter Ibarra (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Victor Mendoza was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his third.  Edgar Osuna (Kansas City) pitched five innings, giving up two runs on eight hits and no walks with three strikeouts.

Los Mochis:  Joan Carlos Pedroso was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and a double, scoring twice.  Brian Burgamy (Mets) was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs.  Oscar Verdugo pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks with three strikeouts.

The game:  Mexicali scored three in the eighth and one in the ninth to take a 6-4 lead to the bottom of the ninth.  A walk, two singles, and another walk made it 6-5 with two out and Emmanuel Avila hit a two-run single to win the game for Los Mochis.

CULIACAN 6, JALISCO 3 IN JALISCO

Twins:  Eric Farris was 0-for-4 with a walk.

Culiacan:  Garrett Weber (Arizona) was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Maxwell Leon was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer and a walk, scoring twice.  Ricardo Gomez struck out two in a perfect inning.

Jalisco:  Marquez Smith (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with two doubles.  Eduardo Arredondo was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Hugo Castellanos struck out two in 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two hits.

The game:  Ramiro Pena’s (Atlanta) RBI single put Culiacan ahead 4-3 in the fifth.  Leon’s two-run homer in the sixth provided a pair of insurance runs.

OBREGON 5, NAVOJOA 1 IN OBREGON

Navojoa:  Carlos Orrantia was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Esteban Haro pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, giving up two hits.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-4 with a grand slam, his seventh homer.  Corey Wimberly was 3-for-4 with a run.  Irwin Delgado pitched six shutout innings, allowing six hits and no walks with five strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia hit a two-out grand slam in the first inning.  There was no more scoring until the sixth, and the Obregon lead was never less than four runs.

MAZATLAN 8, HERMOSILLO 0 IN MAZATLAN

Hermosillo:  Marcos Rivas pitched two scoreless innings, giving up no hits and three walks with one strikeout.

Mazatlan:  Jesus Castillo was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in two.  Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a double and two walks, driving in one.  Amilcar Gaxiola pitched a complete game no-hitter, allowing four walks with four strikeouts.

The game:  Three Mazatlan doubles led to three runs in the first inning and Gaxiola took it from there.  The only time Hermosillo got a man to second was the fourth, when it came on a leadoff error and a two-out wild pitch.

NEXT DAY’S GAME

Mexicali at Culiacan