Mexican Pacific League: Games of November 18

Carlos Valencia’s two-run homer lifts Obregon.  Eric Farris gets a key hit for Culiacan, but to no avail.  The fours are with Jalisco.

OBREGON 4, MAZATLAN 2 IN OBREGON

Mazatlan:  Olmo Rosario was 2-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs.  Derrick Robinson (Cincinnati) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Steven Hensley (Baltimore) pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Obregon:  Carlos Valencia was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, his eighth.  Sergio Contreras was 2-for-3 with a double.  Arturo Lopez pitched six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

The game:  Valencia’s two-run homer came in the sixth and put Obregon up 4-1.  Mazatlan had the tying run on base in both the seventh and the ninth.

MEXICALI 5, CULIACAN 3 IN CULIACAN (11 INNINGS)

Twins:  Eric Farris was 1-for-6 with an RBI for Culiacan.

Mexicali:  Walter Ibarra (Arizona) was 4-for-6 with a triple and a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Chris Roberson was 1-for-6 with a home run (his third) and two runs.  Juan Omar Espinoza pitched five innings, giving up two runs on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Culiacan:  Nick Buss (Arizona) was 2-for-6 with a double and a run.  Issmael Salas was 2-for-5 with an RBI.  Gonzalo Sanudo (Houston) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

The game:  Farris singled in a run with one out in the ninth to tie the score 3-3.  Roberson homered in the eleventh to give Mexicali the lead and an insurance run scored on a balk.

JALISCO 8, NAVOJOA 6 IN JALISCO

Navojoa:  John Lindsey was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Rolando Acosta was 3-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Jose Manuel Lopez pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit with one strikeout.

Jalisco:  Japhet Amador was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, driving in three.  Ivan Araujo was 3-for-4 with two runs.  Brian Broderick (Washington) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Jalisco scored four in the fifth to go up 4-3, but trailed 6-4 going to the eighth, when they scored four more to win the game.  Jalisco went into the lead to stay on a two-run homer by Gabriel Gutierrez.

LOS MOCHIS 3, HERMOSILLO 0 IN HERMOSILLO

Los Mochis:  Juan Carlos Gamboa was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.  Sandy Madera was 3-for-5.  Luis Niebla (Yankees) pitched five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Hermosillo:  Sebastian Elizalde (Cincinnati) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.  Juan Pablo Oramas (San Diego) struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks.

The game:  Los Mochis scored single runs in the third, fifth, and sixth.  Hermosillo had five hits and stranded seven runners.

NEXT DAY’S GAMES

Navojoa at Jalisco

Mexicali at Culiacan

Los Mochis at Hermosillo

Mazatlan at Obregon