The Tomateros of Culiacán won 6-3 on Saturday at the home of the Yaquis of Ciudad Obregón, to achieve their sixth consecutive victory and take the lead in the second round of the Mexican Pacific League.
Joey Meneses went 1 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, while Ramón Ríos went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. Aldo Montes won the game after pitching five innings of only three hits and two runs.
In Mazatlán, veteran Leo Heras went 2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs, while Drew Avans went 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs, in the Algodoneros de Guasave’s 8-1 victory over the local Venados.
The Naranjeros de Hermosillo won at home, 8-7 over the Charros de Jalisco. TT Bowens went 2 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs.
In Los Mochis, a two-run double by Eric Filia and a two-run home run by Cuban Yasmany Tomás capped a six-run attack in the first inning, with which the Cañeros defeated the Tucson Baseball Team 6-5.
For their part, the Jaguares de Nayarit continued to surprise, winning at home 10-6 over the Águilas de Mexicali. Ricardo Valenzuela went 2 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs, while veteran star Jesse Castillo went 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs for the locals.
Bulls crush Estrellas Orientales in the Dominican Republic
The Toros del Este maintained their good pace in the Dominican Baseball League after crushing the Estrellas Orientales 9-1 and cutting their disadvantage to five and a half games in the fight for the top of the circuit, which is still occupied by the Águilas Cibaeñas.
Rafael Lantigua went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs; Manuel Peña went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, and Rudy Martin went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and one RBI.
In Santo Domingo, Pedro Severino tied the game with a pinch-hit three-run homer in the eighth inning, and Junior Lake solved it with an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. Thus, the Leones del Esgido left the Águilas scattered on the field and achieved a dramatic 9-8 victory.
The Gigantes del Cibao beat the Tigres del Licey 4-2 in San Francisco de Macorís. Luis García hit an RBI single and Deyvison de los Santos added a sacrifice fly in a two-run attack in the seventh inning.
Criollos maintain winning momentum in Puerto Rico
The Criollos of Caguas defeated the Senators of San Juan 4-1, to achieve their fourth victory and equal their record at 11 wins and 11 losses, taking third place in the Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League.
Nelson Velázquez drove in two runs with a double in the first inning, and added a two-run home run in the third.
In Mayagüez, RJ Martínez pitched five innings in which he allowed two runs, while Steven Ondina went 1 for 4 with two RBIs and Jonathan Rodríguez added an RBI double, to stand out in the Carolina Giants’ 6-5 victory over the Mayagüez Indians.
As visitors, the Leones de Ponce defeated the Cangrejeros de Santurce 4-2. Sammy Hernández went 4 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs, to be the figure.
Dramatic victory of Bravos over Leones in Venezuela
The Margarita Braves completed an incredible comeback, scoring four runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to leave the Caracas Lions on the field, and win 6-5 in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Brainer Bonaci drove in two runs with a double to cap a three-run rally in the top of the 10th inning, which gave the Lions a 5-2 lead. However, the lack of control of their relievers ruined the result.
After receiving an RBI single from Alexi Amarista and loading the bases, Norwith Gudiño walked Ramón Flores to reduce the difference to one run. The Lions called up reliever Anthony Vizcaya, who walked Roel Santos and José Martínez consecutively, thus decreeing an anticlimactic end to the game.
In Barquisimeto, Alejandro Mejía, Ildemaro Vargas and Danry Vázquez hit RBI singles to lead the Cardenales de Lara to a 5-2 victory over the Tiburones de La Guaira.
The Águilas del Zulia defeated the Tigres de Aragua 5-2 in Maracay. José Pirela drove in a run with a double, while Eduardo Torrealba and Rayder Ascanio had RBI singles.
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