Alfredo Amézaga’s Guindas, with a balance of 20 successes and 11 setbacks, will return to visit the Coloso del Pacífico where their rivals from Nayarit defeated them yesterday 8-5 and tied at the top of the table in this round.
The cats, under the command of Luis Carlos Rivera, also rule in the general order that computes the two rounds with 40-26 embraced with the Naranjeros of Hermosillo and in points with 18, above Yaquis de Obregón, Cañeros de Los Mochis and the Naranjeros themselves, all with 15 units.
In yesterday’s challenge, the Jaguares produced a three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning against the defeated reliever David Gutiérrez, to break the tie and gain a definitive lead.
Ricardo Valenzuela hit a key hit in that inning that brought two teammates to the plate and reaffirmed himself as the offensive hero of the match, going 3-for-5 with a trio of RBIs.
Carlos Morales got four outs to take the credit from the mound and Sadrac Franco retired three opponents in a row to earn the save.
For the defeated, Fernando Flores and Diosbel Arias hit solo home runs.
In other results Charros de Jalisco beat the Águilas de Mexicali 5-2, Naranjeros 6-5 against Yaquis, Cañeros 15-6 against Venados de Mazatlán and Algodoneros de Guasave 5-4 against Tucson Baseball Team.
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