Four games into the second half of the 2024-25 Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacifico season, four teams — Los Mochis, Mexicali, Guasave, and Obregon — are tied for first at 3-1.
While four games doesn’t sound like a lot, remember that the second half of the season is only 34 games long, so about 12.5% of the second half has already been played. Teams that fall behind early will have difficulty gaining ground with so few games to play.
For teams that finished at or near the top of the league in the first half, this isn’t so much of a problem. But for the Venados de Mazatlan and Sultanes de Monterrey, who finished the first half in ninth and 10th place at 14-20 and 12-22 respectively, a continued bad start will doom their chances at the playoffs. Both teams are 1-3 thus far in the second half, and will likely need to finish in fifth place or higher to have a chance at making the playoffs.
Time to start winning.
Caneros de Los Mochis 3, Algodoneros de Guasave 1 – Marco Jaime and Eric Filia each had RBI singles for Los Mochis, which is 3-1 to start the second half. Caneros starter Darel Torres improved to 8-0 on the season after throwing five shutout innings, allowing two hits, three walks, and striking out six. Narciso Crook drove in Guasave’s lone run with a double to left in the eighth inning.
Sultanes de Monterrey 8, Tomateros de Culiacan 4 – The Sultanes out-homered Culiacan to get their first win of the second half. Riley Unroe hit a three-run homer in the first for Monterrey, Donovan Casey added a two-run shot in the third, and Jose Guadalupe Chavez added a solo homer in the ninth. Culiacan (1-3) got a solo homer from Rudy Martin and a three-run homer from Joey Meneses in the sixth.
Charros de Jalisco 2, Yaquis de Obregon 1 – Jose Carlos Urena’s one-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth halved the Charros’ lead, but Obregon was unable to complete the comeback. Rafael Medrano threw six shutout innings, allowing five hits and three walks for Jalisco.
Mayos de Navojoa 6, Naranjeros de Hermosillo 5 – Asael Sanchez went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Navojoa, driving in Luis Suarez with a first-inning single and Matt McDermott and Missael Rivera with a second-inning double.
Aguilas de Mexicali 4, Venados de Mazatlan 3 – Javier Salazar’s RBI single in the ninth drove in Ray-Patrick Didder with the go-ahead run as the Aguilas improved to 3-1 for the second half, putting them in a three-way tie for first place with Guasave, Los Mochis, and Obregon.
Transactions for November 26
Aguilas de Mexicali – Retroactive to November 21, deactivated IF Jonathan Ornelas, who may be activated November 27 and added OF Yadiel Hernández to the active roster.
Naranjeros de Hermosillo – Retroactive to October 21, deactivated C Daniel Mercado, who may be activated November 27, and added C César Salazar to the active roster.
Mayos de Navojoa – Added Ruddy Acosta to the coaching staff. Retroactive to November 24, we deactivated RHP Damián Mendoza, who may be activated November 27, and added LHP Haruhiro Hamaguchi to the active roster.
Caneros de Los Mochis – Retroactive to November 25, we deactivated RHP Víctor García, who may be activated November 27, and added RHP Marco Fregozo to the active roster. Retroactive to November 25, we deactivated RHP Omar Araujo, who may be activated November 27, and added LHP Manuel Valdez to the active roster.
Algodoneros de Guasave – Retroactive to November 23, we deactivated RHP Víctor Buelna, who may be activated November 27, and added LHP Jesús Broca to the active roster. Retroactive to November 25, we deactivated RHP Jorge Pérez, who may be activated December 5, and added OF Narciso Crook to the active roster. Retroactive to November 14, deactivated C José Lizárraga, who may be activated November 27, and radded RHP Christian Crespo to the active roster.
Tomateros de Culiacan – Retroactive to November 24, deactivated LHP Ricardo Estrada, who may be activated December 1, and added LHP Rubén Reyes to the active roster.
Venados de Mazatlan – Retroactive to November 23, deactivated OF Carlos Figueroa, who may be activated November 28, and added C Miguel Ojeda to the active roster.
Charros de Jalisco – Retroactive to November 25, deactivated C Jesús Córdova, who may be activated November 27, and added IF Michael Wielanski to the active roster. Retroactive to November 11, deactivated RHP Darío Gardea, who may be activated November 27, and added LHP Luis Ángel Rodríguez to the active roster.
Sultanes de Monterrey – Retroactive to November 25, deactivated RHP Mario García, who may be activated November 27, and added RHP Alexis Vera to the active roster.
Tonight In the LAMP
All times Eastern Standard Time
8:30 p.m. – Monterrey at Culiacan
9:10 p.m. – Jalisco at Obregon
9:30 p.m. – Hermosillo at Navojoa
9:30 p.m. – Los Mochis at Guasave
10:30 p.m. – Mazatlan at Mexicali
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