Charros de Jalisco 6, Sultanes de Monterrey 0 – After squandering a three-games-to-none series lead, the Charros shutout the Sultanes, taking the first round series and advancing to the second round with a win in game seven.
The Charros scored four runs in the first, getting on the board when Michael Wielansky scored on Willie Calhoun’s sac fly to make it 1-0, and later in the inning, Kyle Garlick’s three-run homer gave the Charros a 4-0 lead.
Garlick drove in Wielansky with a single to left in the top of the third to make it 5-0 Jalisco, and tripled to score Calhoun in the fifth to make it 6-0.
Jalisco starter Luis Payan threw 6 1/3 innings, allowing a hit and a walk and striking out six before handing the ball off to Sasagi Sanchez, who allowed three hits in 1 1/3 innings. Trevor Clifton finished the game off, throwing 1 1/3 innings and allowing just one walk.
Overall, the Sultanes, who won the Zona Sur regular season title, mustered just four hits and stranded seven runners, going 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
The Charros will face the Algodoneros de Union Laguna in the second round, while the Sultanes will face the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos. Monterrey advances by virtue of holding the higher seed over Monclova in the regular season after both teams won three games in their losing effort in the first round.
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 10, Acereros de Monclova 4 – Aledmys Diaz went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs as the Tecos took game seven from Monclova.
Yadiel Hernandez, Ali Castillo, and Jose Martinez each had two RBIs for Laredo, which advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the third consecutive postseason.
Starter Junior Guerra went eight innings for the Tecos, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts, with all four runs coming in the fifth inning, with Kennys Vargas and Rodolfo Amador each hitting two-run homers.
The Tecos advance to face the Sultanes de Monterrey in the second round, while the Acereros’ season ends with the first round loss.
Piratas de Campeche 2, Pericos de Puebla 0 (suspended due to rain) – Game six of the series between Puebla and Campeche, already pushed back a day due to game five being rained out, was suspended in the second inning due to rain and will be completed Monday, resuming at 4 p.m EDT.
Cal Mitchell’s double in the bottom of the third scored Christian Ibarra and Conner Hollis to give Campeche a 2-0 lead.
An inning later, with Hollis at bat and the count at 0-2, the rains came.
Starter Miller Hogan got through four innings for Campeche, allowing three hits and striking out four before the game was suspended. Reliever Daniel Zazueta, the fourth pitcher of the game for the Pericos, was on the mound for Puebla, having thrown 2/3 of an inning with one strikeout.
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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol First Round Playoff Schedule
All Times Eastern Daylight Time
* – If Necessary
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol First Round Playoff Schedule
All Times Eastern Daylight Time
* – If Necessary
August 9
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 13, Leones de Yucatan 3
Guerreros de Oaxaca 18, El Aguila de Veracruz 11
Piratas de Campeche 7, Pericos de Puebla 0
Charros de Jalisco 5, Sultanes de Monterrey 3
Acereros de Monclova 20, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 3
Toros de Tijuana 7, Algodoneros de Union Laguna 2
August 10
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 12, Leones de Yucatan 1
Guerreros de Oaxaca 9, El Aguila de Veracruz 3
Piratas de Campeche 3, Pericos de Puebla 2
Charros de Jalisco 10, Sultanes de Monterrey 2
Acereros de Monclova 4, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 3
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 4, Toros de Tijuana 2
August 12
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 6, Acereros de Monclova 3
Piratas de Campeche 9, Pericos de Puebla 6 (11 Innings)
Guerreros de Oaxaca 12, El Aguila de Veracruz 9
Charros de Jalisco 14, Sultanes de Monterrey 2
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 4, Leones de Yucatan 2
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 4, Toros de Tijuana 3
August 13
Guerreros de Oaxaca 4, El Aguila de Veracruz 3
Pericos de Puebla 3, Piratas de Campeche 2
Diablos Rojos del Mexico 3, Leones de Yucatan 1
Toros de Tijuana 9, Algodoneros de Union Laguna 6
Sultanes de Monterrey 7, Charros de Jalisco 6
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 12, Acereros de Monclova 8
August 14
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 4, Acereros de Monclova 3 (11 Innings)
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 4, Toros de Tijuana 3
Sultanes de Monterrey 12, Charros de Jalisco 6
Piratas de Campeche at Pericos de Puebla – PPD, Rain
August 15
Pericos de Puebla 9, Piratas de Campeche 2
August 16
Sultanes de Monterrey 7, Charros de Jalisco 6
Acereros de Monclova 7, Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 5
Algodoneros de Union Laguna 11, Toros de Tijuana 6
August 17
Charros de Jalisco 6, Sultanes de Monterrey 0
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos 10, Acereros de Monclova 4
August 18
4 p.m. – Pericos de Puebla at Piratas de Campeche – Completion of Game 6
August 19
9:30 p.m. – Pericos de Puebla at Piratas de Campeche – Game 7*
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Photo: The Charros de Jalisco advanced to the second round after upsetting the top-seeded Sultanes de Monterrey four games to three. (Photo courtesy of the Sultanes de Monterrey)
