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 Sunday and will be completed Monday, with the Piratas closing out the series with an 8-2 win.
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.
When the game resumed on Monday, Zazueta finished him off with two pitches, getting him to strike out swinging twenty-some hours after the at-bat began.
Puebla tied the game at two in the top of the fifth, getting two runs in on a single by Rogelio Lobos.
But the game didn’t stay tied long. Felix Peres hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth, and Hollis hit a two-out bases loaded double that gave Campeche an 8-2 lead.
The Piratas bullpen did not allow a batter to reach base over the final 3 2/3 innings of the game — the entirety of the resumption.
With the win, the Piratas advance to the second round, as do the Pericos as the Zona Sur team with the most wins in a losing effort in the first round.
A full schedule for all four second round LMB playoff series is below.
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Liga Mexicana de Beisbol Second Round Playoff Schedule
All Times Eastern Daylight Time
* – If Necessary
Wednesday, August 20
8:30 p.m. – Sultanes de Monterrey at Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – Game 1
9 p.m. – Pericos de Puebla at Diablos Rojos del Mexico – Game 1
9 p.m. – Piratas de Campeche at Guerreros de Oaxaca – Game 1
9:30 p.m. – Charros de Jalisco at Algodoneros de Union Laguna – Game 1
Thursday, August 21
9 p.m. – Sultanes de Monterrey at Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – Game 2
9 p.m. – Pericos de Puebla at Diablos Rojos del Mexico – Game 2
9 p.m. – Piratas de Campeche at Guerreros de Oaxaca – Game 2
9:30 p.m. – Charros de Jalisco at Algodoneros de Union Laguna – Game 2
Saturday, August 23
6 p.m. – Diablos Rojos del Mexico at Pericos de Puebla – Game 3
8 p.m. – Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos at Sultanes de Monterrey – Game 3
8 p.m. – Guerreros de Oaxaca at Piratas de Campeche – Game 3
8 p.m. – Algodoneros de Union Laguna at Charros de Jalisco – Game 3
Sunday, August 24
4 p.m. – Diablos Rojos del Mexico at Pericos de Puebla – Game 4
8 p.m. – Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos at Sultanes de Monterrey – Game 4
7 p.m. – Algodoneros de Union Laguna at Charros de Jalisco – Game 4
TBD – Guerreros de Oaxaca at Piratas de Campeche – Game 4
Monday, August 25
9 p.m. – Diablos Rojos del Mexico at Pericos de Puebla – Game 5*
9:30 p.m. – Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos at Sultanes de Monterrey – Game 5*
9:30 p.m. – Algodoneros de Union Laguna at Charros de Jalisco – Game 5*
9:30 p.m. – Guerreros de Oaxaca at Piratas de Campeche – Game 5*
Wednesday, August 27
8:30 p.m. – Sultanes de Monterrey at Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – Game 6*
9 p.m. – Pericos de Puebla at Diablos Rojos del Mexico – Game 6*
9 p.m. – Piratas de Campeche at Guerreros de Oaxaca – Game 6*
9:30 p.m. – Charros de Jalisco at Algodoneros de Union Laguna – Game 6*
Thursday, August 28
8:30 p.m. – Sultanes de Monterrey at Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos – Game 7*
9:30 p.m. – Charros de Jalisco at Algodoneros de Union Laguna – Game 7*
TBD – Pericos de Puebla at Diablos Rojos del Mexico – Game 7*
TBD – Piratas de Campeche at Guerreros de Oaxaca – Game 7*
Liga Mexicana de Beisbol First Round Playoff Results
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
Piratas de Campeche 8, Pericos de Puebla 2
WBN LMB: https://worldbaseball.com/league/mexico/liga-mexicana-de-beisbol/
Photo: The Piratas de Campeche won their first round playoff series against the Pericos de Puebla in six games. (Photo courtesy of the Piratas de Campeche)
