Tomateros de Culiacan 5, Sultanes de Monterrey 3 – Starter Zach Muckenhirn allowed one unearned run on two hits over six innings, striking out four and walking one as the Tomateros improved to 7-2. Rudy Martin went 3-for-5 with an RBI and scored Culican’s first run in the opening frame, scooting home on a wild pitch. Cesar Mendoza tied the game at three-apiece for Monterrey in the eighth with a solo homer.
Caneros de Los Mochis 3, Algodoneros de Guasave 1 – The Caneros scored three runs in the first and made them hold up, with four pitchers combining to allow just one run on one hit to the Algodoneros. Rodolfo Amador drove in Roel Santos and Isaac Rodriguez with a single, and Felix Stevens got Eric Filia home with a sac fly.
Aguilas de Mexicali 6, Venados de Mazatlan 1 – Three RBI singles in the eighth extended the Aguilas lead to 4-0, and they added two more in the ninth to cruise past the Venados, who fell to 2-7 on the season. Mexicali’s Leo Heras went 3-for-5 with a solo homer in the first, three runs scored and an RBI as the Aguilas improved to 6-3.
Mayos de Navojoa 8, Naranjeros de Hermosillo 7 (11 Innings) – Mike Hart’s sac fly in the 11th scored Brantley Bell with the winning run as the Mayos (5-4) got back above .500 Tuesday. Augustin Murillo went 3-for-6 with a pair of home runs and six RBIs for Hermosillo, the most RBIs in a single game league-wide so far this season.
Yaquis de Obregon 6, Charros de Jalisco 5 – Roberto Valenzuela’s three-run double in the fifth was the difference maker for the Yaquis (4-5), who put a game between themselves and Jalisco (3-6) with the win. Allen Cordoba went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Obregon.
Aguilas, Venados Make A Trade – The Aguilas de Mexicali traded the rights to infielder Niko Vasquez to the Venados de Mazatlan for right-handed pitcher Daniel Cruz. Cruz has made five appearances for the Venados so far this season, posting a 12.00 ERA, allowing five runs on six hits in three innings of work with a 2.667 WHIP. Vasquez, 35, is a journeyman infielder who has played for six of the 10 teams in the LAMP at different times in his career. He batted .280/.383/.423 with a .806 OPS in 79 games with Tijuana of the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol last summer, hitting eight homers and driving in 44 runs.