Tomateros de Culiacan 10, Sultanes de Monterrey 6 – Two-run homers from Rosman Verdugo in the third and Andres Alvarez in the sixth pushed the Tomateros to their league-leading 27th win of the year, and Joey Meneses went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs in the win. Riley Unroe hit a three-run homer for Monterrey, which fell to 13-27 and 1-4 for the second half.
Charros de Jalisco 4, Yaquis de Obregon 1 – Starter Manny Banuelos went 4 1/3 innings for Jalisco, allowing one run on three hits, and the Charros (20-20) got three runs in the eighth on RBI singles from Michael Wielansky, Japhet Amador, and Julian Ornelas to return to .500. Ornelas went 2-for-4 and drove in Jalisco’s first run with a single in the sixth. Six Jalisco relievers combined to shut out Obregon the rest of the way, allowing two hits, a walk, and striking out five over 4 2/3 innings.
Naranjeros de Hermosillo 7, Mayos de Navojoa 2 – Three bases-loaded walks in the top of the fifth contributed to a five-run inning for Hermosillo, which improved to 22-18. Sergio Burruel and Jasson Atondo each smacked RBI singles in the fifth, and Jose Cardona hit a solo homer in the sixth for the Naranjeros. Bobby Bradley drove in both of Navojoa’s runs with a two-run homer in the eighth.
Algodoneros de Guasave 3, Caneros de Los Mochis 0 – Five Guasave pitchers combined to allow five hits and two walks in a shutout of Los Mochis, who the Algodoneros (22-18) now trail by just one game in the overall standings. Jorge Flores drove in Narciso Crook and Drew Evans with a double to left field in the third and Drew Evans stole home in the fifth for the Algodoneros.
Venados de Mazatlan 8, Aguilas de Mexicali 4 – RBI singles from Randy Romero and Phillip Ervan and a two-run double by Ramiro Pena in the seventh pushed the Venados past the Aguilas for their second win of the second half. Ray-Patrick Didder of Mexicali managed to go 0-for-0 in four plate appearances, drawing three walks, getting hit by a pitch, and stealing two bases.
