(Guasave, Sinaloa) Nine innings weren’t enough in Guasave, and the game went to 11 innings, with the Sinaloa team emerging victorious in a match that could have gone either way.
The Guasave team took an early lead in the very first inning, with Leo Heras scoring his 40th career triple in the Mexican Pacific League (Liga ARCO Mexicana del Pacífico). He then scored on a throwing error by the shortstop, tying the record set by the legendary Matias Carrillo, who is currently serving as the Tucson team’s first base coach.
Willie Romero’s team responded in the bottom of the fifth inning, taking the lead with a home run by Agustín Ruiz, his third of the season, which brought home teammate José Carlos Ureña, putting Tucson ahead 2-1 over Guasave.
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In the top of the eighth inning, the game was tied. With two outs, Leo Heras singled and was replaced at first by Rafael Franco. Levi Jordan then came to bat and doubled, driving in Franco for the tying run.
The game went into extra innings, with Guasave scoring their third run on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Franco.
Tucson rallied in the bottom of the tenth, tying the game at 3 with a sacrifice fly by Ramón Mendoza. After an intentional walk to River Town to load the bases, Samar Leyva hit a fly ball to center field for the third out, sending the game into the eleventh inning.
In the top of the eleventh inning, Algodoneros scored on an RBI single by Esteban Quiroz, putting his team back in the lead at 4-3.
The winning pitcher was Norman Elenes, with Carlos Vazquez earning the save. The losing pitcher was Denny Román.
Press Release courtesy of the Tucson Baseball Team – Jose Amaro
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