(Ciudad Obregón, Sonora) The Tucson team split the doubleheader with Aguilas de Mexicali and returned to winning ways in the second half of the 2025-2026 ARCO Mexican Pacific League season.
The first game of the day went in favor of the Mexicali team, who took the victory 5-1. Mexicali scored first in the very first inning, scoring twice on a double by Estevan Floria, bringing home Cade Gotta and Alex Mejía.
In the third inning, Alex Mejía doubled, driving in Yadir Drake for a 3-0 lead, and in the top of the fourth inning, Moisés Gutiérrez stole home to make it 4-0.
Samar Leyva scored in the bottom of the fourth inning with an RBI single that sent River Town home to make it 4-1.
The final score of 5-1 was scored by Phillip Evans on an error by catcher Alberto Leyva. Austin Warner took the loss, while the win went to César Vargas.
In the second game of the doubleheader, Tucson rallied to win 5-4.
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Mexicali started strong, scoring two runs in the first inning. This time, Wynton Bernard doubled, driving in Alex Mejía and Yadir Drake.
The lead extended in the second inning when Cade Gotta scored on a double by Alex Mejía.
Mexicali continued to add to their tally, scoring again in the top of the third inning on an RBI single by Norberto Obeso. Tucson closed the gap with two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, first on a single by Agustín Ruiz and then on a fielding error by Marco Jaime, River Town scored Tucson’s second run.
With the score 4-2, a three-run rally in the bottom of the fifth inning turned the game around, putting Tucson ahead. Jesús Fabela scored on a sacrifice fly by Agustín Ruiz, and Misael Rivera followed with a double that drove in River Town and Marcos Valenzuela, giving Tucson the fourth and fifth runs, respectively. This gave Tucson the lead, which they would not relinquish, ultimately securing the victory. Veteran Tomás Solís took the loss, while the win went to the towering Garret Alexander, with Charlie Hasty earning the save.
Press Release courtesy of the Tucson Baseball Team – Jose Amaro
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