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05/08/2005 Archived Entry: "Mexican League News : Games Wrap Ups, Standings , Stats"
By Carlos Fragoso
Games Results 5/7/05 Winners Losers
Tigers 12-8 Olmecas Cecilio Garibaldi 2-1 Santos Hernandez 1-5
Oaxaca 9-8 Pirates Juan Quintanilla 1-1 Isidro Marquez 2-1
Sultans 8-6 San Luis Sergio Mora 4-0 Mercedes Esquer 0-2
Railroadmen 7-4 Steelers José Nuñez 2-1 Randy Dorame 0-1
Saltillo 9-5 Red Devils Miguel Angel Gonzalez 3-1 Victor Alvarez 3-2
Leons 7-3 Veracruz Wilbert Ortega 1-0 Leo Estrella 1-3
Cowboys 8-5 Tijuana Julio Jimenez 1-3 Alonso Beltran 1-3
Puebla 5-3 Cancún Gustavo Federico 3-4 Omar Nieblas 1-2
GAMES WRAP UPS
Red Hot SS JAVIER ROBLES (6) hit 2 homers ,drove 6 runs in and Tigers scored 8 in the 8th to break a 8 runs tie and beat Olmecas and closer SANTOS HERNADEZ (1-5) ,who not only blew out a save but losing for second strighy game coming in relief .by a score of 12-8.For Tigers,reliever CECILIO GARIBALDI (2-1) the winner.ADAN MUÑOZ (6), also homered for Tigers, while JULIAN YAN (14) and brothers HERNANDO (1) and EDUARDO (2) ARREDONDO did it fo Tabasco, who previous to the game fired manager CHICO RODRIGUEZ and named Julian Yan as interim before a new manager will be named for the upcoming series on tuesday.GUILLERMO VELAZQUE kept swinging a good bat, and went 4-2 to keep up league batting ledading.Series are 2.0 Tigers leading.
SID MARQUEZ (2-1) blew a save, and JAIME BRENA GWRBI singled home the walk off winning run for Oaxaca to beat Campeche 9-8.ENRIQUE QUINTANILLA (1-1) won in relief, and Warriors had homers on the name of CHAD MEYERS (9) and Campeches´s ones werE from FLAVIO ROMERO (13) and OSCAR RAMIREZ (10).
Five Warriors had 3 hits apiece, and Marquez failed in the chase of the league record of most consecutive saves of 14, hold by Santos Hernandez,being stopped at 12.
Sultans scored 5 in the 4th inning to beat San Luis 8-6,with SERGIO MORA (4-0) in relief to starter ISABEL GIRON taking the win off veteran LHP MERCEDES ESQUER (0-2).
DANIEL FORNES (3) hit a solo for Monterrey.Series are tied.
Aguascalientes combining clutch hitting as well as good defense beat Monclova 7-4, to secured series 2-0.Winner JOSE NUÑEZ (2-1) went 7 solid innings to win and closer Venezuelan LINO " THE WHIP" URDANETA come to close things down to pick up his 10th save of the year.RANDY DORAME (0-1) lost for Monclova, despite of a homer by GUILLERMO GARCIA (10).
Rairoadmen got support from GRIMALDO MARTINEZ (2) home run and clean up hitter BOBBY "THE ANIMAL" LARA who went 4-3 and also made an spectacular defensive paly to end a Steelers rally threat.
MORGAN BURKHART (8) homered for a 3rd consecutive game, a 3 ribbies shot, MARIO VALENZUELA (9) added a 2 ribbies one and PEDRO VALDEZ (10) another solo to support Saltillo to beat Red Devils 9-5.
MIGUEL ANGEL GONZALEZ (2-1) won, while VICTOR ALVAREZ (3-2 ) a former prospect,who just don´t find the winning way lost for Reds.
NOE MUÑOZ went 5-4 for Saltillo and OSCAR ROBLES a fine second baseman that Dodgers released after a good spring training performance, went 4-3 to raised his BA up to .388.
HECTOR ESTRADA, went 4-3 ,a homer and 4 ribbies to lead Laguna Cowboys to beat Tijuan Colts by 8-4 and to also secured series home.RUDY PEMBERTON also homered for Laguna in help of winner JULIO JIMENEZ (1-3) off loser ALONSO BELTRAN ( 1-3).
LUIS CARLOS MARTINEZ (2) tie breaking home run was good enough to lead Puebla Parrotts to a win off Cancun and loser OMAR NIEBLAS (1-3).
For Puebla, winner was reliever GUSTAVO FEDERICO (3-4) and teammate HECTOR HURATDO bleted his 7th of the year.
Yucatan Lions scored 5 runs in the 7th to beat Veracruz Reds by 7-3. SCOTT BULLET singled home one run, plus a 2 ribbies double by EDDY DIAZ and also rbi doubles by JUAN CARLOS CANIZALEZ and LUIS BORGES were all the Lions needed to beat Reds and secured series kept at home.
Winning pitcher was WILBERT ORTEGA (1-0) and losing LEO ESTRELLA (2-3).
For Veracruz, Venezuelan LINO CONNELL hit a solo ,his 6th of the year.
STATS
Batting (Top Ten)
Name Team P G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG
Guillermo Velazquez TIG 1B 33 105 24 45 10 0 9 34 82 21 19 0 2 .524 .781 .429
Darryl Brinkley SLP OF 38 149 36 62 17 2 3 28 92 20 17 15 8 .482 .617 .416
Flavio Romero CAM SS 42 158 45 64 9 0 13 34 112 32 26 11 7 .508 .709 .405
Javier Robles TIG IF 37 149 31 60 7 2 5 37 86 19 15 4 1 .477 .577 .403
Oscar Robles MXO 3B 29 116 27 45 7 0 4 20 64 17 8 1 1 .467 .552 .388
Amaury Garcia VRA 40 155 42 60 12 0 3 19 81 38 26 6 4 .510 .523 .387
Carlos Gastelum TIG SS 41 191 49 73 14 2 2 22 97 7 12 12 2 .413 .508 .382
Sergio Gastelum TIG IF 43 164 48 62 15 0 3 26 86 29 21 3 1 .490 .524 .378
Matias Carrillo TIG 42 167 46 63 15 3 9 48 111 18 11 6 1 .432 .665 .377
Serafin Rodriguez TIG CF 37 115 20 43 4 1 2 13 55 9 9 5 1 .429 .478 .374
HR´S
Willis Otañez, Eduardo Rios 15
Jorge Vazquez (Tig) 14
Flavio Romero 13
RBI´s
Bill Selby Cam 52
Willis Otañez 51
Eduardo Rios 50
Randall Simon 49
Matias Carrillo 48
STANDINGS
NORTH
TEAM W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak
Saltillo 25 18 .581 - 15-9 10-9 5-5 W3
Monterrey 24 19 .558 1.0 12-7 12-12 6-4 W1
Aguascalientes 23 20 .535 2.0 11-10 12-10 5-5 W2
Mexico City 22 21 .512 3.0 10-12 12-9 6-4 L3
Monclova 22 21 .512 3.0 12-7 10-14 5-5 L2
Tijuana 20 23 .465 5.0 10-12 10-11 4-6 L3
Laguna 18 25 .419 7.0 13-11 5-14 4-6 W3
San Luis Potosi 14 29 .326 11.0 8-13 6-16 5-5 L1
SOUTH
TEAM W L PCT GB Home Away L 10 Streak
Campeche 29 14 .674 - 17-2 12-12 5-5 L1
Angelopolis 29 14 .674 - 16-5 13-9 8-2 W2
Yucatan 23 20 .535 6.0 15-9 8-11 4-6 W2
Veracruz 23 20 .535 6.0 12-10 11-10 4-6 L2
Oaxaca 19 24 .442 10.0 12-9 7-15 7-3 W1
Cancun 18 25 .419 11.0 11-13 7-12 5-5 L1
Puebla 18 25 .419 11.0 9-13 9-12 4-6 W1
Tabasco 17 26 .395 12.0 7-12 10-14 3-7 L7
