Monterey /
Eric Filia hit a home run, drove in three runs and scored two to lead the victory of the Sugarcane growers of Los Mochis 10-1 over the Sultans to stay with the series held at the Mobil Super Stadium.
The green team (11-6) remains in second place in the Mexican Pacific League. He Monterey (5-12) remains at the bottom of the standings, losing four of five series this winter.
The winning pitcher was Luis Fernando Miranda (2-0). The defeat was for the left-handed player, Edgar Torres (0-3).
As has happened this season, the visiting team took an early 2-0 lead with a pair of runs from the first inning.
Kyle Martin’s double drove Isaac Rodríguez with the first, and then with the house full a ball to Rodolfo Amador allowed Eric Filia to score “from a horse”.
The Gray Ghosts They responded with a race at the close of the first chapter. Donovan Casey was hit by a pitch and scored from first base on Dustin Peterson’s RBI double.
The green team scored the third run at the opening of the second inning, a sacrifice fly by Eric Filia that brought Alejandro Urías home on a hit-and-run.
The visiting team increased the lead to 5-1 with a pair of runs with two outs at the opening of the third inning.
Rodolfo Amador reached first with interference from the catcher, Marco Jaime hit a double and the two came to the plate with an RBI double from Alejandro Urías.
The Cañeros made it 7-1 in the seventh with Filia’s home run who took out Isaac Rodríguez. The Mochis scored another three runs in the opening of the ninth.
The visiting defense ran three double plays. Except for the first inning, the home team had no runners in scoring position.
The Sultanes will begin a three-game series tomorrow, Saturday in Navojoa against the Mayos.
