Merida, Yucatan — A come-from-behind 5-4 victory at Kukulcán Alamo Park thrilled 9,000 excited spectators Saturday.
Xavier Scruggs hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning,as the Leones de Yucatan defeated the Guerreros de Oaxaca. A previously quiet stadium erupted with cheers from fans, relieved that the Leones still have a chance to head to the finals.
Alex Liddi scored the game-winning run after he reached on an error to score a run, advanced to second on an error and then went to third on a walk by Jose Aguilar.
The Leones cut the deficit to 4-3 when Jonathan Jones hit an RBI double, driving in Walter Ibarra in the fifth.
Josh Lueke (2-2) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while Miguel Socolovich (0-5) took the loss in the Mexican League game.
Alonzo Harris homered twice, scoring three runs and driving home a couple for the Guerreros.
Yucatan improved to 7-3 against Oaxaca this season.
The teams face off again today (Sunday) at 5:45 p.m. with lefty Alex Delgado (0-0, 2.45 ERA) and the Leones’ César Valdez (0-0, 6.43 ERA) on the mound.
CLUB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
OAX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||||
YUC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
PG: Lueke (1-0)
PD: Socolovich (0-2)
SV: None
HR: Harris (2) 2 for OAX; Juárez (1) for YUC
Sources: Leones, Associated Press