Merida, Yucatan — Diego Madero homered and singled, driving in three runs as the Piratas de Campeche topped the Leones de Yucatan 9-4 on Saturday.
Yucatan tied the game 1-1 in the second after Xavier Scruggs hit an RBI single, bringing home Art Charles.
After Campeche added a run in the third when Olmo Rosario hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Fernando Flores, the Piratas extended their lead with a five-run rally in the fourth inning, including a three-run home run by Madero.
Antonio Garzon (3-1) got the win in relief while Yucatan starter Jose Samayoa (7-5) took the loss.
Charles doubled twice and singled for the Leones.
The Peninsular Classic’s deciding game is 5:45 p.m. today (Sunday) with starters Manuel Flores (8-7, 5.68 ERA) and the Mexican Baseball league’s leading pitcher, César Valdez, on the mound.
CLUB |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| R | H | E |
CAM |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | 0 |
YUC |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 12 | 0 |
Win: Garzón (3-1)
Loss: Samayoa (7-5)
SV: No hubo
HR: Madero (14), Sánchez (9) for CAM; Liddi (9) por YUC
Source: Leones, Associated Press