Merida, Yucatan — The Leones evened the Dunosusa Series on Wednesday, beating the Bravos de Leon 2-1.
Dustin Crenshaw allowed just two hits over seven innings at Kukulcán Alamo Park. Crenshaw (5-1) allowed one run while striking out four and walking two to get the win.
Down 1-0 in the third, Leon tied the game when Marco Guzman hit an RBI double, driving in Rafael Rodriguez.
The Leones grabbed the lead in the seventh inning when Sebastian Valle scored when a runner was thrown out.
Daniel Guerrero (1-4) went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs and three hits to take the hard-luck loss in the Mexican League game. He also struck out five and walked one.
The series will be decided 7:45 tonight (Thursday) in the last game of the regular season. Alex Sanabia (2-13, 7.37 ERA) will face the Leones’ José Samayoa (8-5, 4.19 ERA) on the mound.
Playoff action is Sept. 6 and 7 at the Kukulcán stadium.
Read about the series opener here.
CLUB | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | C | H | E | ||||
LEO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
YUC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Win: Crenshaw (5-1)
Loss: Guerrero (1-4)
SV: Lueke (22)
HR: None