Merida, Yucatan — The Bravos’ Walter Silva tossed a three-hit complete game and Julio Perez homered and had two hits to top the Leones de Yucatan 9-1 on Tuesday.
Silva (6-6) picked up the win after he struck out seven and walked four while allowing one run.
Trailing 1-0, the Bravos took the lead for good with three runs in the second inning. Marco Jaime hit a two-run single and Omar Renteria hit an RBI single en route to the two-run lead.
The Bravos later scored in four additional innings to punctuate the blowout, including three runs in the ninth.
Jesse Estrada (8-3) went four innings, allowing four runs and eight hits; he also struck out two and walked one.
The second game of the of the Dunososa Series is 7:45 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Parque Kukulcán with Daniel Guerrero (1-3, 8.40 ERA) facing the Leones’ Dustin Crenshaw (4-1, 3.25 ERA) on the mound.
CLUB |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| R | H | E |
LEO |
| 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | 1 |
YUC |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 |
Win: Silva (6-6)
Loss: Estrada (8-3)
SV: None
HR: Pérez (7) for LEON
Sources: Leones, The Associated Press