Cancun, Yucatan — A run-scoring single in the seventh inning gave the Tigres de Quintana Roo a 3-2 win over the Leones de Yucatan.
Yordanys Linares scored on the play after he led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on an error.
The single by Frank Diaz scored Linares to give the Tigres a 3-2 lead.
Sebastian Valle hit a solo home run in the second inning to give the Leones a 1-0 lead. The Tigres came back to take a 2-1 lead in the sixth inning when Eric Aguilera hit an RBI single, bringing home Manuel Orduno.
Yucatan tied the game 2-2 in the seventh when Jonathan Jones hit an RBI single, scoring Valle.
Joshua Corrales (4-2) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while Manny Parra (0-2) took the loss in the Mexican League game.
The deciding game tonight (Thursday) begins 8 p.m. at Beto Ávila Stadium with Yoanner Negrín (11-4, 3.07 ERA) facing Marlon Arias (3-3, 4.06 ERA ) on the mound. The game can be followed live on La Comadre 98.5, SIPSE TV, and the internetv digital platform.
CLUB |
| 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 |
| R | H | E |
YUC |
| 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 1 |
QROO |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | X |
| 3 | 8 | 1 |
Win: Corrales (4-2)
Loss: Parra (0-2)
SV: Noriega (10)
HR: Valle (8) for YUC
Sources: The Associated Press, Leones