Alberto Carreon and debutant Kennys Vargas drove in two runs each in Sultanes' 8-3 victory over Algodoneros de Guasave, ending Monterrey's six-game losing streak
Placed as the ninth batter, Carreon went 4-for-4 to lead the offense with 14 hits for the home team
Trailing 2-1, the Fantasmas Grises scored three runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and added four more in the eighth to secure the victory
In the seventh inning, Fernando Perez hit a double that drove in Tito Valenzuela to tie the game at 2-2
Gilberto Galaviz added a sacrifice fly that brought in Kennys Vargas, and Carreon's hit brought in Perez with the go-ahead run
In the bottom of the eighth, Kennys hit a long single to left field that drove in Nick Heath and Tito Valenzuela. Then, Ricardo Serrano drove in the seventh run, and Issmael Salas' groundout added the eighth
The winning pitcher was Ivan Salas (1-0) in relief. The loss went to Rafael Cordova (0-2)
Guasave took a 1-0 lead in the second inning with the bases loaded and two outs. Esteban Quiroz drew a walk to allow Ramon Ramirez to score "de caballito"
The second run came in the third inning again with two outs. Ramon Ramirez hit a single that drove in Erisbel Arruebarrena
Monterrey had cut the deficit to 2-1 in the fourth inning. Beto Carreon hit a double that drove in Carlos Soto
The series will conclude on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. with left-hander Cristian Castillo (5-2) as the starting pitcher for Sultanes, facing Jesus Broca (1-3)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 C H E
Guasave 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 0
Sultanes 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 X 8 14 0
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