Chepe Zazueta
CAÑEROS DE LOS MOCHIS WIN BAJA SERIES
La Paz, Baja California. September 27, 2026 .- In an exciting grand final, the Cañeros de Los Mochis defeated the Algodoneros de Guasave 7 runs to 4 to take home the championship trophy from the 2026 edition of the traditional tournament in La Paz at the Arturo Nahal stadium. With this result, the green team maintains a positive preseason record of 5 wins versus 3 losses. The scoreboard lit up in the third inning; with the bases loaded, Ray Barreras hit a double to drive in José Robledo and Alejandro Urías, and then, the in-form Mario Gómez hit a single to bring in Rodolfo Amador and Barreras. The Algodoneros didn't wait and responded in the bottom of the inning; Yael Romero hit a blooper that fell in center field, bringing in a pair of runs. Then, in the fourth, Keven Lamas hit a single that brought in another pair to tie the game at 4 runs. The green team also reacted quickly and took the lead back in the fifth inning; Christopher Escárrega hit a blast off the right-field wall to drive in Mario Gómez for the go-ahead run, and Aarón Lugo brought in another with a single. In the sixth, Rodolfo Amador added another for Cañeros by hitting a single to right field, driving in Alejandro Urías for the definitive 7-4 score. Now the Cañeros will travel to Los Cabos to participate in the BajaBeis where they will face the Tomateros de Culiacán in a three-game series. Pitching Julián Álvarez started for Algodoneros and worked two scoreless innings with four strikeouts. He was relieved by Manuel Aguirre, Hiram Sánchez, the losing pitcher Jesús Huerta, Isidro Márquez, Isaac Jiménez, Josué Gómez, and José Manuel Montijo. For Cañeros, Omar Araujo started and worked three innings in which he allowed two runs, gave up five hits, walked one, and struck out seven. He was followed by Alejandro Carrillo, Gonzalo Flores, Raúl Castellón, Erubiel Armenta, and Adrián Hernández. An event that the sports application TROPHEO covered from beginning to end. Being the first in TROPHEO's history where coverage is given to preseason games of the prestigious Mexican Pacific League.
