ACOSTA EARNS 11TH VICTORY AS MONCLOVA WINS FIFTH IN ROW

Jasiel Acosta won his Mexican League-leading 11th game Wednesday night as his Monclova Acereros defeated the Laguna Vaqueros, 10-5, before nearly 6,000 fans in Torreon. Acosta pitched six strong innings for the Steelers, allowing one run on four hits while raising his record to 11-4 as Monclova won their fifth game in a row. He certainly had enough offensive support, as five Acereros player collected three hits each in a 19-hit night for Monclova.

Monclova is now 15-8 in the second half, trailing only 15-6 Mexico City in the Mexican League’s Northern Zone standings, while Monterrey hold third place at 14-9. In the LMB South, Yucatan is 18-5 to lead the division by 4.5 games over 13-9 Campeche.