ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT PUEBLO HEROES
09/16/2026
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ABA CLASS A
MEXICO CITY AZTECS AT PUEBLO HEROES
GAME ID: 13765 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mexico City Aztecs 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 8 16 0
Pueblo Heroes 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 10 0
Heroes Hammered by Samarripa, Drop Game 4 to Aztecs
The Mexico City Aztecs knotted up the Division Series at Heroes Ballpark, thanks in large part to catcher Rod Samarripa. Samarripa was 3 for 6 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 as he overpowered the Pueblo Heroes, enabling Mexico City to grab the 8-6 win and move into a 2-2 tie in the best-of-7 series.

Mexico City used a clutch at-bat from Omar Snell to capture the win. The right fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Aztecs ahead, 5-3. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It was a good day but I'm not letting my guard down," Samarripa said. "I'll let my guard down as soon as someone puts a big, fat championship ring on my finger."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Heroes Ballpark in Pueblo.
MEXICO CITY BATTING LINESCORE PUEBLO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Zepeda DH 6 3 3 0 0 0 4 .421 1 1
R. Samarripa C 6 2 3 3 0 1 4 .235 1 3
J. Townsend 2B 5 1 3 2 0 2 0 .235 0 3
O. Snell RF 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .235 1 2
C. McKeone LF 4 0 3 1 1 0 2 .500 1 3
   a-L. Sharp LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Ogden SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .200 0 0
J. Martinez CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .333 0 1
N. Groves 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .000 0 0
C. Cantu 3B 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .231 1 3
Totals 42 8 16 8 5 12 25      
a - L. Sharp substituted for C. McKeone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Samarripa (1, 1st Inning off J. Caruso, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Zepeda 2 (2, 5th Inning off J. Caruso, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Elliott, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Townsend (1, 5th Inning off J. Caruso, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. McKeone (2, 7th Inning off G. Day, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ogden (1, 9th Inning off G. Day, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Snell (1, 5th Inning off J. Caruso, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Samarripa (1, 6th Inning off J. Elliott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Zepeda 5 , R. Samarripa 7 , J. Townsend 4 , O. Snell 4 , C. McKeone 4 , J. Ogden 3 , J. Martinez
2-out RBI: R. Samarripa , J. Townsend , O. Snell , C. McKeone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Samarripa , C. McKeone , J. Martinez , N. Groves 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Townsend (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. DeVaul RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .421 0 0
N. Cobb 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .400 0 3
E. Breene DH 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .353 1 5
T. Cray 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .176 2 6
D. Semones SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .333 1 1
A. Jackson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .353 0 2
C. Quintana CF 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 .267 1 5
C. Hartlaub LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 1
A. Mieles 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 1 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Quintana (2, 5th Inning off M. McManigle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Cray (2, 2nd Inning off M. McManigle, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Quintana (1, 2nd Inning off M. McManigle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. DeVaul , N. Cobb , E. Breene , T. Cray 4 , D. Semones 2 , C. Quintana 6 , A. Mieles 2
2-out RBI: C. Quintana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cobb , E. Breene , A. Jackson , C. Hartlaub
Sac Bunt: C. Hartlaub
Hit by Pitch: C. Quintana
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Cobb (1)
MEXICO CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PUEBLO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. McManigle W (1-0) 5.0 8 5 5 3 0 2 91 9.00   
J. Mendenhall H (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 9.00   
A. Ochoa H (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
O. Johnson SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McManigle 28
Batters Faced: M. McManigle 27, J. Mendenhall 5, A. Ochoa 6, O. Johnson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McManigle 5-10, J. Mendenhall 2-0, A. Ochoa 4-2, O. Johnson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. McManigle 91-50, J. Mendenhall 24-15, A. Ochoa 15-9, O. Johnson 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mendenhall 1-1
WP: M. McManigle , J. Mendenhall
Hit Batsmen: M. McManigle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Caruso L (0-1) 4.2 7 5 5 2 7 1 79 9.64   
J. Elliott 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 23 13.50   
D. Nesmith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
G. Day 2.2 5 1 1 3 3 0 64 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Caruso 35
Batters Faced: J. Caruso 22, J. Elliott 8, D. Nesmith 1, G. Day 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Caruso 4-2, J. Elliott 1-2, D. Nesmith 0-0, G. Day 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Caruso 79-52, J. Elliott 23-17, D. Nesmith 6-3, G. Day 64-38
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rod Samarripa
Ballpark: Heroes Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM MT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 15105
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