Home Run by Jesse Castillo and the Algodoneros de Guasave take the series 2-1, winning the third match against the Sultanes de Monterrey with a score of 1-0 at Estadio Francisco Carranza Limón.

The Gray Ghosts tried to create opportunities, but they couldn't against the pitching of the home team. Jeff Kinley was the winning pitcher with six innings of work, allowing five hits, two walks, and striking out five. Rafael Córdova, Carlos Morales, and Brandon Koch also pitched for the team, with Koch earning his ninth save of the season.

The defeated pitcher was Scott Harkin, who pitched six innings, allowed four hits, a home run, a walk, and struck out two.

At the end of the game, with one out in the ninth inning, Ricardo Serrano received a walk from pitcher Brandon Koch and Carlos Soto entered as a pinch hitter and struck out. Mateo Gil, who had entered as a pinch runner, took advantage of the passed ball to reach second base.

Aldo Flores received a walk and the opportunity continued for the Gray Ghosts until José Manuel Orozco hit a fly ball to right field where Cornelius Randolph caught the ball for the third out, ending the game with a victory for the Algodoneros.

Sultanes scored no runs, had five hits, and made no errors. They left eight runners on base, while Algodoneros scored one run, had four hits, and made no errors. They left three runners on base.

The game lasted three hours and nine minutes in front of 4,427 spectators.

On Friday, the Monterrey team will start a series at Mobil Super Stadium against the Venados de Mazatlán, led by the Cuban player Félix Pérez. Matt Hartman (2-1) is announced as the starting pitcher for Sultanes. The game is scheduled to start at 19:30 hours.

TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Monterrey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Guasave 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 1 4 0

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