In a night packed with drama and classic Guinda grit, the Tomateros de Culiacán rallied back from a 6-0 deficit to walk off the visitors 8-7 in extra innings, capping the comeback on a game-winning single by Fernando Flores.
The turn of the tide for Lorenzo Bundy’s squad began in the seventh inning with a three-run rally. Fernando Villegas set the tone with a lead-off single to center, and Luis Verdugo kept the line moving with a double. Moments later, Ichiro Cano lined an RBI hit to drive in Villegas for Culiacán's first run. Pinch-hitter Fabricio Macías followed with an RBI single to bring home the second. With the bases loaded, Jon Singleton showed discipline at the plate to draw a walk, forcing in the third run.
Culiacán kept up the pressure in the eighth frame. Luis Verdugo stepped into the spotlight again, driving in Fernando Villegas for Culiacán's fourth run with his second extra-base hit of the night.
Refusing to back down, the Guinda lineup completed the comeback in the ninth. Jon Singleton sparked the attack by driving in his second run of the game on an infield hit. With runners on the corners, Orlando Martínez cut the deficit to a single run with an RBI single to center. The rally reached its climax when Fernando Villegas flied out for a sacrifice fly, bringing home the game-tying seventh run to force extra innings.
In extras, Tomateros sealed the heroic comeback on a walk-off single by Fernando Flores to drive in Luis Verdugo, locking up the 8-7 victory after trailing 6-0 early.
Culiacán native Axel Sauceda delivered a clutch relief performance in the top of the tenth, hanging a massive zero on the board backed by two strikeouts. Sauceda earned the victory out of the bullpen, logging his third win of the campaign.