In a tight contest, the Tomateros de Culiacán fell 6-4 to the Jaguares de Nayarit in the series finale at Estadio Tomateros.
The visitors took an early lead out of the gate with a three-run rally in the opening frame. However, Culiacán answered right back in the second inning. Orlando Martínez sparked the response with a solo home run over the right-field wall—his fourth big fly of the campaign and second of the series—to get the Guindas on the board. The attack continued with aggressive baserunning: with Fernando Villegas at second and Ichiro Cano at first, Culiacán pulled off a double steal that drew an errant throw from the visiting catcher to third, allowing Villegas to score. Moments later, JP Martínez capped the rally with an RBI double to right field to tie the game at 3-3.
Although Nayarit reclaimed the lead in the third, Lorenzo Bundy's squad kept fighting and pulled within one in the bottom of the seventh. Luis Verdugo led off the frame with a double and advanced to third on a hit by Ichiro Cano, allowing Fernando Flores to come through with an RBI extra-base hit to drive in Culiacán's fourth run.
On the mound, David Gutiérrez and Axel Sauceda delivered strong relief performances, each throwing a scoreless inning out of the bullpen.
Despite the late push, the final score favored the visitors 6-4. Following the setback, the Tomateros de Culiacán will turn the page and hit the road for Mexicali to take on the Águilas from Tuesday to Thursday in Baja California's capital.