{"id":107187,"date":"2026-02-07T04:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/tomateros-de-culiacan-to-the-caribbean-series-final-2026-eliminate-leones-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T04:57:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:57:02","slug":"tomateros-de-culiacan-to-the-caribbean-series-final-2026-eliminate-leones-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/tomateros-de-culiacan-to-the-caribbean-series-final-2026-eliminate-leones-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomateros de Culiac\u00e1n to the Caribbean Series Final 2026: Eliminate Leones"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tomateros de Culiac\u00e1n to the Caribbean Series Final 2026!<\/h2>\n\nZapopan, Jalisco \u2013 Los Tomateros de Culiac\u00e1n, representing Mexico Verde, secured their place in the final of the 2026 Caribbean Series. They achieved this feat after defeating the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Republic with a score of 9-4. The match took place this Friday at the Pan American Stadium.\n\nThe Mexican offense demonstrated its power by connecting 13 hits, highlighting a crucial home run by Dominican Esteban Florial in the fourth inning. This hit changed the course of the game, giving Culiac\u00e1n an advantage that they would maintain until the end.\n\nThis triumph marks the Tomateros&#8217; second consecutive victory over the Dominican team, after their match on the last day of the round robin. With this result, the Mexican team repeats the feat of the Tigres del Licey in 2012, who also reached the final after finishing second in their local league.\n\n<h2>Florial: The Turning Point<\/h2>\n\nThe Leones del Escogido took the lead early in the game. In the second inning, a double by Franchy Cordero and a single by Marcos Hern\u00e1ndez put the score at 1-0. Then, in the third, they took advantage of walks and a defensive error to extend their lead to 2-0.\n\nHowever, the fourth inning changed the course of the game. With two outs and runners in scoring position, the Dominican manager took out starting pitcher Oscar de la Cruz and brought in reliever Kenny Hern\u00e1ndez to face Florial. The outfielder didn&#8217;t forgive and hit a home run that turned the score to 3-2 in favor of the Mexicans.\n\nFrom that moment on, Culiac\u00e1n took control of the game. In the sixth inning, they added two more runs, thanks to timely singles and a sacrifice fly by Al\u00ed Sol\u00eds. The attack continued in the seventh, where they manufactured a cluster of four runs that practically sealed the victory.\n\nThe Lions tried to react, loading the bases in the sixth inning and scoring a run on a walk to Gustavo N\u00fa\u00f1ez, but they failed to capitalize on the opportunity.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Performance on the mound<\/h2>\n\n\nRight-handed pitcher David Reyes opened for Culiac\u00e1n and pitched four innings, allowing two runs. The victory went to reliever Anthonny Gose, while Kenny Hern\u00e1ndez took the loss.\n\nBy the Escogido, Oscar de la Cruz pitched 3.1 innings before being relieved in the fourth episode. The Dominican bullpen could not contain the Mexican offense in the final innings.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waiting for the rival<\/h2>\n\n\nWith this victory, the Tomateros advance to Saturday&#8217;s grand final and await the winner of the match between the Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) and the Charros de Jalisco (Red Mexico). The Sinaloa team will seek to lift the champion&#8217;s trophy of the 2026 Caribbean Series, after an outstanding offensive performance at the key moment of the tournament.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomateros de Culiac\u00e1n to the Caribbean Series Final 2026! Zapopan, Jalisco \u2013 Los Tomateros de Culiac\u00e1n, representing Mexico Verde, secured their place in the final of the 2026 Caribbean Series. They achieved this feat after defeating the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Republic with a score of 9-4. 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