Charros blank Sultanes and secure a spot in the Semifinals

The Charros de Jalisco achieved a feat at the Sultan Palace. In the seventh and final game of the Mexican Baseball League Playoff Series, the captains defeated the Sultanes de Monterrey, leaders of the Northern Zone, 6-0 to advance to the Semifinals , where they will face the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna .

The Jalisco team showed their mettle in an adverse environment , having lost two consecutive games that pushed them to the limit. However, in this Sunday's do-or-die game, the Guadalajara team came out poised and forceful from the first inning, shaking the Monterrey team's morale.

The start couldn't have been more explosive: after a Willie Calhoun sacrifice fly allowed Michael Wielansky to score the first run, Kyle Garlick became the early star with a three-run home run, driving in Mateo Gil and Donny Sands to seal a 4-0 lead that froze the home crowd.

On the mound, Luis Payán emerged as the star of the show . The Charros starter worked with surgical composure, dominating the Monterrey sluggers and preventing any offensive reaction. His performance not only gave his teammates confidence, but also set the tone for a game in which the Sultanes never found an answer.

The Charros' bullpen, led by Benjamín Gil and supported by Sasagi Sanchez and Trevor Clifton, was instrumental in securing the victory.

Charros didn't let their guard down and rounded out the shutout with two more runs in the third and fifth innings, sealing the victory . What seemed like an impossible mission turned into a show of character: eliminating the leader of the Northern Zone in their own stadium after seven tense innings.

With the series wrapped up 4-3, the Guadalajara team moves confidently into the Semifinals, where they face the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna, a series that will begin next Wednesday at the Pan American Stadium in Zapopan .

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