Puebla vs Campeche

Campeche struck first in the top of the 1st inning. Back-to-back doubles from Cal Mitchell and Jesse Castillo against Vladimir Gutiérrez put the Piratas up 1–0 before Puebla had recorded an out.

Puebla answered in the 2nd. Lorenzo Cedrola doubled and scored on a Michael De la Cruz groundout to second base, knotting the game at 1–1.

The Pericos seized the lead in the 3rd on a defensive lapse. Henry Ramos hit a grounder to first base, and Tommy Doyle's errant throw trying to retire the runner allowed Cristhian Adames to score from third. Luis Castro later crossed the plate on a double-play groundout, making it 3–1 Puebla.

Abraham Almonte cut the deficit to 3–2 with a solo home run in the 6th inning, but Puebla responded immediately. Cristhian Adames delivered a sacrifice fly in the 7th to push the lead back to two runs, and Michael De la Cruz sealed the win with an RBI double in the 8th.

Tommy Doyle's throwing error on Henry Ramos' grounder in the 3rd inning changed the complexion of the game. Instead of escaping the inning with the score tied, Campeche found themselves trailing 3–1 after a preventable mistake. Doyle, who took the loss, had been effective until that sequence — but the two unearned runs proved decisive.

Vladimir Gutiérrez (Puebla) — The right-hander earned the win with 5.2 innings of work, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while walking one and striking out seven. He settled after a shaky first inning and kept Campeche's bats quiet through the middle frames.

Michael De la Cruz (Puebla) — The designated hitter drove in two runs, the first on a productive groundout in the 2nd and the second on a double in the 8th that effectively put the game out of reach.

Silvino Bracho (Puebla) — Recorded the save by closing out the final innings, preserving the three-run margin.

Cristhian Adames (Puebla) — Scored in the 3rd on the Ramos error and added an RBI sacrifice fly in the 7th, factoring into three of Puebla's five runs.

The 5–2 scoreline tells a story of Puebla capitalising on Campeche's mistakes while getting quality innings from their starter. Gutiérrez's 7 strikeouts against just 1 walk over 5.2 IP represents a dominant strike-throwing outing (7:1 K:BB ratio). Puebla's offence did not rely on the long ball — only one of their runs came via extra-base hits (De la Cruz's double in the 8th), while they manufactured runs through productive outs and taking advantage of errors. Campeche, by contrast, scored on extra-base hits (doubles by Mitchell and Castillo, Almonte's solo homer) but could not sustain rallies.

Puebla now holds a 3–1 lead in the best-of-7 First Playoff series and can clinch advancement to the Serie de Zona with a win in Game 5. The Pericos are one victory away from their first playoff series win in nine years. Game 5 is scheduled for Saturday, 16 August at Estadio Hermanos Serdán, with Antonio Santos confirmed as Puebla's starter and RJ Martínez taking the mound for Campeche in a must-win scenario for the Piratas.

Puebla controlled this game from the 3rd inning onward, combining a solid start from Gutiérrez with timely hitting and opportunistic baserunning. Campeche's errors at critical junctures — both defensive (Doyle's throw) and offensive (failure to capitalise on early opportunities) — proved costly. The series now tilts decisively in Puebla's favour, with the Pericos a single win from advancing.