Devils beat Pirates 7-5 and tie the series

▲ Robinson Canó, second baseman for the Scarlets, celebrates his touchdown. Photo @diablosrojosmx

From the Editorial Staff

La Jornada Newspaper, Thursday, September 4, 2025, p. a31

With a four-run sixth inning, the Diablos Rojos del México defeated the Piratas de Campeche 7-5 in Game 4, tying the Southern Zone Championship Series at 2-2.

In the game at Nelson Barrera Stadium, the Scarlets held a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning, and thanks to runs by Rio Ruiz, Carlos Sepúlveda, Allen Córdoba, and Robinson Canó, they made it 7-2. However, the home team responded with three runs in the same inning to make it 7-5.

The Devils and Pirates will meet today at Nelson Barrera Stadium for the fifth game of the series.

With this result, the capital team secured a place in the sixth game of the series next Saturday at their home stadium, the Alfredo Harp Helú Stadium.

In Major League action, the Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 8-7 in a comeback victory led by Cuban Yordan Álvarez and Dominican Jeremy Peña. Álvarez had a career-high four hits, and Peña had two hits and a home run.

The Texans, who trailed as many as 4-1, rallied with a four-run explosion in the eighth inning off reliever Devin Williams.

For the Yankees, Cody Bellinger homered and drove in three runs. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Catcher Will Smith also suffered an injury.