Overview

• Sultanes have allowed only three runs over 18 innings and scored 14 across the first two games to seize control of the series.
• Monterrey routed Tecos 11-2 at Uni-Trade Stadium before shifting the semifinal to Walmart Park for the weekend slate.
• The club confirmed Tarpley as the probable starter for the next game, with Junior Guerra expected for Tecos, and listed César Vargas vs. Adrián de Horta for Sunday.
• Before Game 3, the team handed out mini collectible helmets to the first 8,000 paying fans in first and second levels or bleachers at Walmart Park.
• Fans lined up early for the giveaway as part of a broader summer promotion that has featured multiple bobbleheads, commemorative rings, a giant ball and a mini bat.