Pecos Bills Rally Past Santa Fe Fuego 7-6

July 16 2024 The Pecos Bills rallied past the Santa Fe Fuego 7-6 at Cyclone Ballpark. Pecos collected 16 hits and overcame a two-run deficit, while Santa Fe finished with eight hits and two errors. The Bills improved the game’s lead for the first time with a three-run ninth inning after both teams traded two-run advantages in the eighth. Santa Fe opened the scoring with one run in the first inning, and Pecos answered in the second. The Fuego then scored three times in the fourth and added two runs in the eighth to take a 6-4 lead. Pecos responded with three runs in the bottom of the eighth before completing the comeback with three more in the ninth. Jorge Peralta led Pecos with three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice. Miguel Lopez also had three hits and drove in a run, while Josh Kellogg and S. Polanco added two hits apiece. T. Taufahema drove in two runs, and Polanco contributed one RBI. For Santa Fe, Zeke Hass hit a home run and drove in three runs, while Jake Grubesic had two hits and Tristan Cavazos added a double and an RBI. Pecos starter Tim Carter worked seven innings, allowing six hits and four runs, three earned, with four walks and five strikeouts. D. Maduro pitched one inning, and Roberto Jimenez earned the win and save with a scoreless ninth that included two strikeouts. Santa Fe’s Daniel Benavidez went eight innings, giving up 14 hits and seven runs, four earned, while striking out four. Chris Bueno was charged with the loss after allowing two hits without recording an out.