July 5 2019 The Santa Fe Fuego defeated the Trinidad Triggers 13-9 in a high-scoring game. Santa Fe collected 15 hits and scored in six innings while Trinidad finished with 14 hits. Each team committed two errors.
Trinidad opened with four runs in the first inning and led 5-2 after the top of the second, but Santa Fe answered with three runs in the bottom half to tie the game. The teams traded a run in the fifth before the Fuego took control with four runs in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. Trinidad scored twice in the ninth but could not complete the comeback.
Sherman Graves led Santa Fe by going 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI.
Kyle Butler added two hits two runs and three RBI while
Robert Garza and
Jackson Webb each drove in two runs and homered. Santa Fe also received home runs from Garza and Webb. For Trinidad,
Scott Stetson collected four hits and
Cole Fenner drove in four runs.
Tim Henry added three hits two runs and one RBI.
Tommy Giunta earned the win after allowing 14 hits and seven runs in 6.2 innings with three walks and no strikeouts.
Cleveland Westbrook followed with 1.1 hitless scoreless innings.
Calvin Luk took the loss for Trinidad after giving up 10 hits and six runs five earned in five innings while striking out six.
