July 8 2025 The Kansas City Hormigas held off the Trinidad Triggers 10-9 at Satchel Paige, overcoming a late Trinidad surge to secure the victory. Kansas City finished with 13 hits while Trinidad collected 15. The Hormigas committed three errors and the Triggers had one.
Kansas City built an early 4-2 lead with two runs in each of the first two innings, then broke the game open with a six-run fifth inning. Trinidad answered with five runs in the seventh and added another run in the eighth, but Kansas City preserved the one-run victory. Jorge Carreo hit a home run and drove in two runs, while Alejandro Herrera went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Devin Radar added two hits, two runs and two RBI, and Miguel Tejada contributed two RBI.
LeRoy Rushing paced Trinidad with two hits, two runs and three RBI. Jake Tanner went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI, while Gleyder Abreu had two hits and two RBI. Trinidad also received a two-hit performance from Ryan Drag, who drove in a run.
Brandan Nixon earned the win for Kansas City after allowing seven hits and three runs, two earned, in five innings with two walks and two strikeouts. Xander Nabors recorded the save with two-thirds of an inning. Daniel Rosas took the loss for Trinidad after surrendering nine runs on nine hits in 4.1 innings, with one walk and five strikeouts.
