Surprise scored six in the seventh to put away a 16-8 victory over Mesa in Mesa. The Saguaros led 7-5 before the big inning.
Tim Beckham (Tampa Bay) led Surprise with two doubles and two triples, driving in four and scoring three times. Kevin Mattison (Florida), who has an awesome mustache, singled, tripled, and homered, driving in four and scoring four times. Matt Dominguez (Florida) had two singles and a homer. Mike Olt (Texas) had two singles and a double, driving in three, and Joe Terdoslavich (Atlanta) had two hits. The win went to Miguel De Los Santos (Texas), who gave up two unearned runs on a hit and three walks while striking out three in two innings.
For Mesa, Josh Vitters (Cubs) had three singles and a double. D. J. LeMahieu (Cubs) singled and hit a two-run homer. Robbie Grossman (Pittsburgh) singled and doubled. Chris Herrmann singled and doubled, driving in two and scoring once. Junior Lake (Cubs) hit a home run. Brian Dozier was 0-for-4 with an RBI. Aaron Hicks was 0-for-3 with a walk, scoring once. Marcus Hatley (Cubs) took the loss, surrendering four runs on five hits and a walk in 1.2 innings. Dakota Watts struck out four in 1.1 innings, but allowed a run on two hits and a walk.
Mesa travels to Surprise this afternoon.