Falling for Baseball: Games of 10/23

Another good day for Kyle Gibson.

PEORIA 7, SCOTTSDALE 2 IN PEORIA

TwinsEvan Bigley was 2-for-4 and scored once.  Nate Roberts was 1-for-2 with a walk.  He scored once, drove in one, and struck out once.  Kyle Gibson struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up three hits and two walks.

Game summary:  Peoria built a 4-0 lead through five innings and scored three in the eighth to put the game away.

Scottsdale:  Ronny Rodriguez (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a triple and scored once.  Ricky Oropesa (San Francisco) was 2-for-5.

Peoria:  Zach Collier (Philadelphia) was 3-for-5 with a triple, scoring once and driving in three.  Jeudy Valdez (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with two walks, scoring twice and driving in one.

SURPRISE 5, SALT RIVER 4 IN SALT RIVER (10 INNINGS)

Game summary:  A single and three two-out walks brought in the winning run.

Surprise:  Kolten Wong (St. Louis) was 3-for-5 with a run and three RBIs.  Alex McClure (Kansas City) was 2-for-4, scoring twice and driving in one.

Salt River:  Brian Goodwin (Washington) was 3-for-4 with a walk and a home run.  Ryan Perry (Washington) struck out four in four perfect innings.

MESA 7, PHOENIX 7 IN PHOENIX (11 INNINGS)

Game summary:  Rafael Ynoa hit an inside-the-park home run for Mesa to tie the score in the ninth.

Mesa:  Jonathan Schoop (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice.  Aaron Westlake (Detroit) was 2-for-5 with a home run, scoring twice and driving in three.

Phoenix:  Christian Yelich (Miami) was 3-for-5 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once.  Kyle Jensen (Miami) was 2-for-6 with a game-tying grand slam in the seventh.