Falling for Baseball: Games of 10/27

A good day for Nate Roberts.

SURPRISE 4, PEORIA 1 IN SURPRISE

TwinsNate Roberts was 2-for-4 and struck out once.  Evan Bigley was 0-for-2 with a walk and struck out once.  Caleb Thielbar gave up two hits but no runs in 1.1 innings.

Game summary:  Surprise scored single runs in the second, third, fifth, and sixth.

Peoria:  Cory Spangenberg (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a home run.

Surprise:  Boone Whiting (St. Louis) struck out four in four shutout innings.  Mike O’Neill (St. Louis) was 3-for-3 and drove in a run.

SALT RIVER 12, MESA 6 IN MESA

Game summary:  Leading 7-6, Salt River scored three in the seventh to take control of the game.

Salt River:  Tyler Bortnick (Arizona) was 4-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in four.  Trayce Thompson (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a two-run homer, scoring twice.

Mesa:  James McCann (Detroit) was 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk.  Matt Szczur (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice.

SCOTTSDALE 8, PHOENIX 8 IN PHOENIX (10 INNINGS)

Game summary:  Phoenix scored three in the eighth to tie the score.

Scottsdale:  Travis Witherspoon (Angels) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, driving in three.  Carlos Moncrief (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run.

Phoenix:  Josh Prince (Milwaukee) was 3-for-6 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one.  Hak-Ju Lee (Tampa Bay) was 3-for-5 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.