Falling for Baseball: Games of 11/5

Nate Roberts raises his average to .465.

PEORIA 10, SALT RIVER 7 IN PEORIA

TwinsNate Roberts was 2-for-4 with a walk and scored once.

Game summary:  Peoria scored seven runs in the fourth and built a 9-0 lead after five.  The final score was the closest Salt River got.

Salt River:  Chris Owings (Arizona) was 3-for-5 with a double and a home run, driving in three.  Sean Ochinko (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and scored twice.

Peoria:  Robbie Erlin (San Diego) struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk.  Cody Asche (Philadelphia) was 3-for-4 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in two.

PHOENIX 6, SURPRISE 5 IN SURPRISE

Game summary:  Phoenix scored five in the ninth, turning a 5-1 deficit into a 6-5 victory.  The tying run scored on an error and the winning run scored on a ground out.

Phoenix:  Edward Salcedo (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Tim Beckham (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 and scored once.

Surprise:  Bryce Brentz (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored twice.  Chris McGuiness (Texas) was 2-for-3 with a walk and drove in three.

MESA 5, SCOTTSDALE 4 IN MESA

Game summary:  Mesa scored four in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead.  Scottsdale put the tying run on second with two out in the ninth.

Scottsdale:  Alex Monsalve was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Kyle Kaminska gave up one run on one hit and three walks in five innings.

Mesa:  Jonathan Singleton was 1-for-1 with three walks, scoring once and driving in one.  Nick Struck struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing only a walk.