Falling for Baseball: Games of 11/9

Nate Roberts is up to .469.

SURPRISE 11, PEORIA 8 IN SURPRISE

TwinsNate Roberts was 2-for-4 with a home run and scored three times.  Caleb Thielbar surrendered four runs on five hits and a walk in 1.1 innings.

Game summary:  Leading 5-4, Surprise scored five runs in the sixth to break the game open.

Peoria:  Zach Collier (Philadelphia) was 3-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once.  Mike Zunino (Seattle) was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.

Surprise:  Cody Stanley (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with two home runs and a walk, driving in three.  Daniel Muno (Mets) was 3-for-5 with two doubles and scored three times.

MESA 7, SALT RIVER 5 IN SALT RIVER

Game summary:  Mesa lost a 4-0 lead after two, but got two in the seventh to break a 4-4 tie.

Mesa:  George Springer (Houston) was 3-for-3 with two home runs and two walks, driving in three.  Rafael Ynoa (Dodgers) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once and driving in two.

Salt River:  Jake Marisnick (Toronto) was 3-for-3 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in two.  Corey Dickerson (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.

PHOENIX 4, SCOTTSDALE 3 IN PHOENIX

Game summary:  Phoenix lost a 3-0 lead but won on Kevin Kiermaier’s (Tampa Bay) RBI single in the eighth.

Scottsdale:  David Adams (Yankees) hit a two-run homer and walked.  Tyler Waldron (Pittsburgh) pitched two shutout innings without allowing a hit or a walk.

Phoenix:  Kyle Jensen (Miami) hit a two-run homer.  Scott McGough (Miami) allowed only one hit and no walks in three shutout innings.