Fall Festival: Games of 10/10

Big innings decide two of the three games.  Buxton and Kepler play.

GLENDALE 11, SURPRISE 0 IN GLENDALE

Twins:  Byron Buxton was 1-for-4 with an RBI.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

Surprise:  Garin Cecchini (Boston) was 0-for-1 with three walks.

Glendale:  Brian Cavazos-Galvez (Dodgers) was 5-for-5 with two doubles, scoring twice and driving in one.  Tucker Barnhart (Cincinnati) was 2-for-2 with two walks and scored once.  Micah Johnson (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a triple, scoring twice and driving in three.

The game:  Glendale got single runs in the second, fourth, and fifth, two in the sixth, and put it away with six in the seventh.

PEORIA 6, SCOTTSDALE 3 IN PEORIA

Scottsdale:  Mason Williams (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double and scored once.  Tommy La Stella (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in two.

Peoria:  Nolan Fontana (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once and driving in one.  Delino DeShields (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Cory Spangenberg (San Diego) was 2-for-3 and scored twice.

The game:  Peoria scored three in the first and led 4-1 after two.  Scottsdale got two in the fourth to make it 4-3, but two singles, an error, and a Fontana double brought in two in the seventh to put it out of reach.

Random:  While he didn't write "Classical Gas", Mason Williams is the grandson of Walt "No-Neck" Williams.

MESA 8, SALT RIVER 1 IN SALT RIVER

Mesa:  Albert Almora (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a triple, scoring twice and driving in three.  Max Muncy (Oakland) was 2-for-3 with a walk and scored once.  Taylor Lindsey (Angels) was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

Salt River:  James Ramsey (St. Louis) was 3-for-3 with a walk and a double and scored once.  Aaron Sanchez (Toronto) pitched three shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Salt River led 1-0 after two.  Mesa took the lead with two in the fourth when C. J. Cron (Angels) tripled in a run and scored on a sacrifice fly.  It was 3-1 after eight when Mesa came up with a five-run ninth, highlighted by a three-run triple by Almora.