A good day for Eddie Rosario. Apparently home field advantage doesn't mean much in the AFL.
GLENDALE 5, SCOTTSDALE 1 IN SCOTTSDALE
Twins: Byron Buxton was 1-for-5 with a double and scored once. Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Zach Jones struck out three in one inning, giving up an unearned run on one hit and no walks.
Glendale: Andrew Heaney (Miami) struck out six in three shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Scottsdale: Angel Villalona (San Francisco) was 2-for-4 with a double.
The game: Glendale scored two in the first, one in the second, and two in the fourth. The lone Scottsdale run came in the fourth inning.
PEORIA 5, SALT RIVER 3 IN SALT RIVER
Peoria: Austin Hedges (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Orlando Calixte (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 and scored once. Chris Taylor (Seattle) was 2-for-5 and scored once.
Salt River: Tim Wheeler (Colorado) was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Kenny Wilson (Toronto) was 2-for-3 with two walks and scored once.
The game: Jonathan Meyer (Houston) hit a two-run homer for Peoria in the fourth to tie the game at three. It stayed that way until the eighth, when Hedges singled in Calixte with the go-ahead run. Peoria added an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI single by Delino DeShields (Houston).
MESA 7, SURPRISE 3 IN SURPRISE
Mesa: Steven Souza, Jr (Washington) was 2-for-3 with two walks and a double, scoring once and driving in three. Kris Bryant (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. C. J. Cron (Angels) was 2-for-5 and scored once.
Surprise: Mitch Haniger (Milwaukee) was 4-for-4 with a double and scored once. Daniel Alvarez (Baltimore) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Michael Ohlman (Baltimore) was 1-for-2 with two walks and scored twice.
The game: Souza hit a two-run double in the third and scored on a Wes Darvill (Cubs) single to give Mesa a 5-0 lead. Surprise closed to 5-3 after six, but Bryant homered in the seventh and Devon Travis (Detroit) hit an RBI double in the eighth to put the game away.