A good inning for A. J. Achter. Zack Jones continues to struggle.
SCOTTSDALE 5, GLENDALE 1 IN GLENDALE
Twins: Max Kepler was 0-for-3 with a walk. A. J. Achter struck out one in a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and no walks. Zack Jones pitched one inning, giving up two runs (one earned) on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts.
Scottsdale: Kyle Kubitza (Atlanta) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a triple, scoring once. Adalberto Mejia (San Francisco) struck out five in 3.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and no walks.
Glendale: Andrew Heaney (Miami) pitched four innings, allowing one run on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
The game: The score was tied at one after five. In the sixth, Scottsdale scored two runs on a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly. In the ninth, Scottsdale got two more on another sacrifice fly and a double steal of second and home.
SURPRISE 4, MESA 2 IN SURPRISE
Mesa: Kris Bryant (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Tommy Collier (Detroit) struck out five in four shutout innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Surprise: Tyler Naquin was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Eduardo Rodriguez struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on one hit and two walks.
The game: It was tied 1-1 after six. In the top of the seventh, Albert Almora (Cubs) singled in a run to put Mesa up 2-1. In the bottom half, Joe Wendle (Cleveland) hit a two-run triple to give Surprise the lead and later came around to score an insurance run. Mesa did not get the tying run on base.
PEORIA 5, SALT RIVER 3 IN SALT RIVER
Peoria: Japhet Amador (Houston) was 3-for-5. Chris Taylor (Seattle) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a triple, scoring once and driving in one. Cameron Rupp (Philadelphia) was 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Salt River: Derrick Chung (Toronto) was 3-for-3 with a walk. Kyle Parker (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a double and a home run (his second), driving in two.
The game: Peoria scored three in the third to break a scoreless tie. Taylor tripled in a run, Cory Spangenberg (San Diego) singled in a run, and Rupp capped the inning with an RBI double. Salt River cut the lead to 5-3 with a two-run sixth. Salt River loaded the bases with two out in the seventh and put two on with none out in the ninth.