Two Twins lead Glendale to victory. A Gift run gives Scottsdale a win in extra innings. A big comeback Surprises Salt River.
GLENDALE 4, PEORIA 0 IN GLENDALE
Twins: Eddie Rosario was 2-for-4 and scored once. Alex Meyer pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
Peoria: Delino DeShields (Houston) was 2-for-4.
Glendale: Jared Mitchell (White Sox) was 2-for-3.
The game: A two-run single by Colin Moran (Miami) gave Glendale a 2-0 lead in the first. In the fourth, Brandon Jacobs (White Sox) doubled in Rosario, went to third on a bunt single, and scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0.
SCOTTSDALE 2, MESA 1 IN SCOTTSDALE (10 INNINGS)
Mesa: Steven Souza, Jr. (Washington) was 3-for-4 and scored once. Matt Purke (Washington) pitched five shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with three strikeouts.
Scottsdale: Andrew Susac (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with a walk. Jarrett Parker (San Francisco) was 2-for-4. Hansel Robles (Mets) pitched four shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks with one strikeout.
The game: In the sixth, Souza singled, stole second, stole third, and scored on a single to give Mesa a 1-0 lead. It stayed that way until the bottom of the ninth, when Tommy La Stella (Atlanta) tripled and scored on a passed ball to tie the score. In the tenth, Susac walked and was pinch-run for by Gift Ngoepe (Pittsburgh). Ngoepe went to third on a Kyle Kubitza (Atlanta) single and scored on a single by Alen Hanson (Pittsburgh).
SURPRISE 8, SALT RIVER 6 IN SURPRISE
Salt River: Kyle Parker (Colorado) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two. Tim Wheeler (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run, driving in three. Aaron Sanchez (Toronto) struck out four in four shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk.
Surprise: Mookie Betts (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a double, driving in one. Michael Ohlman (Baltimore) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run homer (his second), scoring twice.
The game: Salt River led 6-0 half-way through. Surprise got four in the fifth to get back in the game, added one in the sixth, and took the lead with three in the eighth. Ohlman's three-run homer in the fifth got things started for Surprise. A two-run single by Tyler Naquin (Cleveland) in the eighth put Surprise ahead.