Not much Twins news. Some good pitching in the league. Salt River can definitely play in Peoria.
GLENDALE 5, SCOTTSDALE 2 IN GLENDALE
Twins: Byron Buxton was 0-for-4.
Scottsdale: Elmer Reyes (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a double.
Glendale: Travis Mattair (Cincinnati) was 3-for-4 with a home run (his second) and two runs.
The game: Glendale scored single runs in the first and second. Scottsdale got one in the third to make it 2-1. Glendale added one in the fourth. In the sixth, Chris O'Brien (Dodgers) hit a two-run double with two out to make the score 5-1.
SURPRISE 6, MESA 1 IN MESA
Surprise: Jason Rogers (Milwaukee) was 3-for-5 with a home run (his second) and two runs. Jorge Alfaro (Texas) was 3-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in two. Miguel Pena (Boston) pitched four innings, giving up one run on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.
Mesa: Wes (Cubs) Darvill was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
The game: Alfaro hit a two-run single in the first to cap a three-run inning to make it 3-0. Mesa scored once in the second, but a homer, two singles, and two doubles in the fifth made it 6-1.
SALT RIVER 20, PEORIA 0 IN PEORIA
Salt River: Cristhian Adames (Colorado) was 4-for-5 with a walk, a double, and a home run, scoring four times and driving in four. Dustin Garneau (Colorado) was 2-for-6 with a two-run homer and a grand slam. Bo Schultz (Arizona) struck out five in five innings, giving up two hits and no walks.
Peoria: Chris Taylor (Seattle) was 2-for-4.
The game: Salt River scored two in the second, one in the third, and three in the fourth to go up 6-0. They added two more in the sixth, five in the seventh, two in the eighth, and five in the ninth. Salt River had seventeen hits and drew nine walks.