Fall Festival: Games of 11/6

No hits involving Twins, which was good for A. J. Achter but less so for their batters.  A see-saw game in Surprise.  A big inning carries Scottsdale.

GLENDALE 6, MESA 4 IN MESA

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4.  Max Kepler was 0-for-3 with a walk.  A. J. Achter pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

Glendale:  Jared Mitchell (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a two-run homer, his fourth.  Brandon Jacobs (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a double and a run.  Corey Seager (Dodgers) was 1-for-4 with a grand slam, his second homer.

Mesa:  Steven Souza, Jr. (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.  Kris Bryant (Cubs) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run.  Blaine Hardy (Detroit) struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing one hit and two walks.

The game:  Taylor Lindsey (Angels) homered in the fifth to give Mesa a 4-0 lead.  It stayed there until the eighth, when Seager hit a grand slam to tie it up.  Mitchell hit a two-run homer in the ninth to win it for Glendale.

PEORIA 6, SURPRISE 5 IN SURPRISE

Peoria:  Aaron Altherr (Philadelphia) was 3-for-5 with two doubles, scoring three times and driving in one.  Jonathan Meyer (Houston) was 3-for-5 with two RBIs.  Cameron Rupp (Philadelphia) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles, scoring once.

Surprise:  Dariel Alvarez (Baltimore) was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.  Henry Urrutia (Baltimore) was 3-for-5 with an RBI.  Mookie Betts (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a walk and a home run, scoring twice.

The game:  Peoria used a hit batsman and two walks, one with the bases loaded, to build a three-run third and take a 4-0 lead.  Surprise got two in the fourth and a two-run single by Alvarez tied it in the sixth.  A Betts homer put Surprise ahead 5-4 in the seventh.  In the ninth, Japhet Amador (Houston) led off with a home run to tie the score.  Altherr then doubled, went to third on a passed ball, and scored on a sacrifice fly to give Peoria the lead.

SCOTTSDALE 7, SALT RIVER 4 IN SCOTTSDALE

Salt River:  Jake Lamb (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Merrill Kelly (Tampa Bay) pitched two shutout innings, giving up no hits and one walk with one strikeout.

Scottsdale:  Alen Hanson (Pittsburgh) was 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI.  Andrew Susac (San Francisco) was 2-for-3 with two walks and a home run (his second), driving in three.  Vidal Nuno (Yankees) struck out four in four innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk.

The game:  Scottsdale scored five in the second to go ahead 6-0.  Jarrett Parker had a two-run triple and Susac a two-run homer in the inning.  Salt River never got closer than the 7-4 final, which they achieved with a run in the eighth.