A solid day for Byron Buxton.  Mark Appel polishes off opposing batters.  Jesse Winker sees the ball just fine.

SALT RIVER 6, SCOTTSDALE 3 IN SCOTTSDALE

Twins:  Byron Buxton was 2-for-5 with a run.  Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a hit-by-pitch.  Jake Reed retired all six men he faced, four by strikeout.

Salt River:  Peter O'Brien (Arizona) was 1-for-2 with a home run (his second) and two walks.  Brandon Drury (Arizona) was 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs.  Mark Appel (Houston) pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

Surprise:  Tyler Austin (Yankees) was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI.  Kyle Haynes (Yankees) pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing two walks with one strikeout.

The game:  Scottsdale scored three in the fourth to take a 3-1 leda, but Salt River came back with single runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh and put the game out of reach with a two-run eighth.

SURPRISE 8, PEORIA 2 IN PEORIA

Surprise:  Jesse Winker (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, and two walks, scoring twice and driving in two.  Kyle Waldrop (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a run and two RBIs.  Aaron Kurcz (Boston) struck out all three batters he faced.

Peoria:  Raul Mondesi (Kansas City) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Jordan Smith (Cleveland) was 1-for-4 with a home run.  Ali Williams (Kansas City) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  A walk, two wild pitches, and a passed ball led to a three-run first for Surprise.  A walk, a hit batsman, and an error helped Surprise add two more in the second and the game was not close after that.

GLENDALE AT MESA

Rained out.

TODAY'S TILTS

Scottsdale (Ryan O'Sullivan, Philadelphia) at Peoria (Aaron Northcraft, Atlanta)

Salt River (TBA) at Surprise (Sean Nolin, Toronto)

Surprise (TBA) at Glendale (Matt Magill, Dodgers)