A good day for Eddie Rosario is not enough for Salt River. John Hicks provides a pleasant Surprise in the ninth. Boog Powell goes deep again.
GLENDALE 7, SALT RIVER 5 IN GLENDALE
Twins: Eddie Rosario was 3-for-5 with a run. Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a walk and a run. Jason Adam pitched one inning, giving up two runs on four hits with one strikeout.
Salt River: Taylor Featherston (Colorado) was 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk, scoring twice. Joe Sclafani (Houston) was 1-for-4 with a two-run homer. Christian Bergman (Colorado) pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with one strikeout.
Glendale: Tim Anderson (White Sox) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. Hector Gomez (Milwaukee) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer. Francellis Montas (White Sox) struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing four hits and two walks.
The game: Glendale built a 5-0 lead after three innings, then held on. Salt River closed to 5-3 and 7-5, but could not get closer.
SURPRISE 13, SCOTTSDALE 11 IN SCOTTSDALE
Surprise: Kyle Waldrop (Cincinnati) was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring three times and driving in two. Nick Williams (Texas) was 2-for-5 with a triple and a double, scoring once and driving in two. Ben Klimesh (Cincinnati) pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts.
Scottsdale: Roman Quinn (Philadelphia) was 4-for-5 with a triple and a walk, scoring three times and driving in one. Aaron Judge (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with four RBIs. Tyler Rogers (San Francisco) struck out two in two perfect innings.
The game: Surprise led 11-6 after four, but a five-run seventh for Scottsdale tied it at eleven. John Hicks' (Seattle) two-run single with two out in the ninth brought home the go-ahead runs for Surprise.
MESA 5, PEORIA 2 IN PEORIA
Mesa: Boog Powell (Oakland) was 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, his second. Cal Towey (Angels) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. C. J. Edwards (Cubs) struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.
Peoria: Jacob Wilson (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Kyle Wren (Atlanta) was 2-for-4 with a double. Nick Maronde (Cleveland) pitched two shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk with one strikeout.
The game: Powell's three-run homer in the seventh took the score from 2-1 to 5-1 and put the game out of reach.
TODAY'S TILTS
Scottsdale (Ryan O'Sullivan, Philadelphia, 0-1, 29.45) at Surprise (Nick Howard, Cincinnati, 0-0, 6.00)
Glendale (Robbie Ray, Detroit, 0-0, 0.00) at Salt River (Jayson Aquino, Colorado, 1-0, 0.00)
Peoria (Tyrell Jenkins, St. Louis, 0-0, 0.00) at Mesa (Ivan Pineyro, Cubs, 0-0, 0.00)
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