Two Twins relievers throw three shutout innings for Salt River. Spencer goes Kieboom for Mesa. The middle innings win it for Surprise.
SALT RIVER 5, GLENDALE 1 IN SALT RIVER
Twins: Byron Buxton was 0-for-4. Jake Reed struck out two in two shutout innings, giving up only a walk. Zack Jones pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit with one strikeout.
Glendale: Mike Ohlman (Baltimore) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk. Corey Seager (Dodgers) was 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Robbie Ray (Detroit) struck out five in three shutout innings, giving up one hit and two walks.
Salt River: Andrew Aplin (Houston) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Ryan Casteel (Colorado) was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Jayson Aquino (Colorado) struck out three in three innings, allowing one run on four hits and two walks.
The game: Salt River scored all their runs in the eighth, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 5-1 victory.
MESA 6, PEORIA 2 IN MESA
Peoria: Edward Salcedo (Atlanta) was 3-for-4 with a double. Jacob Wilson (St. Louis) was 3-for-4 with a double. Tyrell Jenkins (St. Louis) struck out five in four innings, giving up two unearned runs on four hits and a walk.
Mesa: Spencer Kieboom (Washington) was 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and a walk. Dan Vogelbach (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Ivan Pineyro (Cubs) struck out three in three shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks.
The game: Leading 2-1 after seven and a half, Mesa scored four in the eighth to put the game out of reach. Jon Berti (Toronto) led off the inning with a home run and Kieboom hit a three-run shot later in the inning.
SURPRISE 7, SCOTTSDALE 3 IN SURPRISE
Scottsdale: Greg Bird (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with two home runs (his second and third) and three RBIs. Tom Harlan (Pittsburgh) pitched three innings, giving up two unearned runs on one hit and no walks.
Surprise: Patrick Kivlehan (Seattle) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his third), a double, and a walk, scoring twice. Sean Coyle (Boston) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Madison Younginer (Boston) pitched a scoreless inning.
The game: Nick Williams' (Texas) RBI single in the fourth broke a 2-2 tie and a two-run single in the fifth by Kyle Waldrop (Cincinnati) gave Surprise a comfortable lead.
TODAY'S TILTS
Surprise (Lisalverto Bonilla, Texas, 0-0, 9.00) at Mesa (Nate Smith, Angels, 1-0, 0.00)
Glendale (Wei-Chung Wang, Milwaukee, 0-0, 4.50) at Scottsdale (Rob Whalen, Mets, 0-0, 9.00)
Peoria (Dylan Baker, Cleveland, 0-1, 4.50) at Salt River (Anthony DeSclafani, Miami, 0-0, 3.00)