Stanley earns laurels for Peoria. Scottsdale can't pull of the surprise. Two Twins have good days for Salt River.
SALT RIVER 14, GLENDALE 2 IN SALT RIVER
Twins: Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Max Kepler was 1-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in three.
Glendale: Tim Anderson (White Sox) was 3-for-5 with a double and a run. Zac Reininger (Detroit) pitched two shutout innings, giving up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.
Salt River: Evan Marzilli (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a triple and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Vincent Velasquez (Houston) struck out six in five innings, allowing two runs on one hit and one walk.
The game: Leading 5-2 after five, Salt River scored nine in the sixth to put the game out of reach. They sent fourteen men to the plate. Kepler had a three-run triple in the inning.
PEORIA 2, MESA 1 IN MESA
Peoria: Cody Stanley (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Edward Salcedo (Atlanta) was 1-for-3 with a walk. Miguel Almonte (Toronto) struck out three in three shutout innings, giving up no hits and three walks.
Mesa: Cal Towey (Angels) was 2-for-4 with a run. Dalton Pompey (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with two walks. Tanner Peters (Oakland) struck out three in 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and no walks.
The game: Peoria led off the eighth with three singles to break a 1-1 tie. Stanley's RBI single drove in what turned out to be the game-winning run.
SURPRISE 4, SCOTTSDALE 3 IN SURPRISE
Scottsdale: Elias Diaz (Pittsburgh) was 2-for-3 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Josh Bell (Pittsburgh) was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once. Kyle Haynes (Yankees) pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit.
Surprise: Hunter Renfroe (San Diego) was 2-for-3 with a home run (his second) and a double, driving in two. Jesse Winker (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring once. Nick Howard (Cincinnati) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit and a walk with one strikeout.
The game: A pair of doubles led to a 2-0 lead for Surprise in the second. It was 4-1 when RBI singles by Matt Reynolds (Mets) and Diaz cut it to 4-3 in the seventh. Scottsdale had men on second and third with two out but could do no more damage.
TODAY'S TILTS
Mesa (Nate Smith, Angels 1-0, 4.82) at Scottsdale (Whalen, Mets, 0-1, 8.31)
Peoria (Tyrell Jenkins, St. Louis 0-2, 1.35) at Glendale (Wei-Chung Wang, Milwaukee, 2-0, 2.00)
Salt River (Anthony DeSclafani, Miami 1-0, 4.50) at Surprise (Lisalverto Bonilla, Texas, 0-1, 5.40)