Surprise surprises Salt River in the ninth. Aaron pronounces judgment on Mesa. A seventh-inning rally carries Glendale.
SURPRISE 5, SALT RIVER 4 IN SALT RIVER
Twins: Eddie Rosario was 1-for-4 with a run. Zack Jones struck out two in a scoreless inning, giving up only a walk.
Surprise: John Hicks (Seattle) was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. Mallex Smith (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice. Aaron Kurcz (Boston) struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up no hits and no walks.
Salt River: Trevor Story (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a walk, scoring once. Peter O'Brien (Arizona) was 2-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Edgar Olmos (Miami) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit.
The game: Salt River led 4-3 after eight. Hicks homered with one out in the ninth to tie it and Smith walked and scored the go-ahead run on a ground out.
SCOTTSDALE 7, MESA 5 IN MESA
Scottsdale: Aaron Judge (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with two two-run homers (his third and fourth) and a walk. Roman Quinn (Philadelphia) was 1-for-3 with a triple and two walks, scoring twice and driving in two. Steven Okert (San Francisco) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
Mesa: Jacob Hannemann (Cubs) was 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs. Kaleb Cowart (Angels) was 3-for-4 with a run. Derek Self (Washington) pitched two shutout innings, allowing one hit with one strikeout.
The game: Scottsdale scored five in the fifth to take a 7-1 lead. Quinn had a two-run triple and Judge a two-run homer in the inning. Mesa closed to 7-4 after six but did not score again until the ninth and did not get the tying run on base.
GLENDALE 4, PEORIA 1 IN PEORIA
Glendale: Garabez Rosa (Baltimore) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one. Scott Schebler (Dodgers) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run. Zach Davies (Baltimore) pitched five shutout innings, giving up two hits and two walks with four strikeouts.
Peoria: Hunter Dozier (Kansas City) was 1-for-3 with a walk. Dylan Baker (Cleveland) pitched three innings, allowing one run on five hits and no walks with no strikeouts.
The game: Hector Gomez (Milwaukee) broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh with an RBI single. Rosa doubled in a run later in the inning. Peoria got the tying run up to bat with two out in the ninth.
TODAY'S TILTS
Mesa (Sean Nolin, Toronto, 1-1, 6.48) at Glendale (Matt Magill, Dodgers, 1-3, 6.00)
Scottsdale (Joely Rodriguez, Pittsburgh, 3-0, 1.35) at Salt River (Mark Appel, Houston, 1-0, 1.59)
Surprise (Keith Couch, Boston, 2-1, 5.82) at Peoria (Jaime Schultz, Tampa Bay, 0-3, 7.90)