One run at a time in Surprise. Scottsdale walks to victory. Errors decide things in Salt River.
SURPRISE 4, GLENDALE 2 IN SURPRISE
Twins: Byron Buxton was 1-for-5. Eddie Rosario was 0-for-4. Trevor May struck out three in 1.2 innings, giving up an unearned run on one hit and no walks.
Glendale: Yorman Rodriguez (Cincinnati) was 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Brent Keys (Miami) was 1-for-4 with a walk and a home run, scoring twice.
Surprise: Jason Rogers (Milwaukee) was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Travis Shaw (Boston) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a home run (his fifth), scoring twice. Adam Weisenberger (Milwaukee) was 2-for-4.
The game: Glendale scored single runs in the first and third to take a 2-0 lead, but Surprise came back with single runs in the third, fourth, fifth, and seventh. Ryan Rua (Texas) homered to tie the score in the fourth and a sacrifice fly brought home the go-ahead run in the fifth.
SCOTTSDALE 4, PEORIA 0 IN SCOTTSDALE
Peoria: Austin Hedges (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a double. Johnny Barbato (San Diego) pitched three shutout innings, giving up one hit and one walk with one strikeout.
Scottsdale: Hansel Robles (Mets) struck out four in three innings, allowing two hits and one walk. Cory Vaughn (Mets) was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run.
The game: All of the Scottsdale runs scored in the fourth. They opened the inning with three walks, followed by a sacrifice fly to make it 1-0. With two out, three more walks brought home two more runs, and a single made it 4-0.
SALT RIVER 8, MESA 0 IN SALT RIVER
Mesa: Mesa had three hits, all singles. They made five errors, leading to seven unearned runs.
Salt River: Jacob Wilson (St. Louis) was 2-for-4 with two doubles, scoring once and driving in two. Andy Burns (St. Louis) was 2-for-3 with a walk. Sam Gaviglio (St. Louis) pitched five shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk with two strikeouts.
The game: Salt River scored seven of their eight runs in the fourth inning, taking advantage of three Mesa errors. Wilson hit a two-run double in the inning.