A flock of Blue Jays flies Salt River to victory. A pair of four-run innings leads to a Surprsing comeback. Mesa can play in Peoria.
SALT RIVER 7, GLENDALE 2 IN SALT RIVER
Twins: None. No wonder Glendale lost.
Glendale: Brian Cavazos-Galvez (Dodgers) was 2-for-4.
Salt River: Kenny Wilson (Toronto) was 2-for-5 with a triple and a two-run homer (his second), scoring twice. Derrick Chung (Toronto) was 2-for-4 with a run. Drew Hutchison (Toronto) struck out four in four innings, allowing one run on four hits and three walks.
The game: Salt River took a 3-1 lead after one. The Wilson homer came in the fourth and was part of a three-run inning that made the score 7-1.
SURPRISE 9, SCOTTSDALE 7 IN SURPRISE
Scottsdale: Kyle Kubitza (Atlanta) was 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Robby Hefflinger (Atlanta) was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. Cory Vaughn (Mets) was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs.
Surprise: Travis Shaw (Boston) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in two. Jorge Alfaro (Texas) was 3-for-4 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Joe Wendle (Cleveland) was 2-for-4 with two runs.
The game: Peter O'Brien (Yankees) hit a two-run single as part of a four-run third that put Scottsdale up 6-1. Ryan Rua (Texas) hit a grand slam in the fourth to make it 6-5 and Surprise scored four more in the fifth to take a 9-6 lead. Scottsdale scored once in the ninth and got the tying run on base with none out.
MESA 8, PEORIA 1 IN MESA
Peoria: Delino DeShields (Houston) was 1-for-2 with a walk and a double.
Mesa: C. J. Cron (Angels) was 2-for-4 with a home run (his fourth) and drove in two. Max Muncy (Oakland) was 2-for-3 with a walk. Blaine Hardy (Detroit) pitched four shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks with three strikeouts.
The game: Four singles and three walks led to a three-run second that gave Mesa a 4-0 lead. Mesa eventually led 8-0 before Peoria scored its lone run in the eighth.