Arizona Fall League: Games of October 9

Good days for Eddie Rosario and Zack Jones.  Three errors lead to a pleasant Surprise.  Peoria doubles its pleasure.

SALT RIVER 7, MESA 3 IN MESA

Twins:  Eddie Rosario was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.  Max Kepler was 1-for-5 with a run.  Taylor Rogers struck out three in 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits and two walks.  Zack Jones struck out three in two shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk.

Salt River:  Ryan Casteel (Colorado) was 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs.  Brandon Drury (Arizona) was 2-for-5 with a home run.  Nelson Gonzalez (Colorado) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with one walk and one strikeout.

Mesa:  Jon Berti (Toronto) was 1-for-3 with two walks and a run.  Chad Hinshaw (Angels) was 1-for-4 with a double, scoring once and driving in one.  Sean Nolin (Toronto) struck out two in two shutout innings, allowing only a walk.

The game:  A six-run fourth gave Salt River all the runs it would need.  Casteel had a two-run double in the inning.

SURPRISE 7, GLENDALE 4 IN GLENDALE

Surprise:  Hunter Renfroe (San Diego) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer.  Jesse Winker (Cincinnati) was 1-for-4 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one.  Ryan Dennick (Cincinnati) struck out two in a perfect inning.

Glendale:  Daniel Fields (Detroit) was 1-for-3 with a home run and two walks, driving in two.  Steven Moya (Detroit) was 3-for-5 with a double and a run.  Scott Snodgress (White Sox) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.

The game:  Trailing 3-2 after three, Surprise scored three in the fourth to take the lead, aided by three Glendale errors.  Renfroe's two-run homer in the seventh put the game out of reach.

PEORIA 11, SCOTTSDALE 2 IN PEORIA

Scottsdale:  Greg Bird (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double and a run.  Dan Gamache (Pittsburgh) was 1-for-3 with a home run.  Steven Okert (San Francisco) struck out four in two shutout innings, giving up one hit.

Peoria:  Francisco Lindor (Cleveland) was 4-for-6 with a home run and a double, scoring twice and driving in three.  Justin O'Conner (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one.  Aaron Northcraft (Atlanta) pitched three shutout innings, giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts.

The game:  Peoria scored four in the first on five doubles.  Five more runs in the third put the game out of reach early.

TODAY'S TILTS

Salt River (J Aquino, Colorado) at Peoria (Jenkins, St. Louis)

Glendale (R Ray, Detroit) at Scottsdale (Harlan, PIttsburgh)

Surprise (Howard, Cincinnati) at Mesa (Edwards, Cubs)