A good comeback for Scottsdale. Mesa misses chances to win. Justin O'Conner secures victory for Peoria.
SCOTTSDALE 8, SALT RIVER 5 IN SCOTTSDALE
Twins: Eddie Rosario was 0-for-3 with a walk. Jason Adam pitched one inning, giving up five runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk with one strikeout. Zack Jones pitched 1.1 scoreless innings, giving up one hit and three walks with one strikeout.
Salt River: Justin Bohn (Miami) was 2-for-3 with a triple and a walk, scoring once. Taylor Featherston (Colorado) was 2-for-3 with a walk, scoring once and driving in one. Brian Ellington (Miami) pitched two shutout innings, giving up one hit.
Scottsdale: Greg Bird (Yankees) was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Aaron Judge (Yankees) was 2-for-5 with a double, scoring twice and driving in one. Steven Okert (San Francisco) pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout.
The game: Salt River led 4-0 after two, but a three-run third and a five-run fourth left Scottsdale up 8-5. Salt River did not get a man past first base after the fourth inning.
GLENDALE 4, MESA 4 IN MESA (11 INNINGS)
Glendale: Mike Ohlman (Baltimore) was 1-for-5 with a home run. Tim Anderson (White Sox) was 2-for-5 with a run. Brooks Hall (Milwaukee) pitched three shutout innings, giving up only a walk with two strikeouts.
Mesa: Jon Berti (Toronto) was 3-for-5 with a three-run homer (his third) and a walk, scoring twice. Danny Lockhart (Cubs) was 2-for-5 with a run. Ivan Pineyro (Cubs) struck out three in two shutout innings, allowing no hits and no walks.
The game: Glendale had a lead of 2-0 after two and a half, but Mesa had leads of 3-2 after three and 4-3 after five. Scott Schebler's (Dodgers) RBI single in the eighth tied the game at four. Mesa left the bases loaded in the tenth and eleventh.
PEORIA 5, SURPRISE 2 IN SURPRISE
Peoria: Justin O'Conner (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, scoring twice. Kes Carter (Tampa Bay) was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Aaron Northcraft (Atlanta) pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits and no walks with four strikeouts.
Surprise: Hunter Renfroe (San Diego) was 3-for-4 with a home run, his sixth. Mallex Smith (San Diego) was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run. Nick Howard (Cincinnati) struck out five in four shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks.
The game: Five singles in the fifth produced three runs and a 3-1 Peoria lead. Surprise cut it to 3-2 in the eighth, but O'Conner hit a two-run homer in the ninth for some valuable insurance runs.
END OF REGULAR SEASON
The next AFL game was the league championship, played November 15.
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