SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates prospect Josh Bell broke out of a rare slump with two hits and an RBI, but the effort wasn’t nearly enough to match Darnell Sweeney’s (LAD) 3-for-5, five-RBI effort in the Scottsdale Scorpions’ (11-19) 8-4 loss to the Glendale Desert Dogs (13-15) on Tuesday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates prospect Josh Bell reached three times and Tribe backstop Elias Diaz brought home a run, but fellow Bucco farmhand Tom Harlan continued his AFL struggles as the Scottsdale Scorpions (10-14) dropped their fourth consecutive game with a 5-2 loss to the Peoria Javelinas (10-12) on Tuesday afternoon at Scottsdale Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates prospect Josh Bell reached base in each of his four plate appearances and Yankees farmhand Greg Bird homered to help lead the AFL East All-Stars to a 6-2 victory over the AFL West on Saturday at Salt River Fields.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Bookending a Mesa Solar Sox (10-8) seven-run sixth, Pirates righty Angel Sanchez worked his fifth straight outing in which he did not allow an earned run and Indians starter Adrian Sampson made a fourth consecutive scoreless appearance in the Scottsdale Scorpions (9-11) 7-5 loss on Wednesday afternoon at Scottsdale Stadium.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – New York Yankees prospect Greg Bird continued his phenom-type AFL season, lifting a three-run homer to extend his hitting streak to 16 games and power the Scottsdale Scorpions (9-9) to a 6-2 triumph over the Peoria Javelinas (5-11) on Monday night at Scottsdale stadium.
SURPRISE, AZ – Pirates prospects Josh Bell (2H, RBI), Elias Diaz (2H, 2RBI) and Dan Gamache (1H, R) combined for five hits, one run and three RBI in a loss on Friday, Tyler Glasnow (3.0IP), Angel Sanchez (2.0IP) and Adrian Sampson (1.0IP) tossed six consecutive scoreless innings in Saturday’s defeat and the Scottsdale Scorpions suffered an 0-2 sweep during their weekend series with Glendale (4-4) and Peoria (3-6).
SALT RIVER, AZ – Top prospect Tyler Glasnow (PIT) made the Opening Day start, 2014 Tribe backstop Elias Diaz (PIT) scored a pair of runs and Greg Bird (NYY) drove in four to lead the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-0) to a 7-4 win over the Salt River Rafters (0-1) in the Arizona Fall League opener on Wednesday afternoon at Salt River Fields.