MESA, AZ – Aaron Judge (NYY) homered twice, Pirates top pitching prospect Tyler Glasnow earned his first AFL win and the Scottsdale Scorpions (10-11) downed the Mesa Solar Sox (10-9) 7-5 on Thursday night at Cubs Park.
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.
MESA, AZ – The Scottsdale Scorpions (7-8) cruised to an early lead behind two solo homers plus a pair of hits from Pirates catcher Elias Diaz, but the Mesa Solar Sox (8-6) surged late to erase the lead and mount a 7-3 comeback on Thursday night at Cubs Park.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates right-hander Angel Sanchez made his third straight appearance without an earned run (one run) and Josh Bell (PIT) and Dan Gamache (PIT) reached safely as two of only eight Scottsdale Scorpions (7-7) baserunners in a 9-3 thumping by the Mesa Solar Sox (7-6) on Wednesday night at Scottsdale Stadium.
MESA, AZ – Pirates left Joely Rodriguez fired three shutout innings, Josh Bell (PIT) turned in his second straight multi-hit game and the Scottsdale Scorpions (5-2) outslugged the Mesa Solar Sox (1-5) 10-7 on Tuesday afternoon at Cubs Park.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Tyler Glasnow (PIT) tossed three scoreless innings and Josh Bell (PIT) went 2-for-4 with the game-winning RBI single as the pair of reigning Pirates Minor League Players of the Year powered the Scottsdale Scorpions (4-2) to a 2-1 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox (1-4) on Monday night at Scottsdale Stadium.