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.
SURPRISE, AZ – A late rally wasn’t quite enough to overcome Patrick Leonard’s (TB) pair of homers as the Scottsdale Scorpions (10-12) continued their recent skid with a 6-5 loss to the Peoria Javelinas (9-12) on Monday afternoon at Surprise 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.
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 – Tribe catcher and AFL All-Star Elias Diaz nearly willed the Scottsdale Scorpions (9-10) to a come-from-behind victory, going 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and RBI, but was stranded in scoring position while representing the tying run in Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to the Surprise Saguaros (8-11) at Surprise 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.
GLENDALE, AZ – Pirates top prospect Josh Bell scored the tying run in the top of the eighth and 2014 Indians starter Adrian Sampson preserved the ninth-inning lead to complete the Scottsdale Scorpions’ (7-6) 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Glendale Desert Dogs (6-7) on Tuesday at Camelback Ranch.
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.