SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Adrian Sampson (PIT) pitched a perfect fourth inning and Dan Gamache (PIT) collected a pair of hits for the Scottsdale Scorpions (11-18), before a tightly-contested matchup got out of hand late in an 8-4 Salt River Rafters (17-9) win on Monday afternoon at Salt River Fields.
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 – 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 – 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.
SURPRISE, AZ – Greg Bird (NYY) homered twice and Pirates pitching prospect Tom Harlan tossed three innings with just one hit and no earned runs (two runs), but the opposing Surprise Saguaros (5-4) rallied for five runs and a 7-3 victory over the Scottsdale Scorpions (5-4) on Thursday night at Surprise Stadium.