SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Pirates Minor League Hitter of the Year Josh Bell remained red-hot, going 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on Wednesday, but the Scottsdale Scorpions (10-15) couldn’t weather a 13-hit assault en route to an 8-4 loss to the Salt River Rafters (16-6) at Scottsdale Stadium.
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.
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.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Josh Bell (PIT) singled and scored as one of just four total base hits from the Scottsdale Scorpions (1-1) and Adrian Sampson (PIT) served as the stopper with a scoreless ninth, but the efforts weren’t enough in a 6-3 loss to the Salt River Rafters (1-1) on Wednesday night at Scottsdale Stadium.