Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Robbie Grossman took over the Arizona Fall League home run lead on Thursday with his fifth home run as the Mesa Solar Sox beat the Scottsdale Scorpions 4-1. Number one overall pick Gerrit Cole went three scoreless innings in his second professional start and once again reportedly hit triple digits on the radar gun for Mesa. Bryce Harper had one of the two hits Cole allowed and now has his season average up to .211. The Phoenix Desert Dogs held on for a 10-9 win over the Peoria Javelinas. Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Cody Scarpetta gave up seven runs without recording an out in the start for Peoria. His final line was 0.0IP, 7ER, 4H, 3BB, 0K, and he allowed two home runs. The Peoria hitters rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but Cincinnati Reds pitching prospect Bradley Boxberger struck out San Diego Padres prospect Jaff Decker for the game’s final out. The Salt River Rafters defeated the Surprise Saguaros 7-2. Kansas City Royals prospect Wil Myers had three hits in the losing effort and ran his Arizona Fall League batting average to .343.

Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Thursday October 20th 2011:

Salt River vs Surprise
Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 3-4, 2B

Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 1-3, 2B, BB

Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Jacob Goebbert Houston Astros – 1-4, HR, RBI

David Nick Arizona Diamondbacks – 1-3, 2B, 2RBI, BB

Jason Castro Houston Astros – 2-4, 2B, RBI

Marquis Fleming Tampa Bay Rays – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 2K

Joe Gardner Colorado Rockies – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 2BB, 4K, WIN

Jason Stoffel Houston Astros – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 3K

Rob Scahill Colorado Rockies – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

Phoenix vs Peoria
Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 3-4, 2(2B), 2RBI, BB

Brodie Greene Cincinnati Reds – 2-5, HR, 2RBI, BB

Jesus Aguilar Cleveland Indians – 1-4, 2B, 2BB

Chad Huffman Cleveland Indians – 2-4, 2B, RBI, BB

Kevin Aherns Toronto Blue Jays – 1-3, RBI, 2BB

Roberto Perez Cleveland Indians – 1-5, HR, 4RBI

Adeiny Hechavarria Toronto Blue Jays – 2-5, 2B

Scooter Gennett Milwaukee Brewers – 3-5, 2B, RBI, BB

Jedd Gyorko San Diego Padres – 5-5, 2B, 3RBI, BB

Wilfredo Tovar New York Mets – 3-5, 2B

Juan Centeno New York Mets – 3-4, BB

Aaron Loup Toronto Blue Jays – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 2K

Jed Bradley Milwaukee Brewers – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K

Scottsdale vs Mesa
Bryce Harper Washington Nationals – 1-3, BB

Tyson Gillies Philadelphia Phillies – 1-3, HR, RBI

Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 2-4, HR, 3RBI

Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs – 1-3, BB

Jarek Cunningham Pittsburgh Pirates – 1-4, 2B

Aaron Hicks Minnesota Twins – 1-3, 2B

Colby Shreve Philadelphia Phillies – 1.1IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K

David Carpenter Los Angeles Angels – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K

Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates – 3IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 3K, WIN

Nathan Baker Pittsburgh Pirates – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 2BB, 3K

Dakota Watts Minnesota Twins – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K, SAVE