Wednesday’s two afternoon Arizona Fall League games are in the books. The Phoenix Desert Dogs used the strength of a five run 6th and a four run 7th on their way to a 10-4 win over the Mesa Solar Sox. The game featured six home runs. White Sox pitcher Nevin Griffith took the loss for Mesa allowing five earned runs in 0.2 innings including two home runs. Minnesota Twins pitcher Bruce Pugh also struggled in the loss allowing four earned runs in 1.1 innings of work. In the other afternoon game the Surprise Saguaros had six pitchers combine on a two hitter in a 10-1 win over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Tim Beckham, Wil Myers, and Mike Olt hit back to back to back Home Runs in the 6th inning off of Red Sox pitcher Jeremy Kehnt. Olt added a Grand Slam in the 8th off of Los Angeles Angels pitcher David Carpenter. Bryce Harper was 0-3 with a strikeout for Scottsdale in his first game since a hamstring injury ended his minor league season on August 18th. The Peoria Javelinas defeated the Salt River Rafters 13-7. All of Salt River’s runs came during a seven run fifth inning.
Arizona Fall League Top Performances For Games Of Wednesday October 5th 2011:
Peoria vs Salt River
Scooter Gennett Milwaukee Brewers – 3-6, HR, 2RBI
Logan Schafer Milwaukee Brewers – 3-6, 2B, 2RBI
Ryan Jackson St Louis Cardinals – 2-4, RBI, BB
Tim Wheeler Colorado Rockies – 2-5, 2B, 2RBI
Ryan Wheeler Arizona Diamondbacks – 2-4, 2B, RBI
Forrest Snow Seattle Mariners – 3IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 3K, WIN
Daniel Meadows Milwaukee Brewers – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 0K
Kevin Munson Arizona Diamondbacks – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K
Phoenix vs Mesa
Anthony Gose Toronto Blue Jays – 1-4, HR, RBI
Roberto Perez Cleveland Indians – 1-4, HR, 3RBI, BB
Kevin Aherns Toronto Blue Jays – 1-3, 2B, RBI
Grant Green Oakland Athletics – 1-4, HR, 3RBI, BB
Cody Puckett Cincinnati Reds – 1-3, HR, 2RBI, BB
Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates – 3-5, HR, RBI
Junior Lake Chicago Cubs – 3-4, 2B, HR, RBI
Evan Crawford Toronto Blue Jays – 2IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K
Nick Christiani Cincinnati Reds – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 1K
Jacob Petricka Chicago White Sox – 1.1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 2K
Chris Carpenter Chicago Cubs – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 0K
Scottsdale vs Surprise
Gary Brown San Francisco Giants – 1-3, 3B
Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays – 2-5, HR, RBI
Wil Myers Kansas City Royals – 2-4, HR, 2RBI, BB
Mike Olt Texas Rangers – 2-5, 2HR, 5RBI
Joe Terdoslavich Atlanta Braves – 2-4
Christian Bethancourt Atlanta Braves – 3-3
Tyler Cloyd Philadelphia Phillies – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K
Brock Huntzinger Boston Red Sox – 2IP, 1ER, 4H, 0BB, 4K, LOSS
Austin Fleet San Francisco Giants – 1IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 0K
Shane Dyer Tampa Bay Rays – 3IP, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 0K, WIN
Dan Jennings Florida Marlins – 2IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 2K
Brenden Lafferty Kansas City Royals – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K
J J Hoover Atlanta Braves – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K
Johan Yan Texas Rangers – 1IP, 0ER, 0H, 0BB, 0K