Glendale rallied for three in the bottom of the 7th to take a 7-5 lead but the ‘pen gave away five unanswered runs for a 10-7 loss to Mesa. Two position players and two relievers saw game action: Drew Ward batted second and played 3B, going 1-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Osvaldo Abreu …
The Desert Dogs scored three times in the 9th to break open a two-run game as they won for just the fifth time this fall, 6-1 over the Rafters.
Osvaldo Abreu was the sole National to appear in the game. At the plate, he was 1-for-4 with a single (pictured) and an RBI. In the field, he had just two assists but no errors.
Glendale returns home to host Mesa this afternoon.
The Desert Dogs couldn’t make it two in a row as they were shut out by the Saguaros, 4-0. It was another busy day for the Nats, as four players saw game action. Drew Ward hit safely for the ninth time with a 5th-inning single as part of a 1-for-4 afternoon with a whiff. In …
Glendale scored in each of the first four innings to build an 8-1 lead and cruised to 12-4 victory, its fourth of the AFL Season.
Two Nationals batters appeared in the game (spoiler alert, one of them is pictured).
Andrew Stevenson led off and played left field. In six ABs he singled, tripled, scored twice, and drove in a run to push his AFL batting average to .267. In the field, he had four putouts and fielded the ball six times total.
Drew Ward (*ahem*) singled twice, walked once, doubled once, struck once, and scored thrice. Hr drove in a run and committed error, but is hitting an Nintendo-esque .448/.529/.517 in eight games thus far.
The Desert Dogs return home this afternoon to host Surprise.
The Desert Dogs rallied from 7-1 to take an 8-7 lead but couldn’t answer the Saguaros in a 10-8 loss on Saturday. Austin Voth got the start but was lit up for seven runs on six hits (one home run) and three walks over three-plus innings. He struck out four and threw 51 pitches, 31 …
Glendale reverted to its losing ways as they didn’t play well in Peoria and lost 8-2 for its sixth loss in the last seven games. Andrew Stevenson (pictured) was the sole National to appear in the game. He led off and played centerfield but was 0-for-4. Defensively, he made three putouts and fielded five balls …
A two-out steal of third in the bottom of the 8th changed from dumb baserunning to a genius move when the Mesa catcher threw it away. That proved to be the gamewinner in a 3-2 win by Glendale that snapped a five-game losing streak. It also made a winner out of Ryan Brinley, who pitched …
The Desert Dogs rallied to tie with a two-spot in the 5th but had no answer for the Rafters’ two-run rally in the 7th as they dropped their fifth straight, 4-2. Drew Ward and Andrew Stevenson were among the starters while Nick Lee appeared in relief. Ward batted second and played 3B and reached base …
It was a very light night for the Nationals prospects in Glendale’s 6-3 loss to Peoria.
Just one player appeared: Osvaldo Abreu.
The 22-y.o. Dominican started at shortstop and batted ninth. He went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, a stolen base, and a strikeout. Defensively, Abreu had just two assists and no errors.
It was the fourth straight loss for the Desert Dogs, who host the River Rafters tonight.
The Desert Dogs got good pitching from the starter, the first man out of the ‘pen, and the last man out of the ‘pen. In between? Not so much as Peoria overcame a 3-1 deficit with four runs in the final three innings to beat Glendale, 5-4. Austin Voth (pictured) made his second start and …