Brian Goodwin and Matt Skole both homered but a bases-loaded walk in the 10th — the third in a row with two outs — upended Salt River as the Rafters fell in extras, 5-4. Three position players and Washington’s sole starting pitcher appeared in the game. • Ryan Perry threw four perfect innings in his …
After blowing a 4-1 lead in the 9th, the Salt River Rafters got a walkoff solo shot from the White Sox’s Andy Wilkins in the bottom of the 10th for a 5-4 win over the Mesa Solar Sox. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for Salt River and extended Mesa’s to seven. The starting …
On the field, the Hagerstown Suns improved upon a successful 2011 campaign with an 82-55 overall record. They missed the first half by three games with a 42-27 mark, but won the second with slightly worse record of 40-28, only to get swept in the playoffs with a pair of 2-run losses (3-1, 7-5). Some …
The Scorpions stung the Rafters with a three-run 3rd and added single runs in the 5th and 7th innings en route to hand Salt River its third straight loss, 5-3.
Matt Skole singled, doubled and scored a run while batting third and playing first base, where he took part in four double plays — including an unassisted twin-killing in the 7th.
Anthony Rendon had his on-base streak stopped with an 0-for-4 effort and committed two errors (one fielding, one throwing).
Jason Martinson struck out twice in three hitless at-bats, but combined with Skole for other three DPs.
Paul Demny let in a run on two hits — a double and a single — and struck out a batter in the 7th, raising his ERA to 4.05 in four appearances.
With the loss, Salt River falls to 5-5, a ½ game behind Scottsdale in the AFL East Division.
With no Nationals playing for the Salt River Rafters last night, let’s take a look at how the boys are doing in the various winter leagues, beginning of course with the AFL: AFL HITTERS AFL PITCHERS VWL HITTERS VWL PITCHER DWL PITCHERS MWL PITCHERS Just a reminder folks: none of these batters or pitchers will …
It was a pitcher’s duel in the desert with the Salt River Rafters falling to the Peoria Javelinas, 3-1.
Four Nationals saw game action:
The Rafters finish out the week with another pair of games at and versus the Scottsdale Scorpions tonight and tomorrow evening.
Salt River rallied from a 7-1 deficit, scoring 11 unanswered runs before holding off a late charge from Peoria in a 12-9 victory yesterday. Anthony Rendon, serving as the Rafters DH in the cleanup spot, doubled in two during a four-run rally in the top of the 9th. He finished the afternoon with a mark …
The Salt River Rafters and Phoenix Desert Dogs played to a 3-3 tie over 11 innings last night. Three Nats farmhands played in the contest: Brian Goodwin was the DH and led off, but went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. Matt Skole batted third, played first base, and went 1-for-3 with two walks. Aaron Barrett tossed …
Lost in the big club’s playoff run late last week was the announcement from Baseball America for its International League Top 20 prospects. Coming in at #20 was the formerly enigmatic Christian Garcia. Garcia was first spotted here last August, a line item if were he not a former New York Yankee farmhand (hence the …
Matt Skole’s two-out, two-run single in the 10th snapped a 2-2 tie and ended a… wait for it… two-game losing streak as Salt River triumphed 4-2 over Phoenix yesterday afternoon. The hit was Skole’s third of the game as the 23-year-old went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, and two RBI as the Rafters’ DH, …