Surprise’s relievers coughed up four in top of the 9th but the batters got ’em right back in the bottom half for an 8-7 walkoff win vs. Salt River. Drew Millas and Donovan Casey were in the Sagauros starting lineup at catcher and center field, respectively. Millas went 1-for-4 at the plate and racked up …
The Sagauros ran their win streak to four with a 5-1 win over the Javelinas.
Two Nationals were in the starting lineup:
Surprise returns home this afternoon to host Salt River.
Surprise got two in the 1st and never trailed as they took their third straight AFL contest, 8-3 over Scottsdale.
Drew Millas (pictured) was the sole National to appear in the game. The 23-y.o. draft pick by… wait for it… the Athletics in 2019 was the Saguaros backstop and batted fifth in the lineup.
At the plate, Millas went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI. Behind it, he had eight putouts but had three bases stolen against him without anyone caught stealing.
First-place Surprise (8-3) travels to third-place Peoria (4-7) this afternoon.
Perhaps it’s fitting that the two pitchers who went unscathed got the “W” and the “SV” as the Saguaros outslugged the Solar Sox, 16-15 yesterday afternoon. Jackson Cluff was once again the sole Nats position player in the starting lineup. The 24-y.o. from Colorado went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, and three runs scored. …
Surprise broke out for crooked numbers three times in it first seven “ups” and held off a late charge by Peoria for a 10-6 win to close out the week.
Jackson Cluff (pictured) was the only Washington player to appear in the game. He batted eighth and played shortstop.
At the plate, the 24-y.o. went 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. In the field, Cluff had a putout and an assist while taking part in a 3-6-3 double play.
With a loss by the Desert Dogs, the Saguaros returned to 1st place in the AFL West. Surprise remains home for an afternoon game tomorrow against Mesa.
Jackson Rutledge was able to limit the damage early but faltered again late as Surprise saw its modest three-game win streak end with a 9-2 loss to Glendale. Rutledge gave one in the 1st and four in the 5th and needed 70 pitches to get 12 outs. He was charged with the loss, along with …
Scottsdale answered Surprise’s field goal in the 2nd with a safety in the 3rd to make it 3-2. After that, it was all Sagauros as the Nats’ AFL entry stung the Scorpions for fourteen unanswered runs in a 17-2 rout on Thursday afternoon. Three of “our guys” were in the starting lineup: Donovan Casey led …
The Saguaros broke up the Star Trek Convention on the Salt River Fields scoreboard with a run in the 6th, then added two more in the 7th, and on e in the 9th to double up the Rafters, 4-2. Just two Nationals took part in the festivities. Donovan Casey (pictured) batted second as the DH …
Surprise rallied for two in the 6th to tie and single runs in the 7th and 9th to take the Monday afternoon game, 5-3. The win stopped a two-game slide.
Jackson Cluff was the sole position player in the Saguaros starting lineup. He led off and went 1-for-5 with a double, a run scored, and two whiffs. In the field, he had four assists with no errors.
Cole Henry was the second man out of the Surprise ‘pen and pitched two and a 1/3rd inning, allowing an unearned run on a double and two walks. He struck out four.
Evan Lee got the last two outs of the 4th inning but allowed the run he inherited from Henry and walked two of the five batters he faced.
Surprise is off today and travels to Salt River tomorrow.
In what very well may be the opening salvo for the upcoming CBA talks, multiple outlets are reporting that MLB plans to announce the requirement of teams to provide housing to minor-leaguers, beginning in 2022. Like many things MLB and MiLB and its financial dealings, details are sketchy. Whether the requirement will mean housing stipends …