Ronald Acuña Jr. faced off with Mitch Keller 13 days ago, striking out in his first at-bat before singling in his second. Through one at-bat, he followed the same path Tuesday.The top Braves prospect took a 1-0 pitch from Keller -- the Pirates' second-ranked prospect -- deep to right for a
Ronald Acuña Jr. faced off with Mitch Keller 13 days ago, striking out in his first at-bat before singling in his second. Through one at-bat, he followed the same path Tuesday.
The top Braves prospect took a 1-0 pitch from Keller -- the Pirates' second-ranked prospect -- deep to right for a two-run shot in the third inning of Tuesday's battle of top-20 overall prospects. It was Acuna's lone knock and one of two for the Peoria, which dropped a 3-2 decision to Glendale.
Keller went four innings and allowed two runs on two hits and two walks while striking two to bring his Arizona Fall League ERA to 2.53. Mariners No. 9 prospectMax Povse outpitched Keller, yielding a run on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts over four frames and leaving with a 2-1 lead.
Gameday box score
Ninth-ranked Pirates prospect Kevin Kramer homered to right off Red Sox left-hander Bobby Poyner in the sixth to tie the game and White Sox catcher Seby Zavala's sacrifice fly in the following inning scored Dodgers No. 17 prospectDJ Peters with the go-ahead run after Peters hit a leadoff triple.
In other AFL action:
Scorpions 3, Solar Sox 1
Top Nationals prospectVictor Robles slugged his first Fall League homer with two outs in the third inning for Mesa. Nationals right-hander Kyle McGowin allowed a run on eight hits while fanning six over four innings. Angels No. 20 prospectTroy Montgomery led victorious Scottsdale, going 3-for-4 with an RBI as he fell a homer shy of the cycle. Gameday box score
Rafters 4, Saguaros 3
Rangers right-hander David Ledbetter struck out four over four perfect innings for Surprise. Twins right-hander Ryan Eades fanned the side in the fifth as the Saguaros held Salt River without a baserunner until the sixth. Cardinals first baseman John Nogowski went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for Surprise. Orioles No. 9 prospectAnthony Santander doubled twice and drove in a run for the Rafters. Salt River starter Scott Squier (Marlins) yielded one hit and one walk while striking out two in four scoreless frames. Gameday box score
