After swinging a hot bat throughout the day, there was no one better to deliver in extras than Taylor Trammell. The Reds No. 3 prospect delivered a go-ahead single in the 11th inning to lead the Scorpions to a 9-7 victory over the Saguaros at Surprise Stadium on Saturday. Trammell doubled,
After swinging a hot bat throughout the day, there was no one better to deliver in extras than Taylor Trammell.
The Reds No. 3 prospect delivered a go-ahead single in the 11th inning to lead the Scorpions to a 9-7 victory over the Saguaros at Surprise Stadium on Saturday. Trammell doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs in his eighth Arizona Fall League contest.
MLB.com's No. 17 overall prospect came into the day with a .250 average, but with hits in three straight games. Trammell started off in the first inning with a two-strike double into right field against No. 26 Royals prospectScott Blewett. Two frames later against the Surprise starter, the outfielder banged a single back up the middle.
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In the seventh against reliever Matt Eckelman (Pirates), Trammell beat out a fielder's choice to first base that plated No. 8 Reds prospect Shed Long. The pair proved to be critical again in the 11th as Trammell brought in Long with a decisive single to center.
Through eight contests, Trammell is hitting .294 with a .715 OPS.
Third-ranked Mets prospectPeter Alonso belted his third home run of the AFL while Darick Hall (Phillies) collected his second. Austin Listi (Phillies) rounded out the Scorpions offense with three hits and two runs scored.
For Surprise, fifth-ranked Pirates prospectCole Tucker went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs and Andy Young (Cardinals) collected his first home run of the fall slate.
In other AFL action:
Javelinas 6, Rafters 5
Top Brewers prospectKeston Hiura led Peoria's offense with a single and an RBI double to left in the third inning that capped Javelina's scoring and helped the club improve to 7-3. No. 9 Rays prospectLucius Fox singled, walked twice, knocked in a run and scored twice. No. 25 Padres prospectHudson Potts laced a two-run double, and Milwaukee's No. 19 prospect Trent Grisham added an RBI as part of a five-run second. No. 9 Mariners prospectWyatt Mills and Atlanta's 12th-ranked prospectKyle Muller each tossed a scoreless frame of relief. D-backs No. 5 prospectDaulton Varsho led all Salt River batters with two hits and a run scored. Arizona's ninth-ranked prospect Drew Ellis and No. 18 Twins prospectTravis Blankenhorn each provided a two-run double, and second-ranked Nationals prospectCarter Kieboom chipped in a hit and an RBI. Gameday box score
Solar Sox 11, Desert Dogs 8
A solo shot from Cubs No. 6 prospectNico Hoerner jump-started a four-run sixth to give Mesa enough room to withstand a late Glendale rally. Hoerner also tripled and walked, driving in three runs and scoring twice to boost his fall average to .286. Tigers No. 8 prospectDaz Cameron added to the Solar Sox offense with three hits -- including a double -- and a walk in four at-bats with an RBI and three runs scored, and fourth-ranked Angels prospectJahmai Jones drove in three runs on a pair of singles. Indians No. 6 prospectYu Chang had a scary end to an otherwise brilliant day at the plate after being hit by a Sandy Baez (Tigers No. 26) pitch in his final plate appearance in the ninth. Chang stayed in the game, finishing with two doubles and a single to drive in a run and score once. Orioles No. 12 prospectRyan McKenna tripled twice, scored twice and collected two RBIs for Glendale. Gameday box score
