Pages homers twice, Kjerstad stays hot in AFL
Glendale 20, Salt River 4 Two of the Dodgers' most exciting prospects led the charge in what became a 24-hit onslaught. Andy Pages put a slow start to his AFL campaign behind him, mashing a pair of solo homers as part of a four-hit night. Baseball's No. 66 overall prospect
Glendale 20, Salt River 4
Two of the Dodgers' most exciting prospects led the charge in what became a 24-hit onslaught. Andy Pages put a slow start to his AFL campaign behind him, mashing a pair of solo homers as part of a four-hit night. Baseball's No. 66 overall prospect collected six hits and scored five times in the past two games. Jose Ramos added a pair of run-scoring knocks for Glendale, which scored in seven different innings. The No. 8 Dodgers prospect, who drove in 97 runs during the regular season, had four RBIs on the night. Austin Martin chipped in his first home run of the campaign out of the leadoff spot and fell a triple shy of the cycle. The 12th-ranked Twins prospect racked up four hits and drove in a professional-best five runs. More »
Pages rockets his second homer of the game! pic.twitter.com/CccydghLv2
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Peoria 10, Scottsdale 6
Heston Kjerstad slugged his second homer, doubled and drove in a pair of runs to improve his AFL average to .355 and OPS to. 1.039 for the Scorpions, who could not overcome an early 7-3 deficit. Selected second overall in 2020, Baltimore's No. 9 prospect made his pro debut this past season, batting .309 with an .851 OPS between Single-A Delmarva and High-A Aberdeen. Luis Matos contributed an RBI for Scottsdale, giving the No. 3 Giants prospect a circuit-leading 10. Jackson Merrill improved his average to .393 with a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly. The top-ranked Padres prospect has a .957 OPS and has gone 11-for-25 (.457) with two extra-base hits, seven runs and six RBIs after going hitless in his AFL debut. More »
Heston Kjerstad is red-hot 🌶️
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The No. 9 @Orioles prospect smacks a two-run homer, his 11th hit over seven Fall League games. pic.twitter.com/WodUtdF096
Surprise 3, Mesa 2
Bucking the trend through the first week's worth of AFL games, pitching moved to the forefront. T.J. Sikkema led the way for the Saguaros, allowing a run on two hits and two walks in four innings. The No. 16 Royals prospect struck out three, walked a pair and picked up the win. Sikkema was matched by Mason Miller, who rebounded from a rough AFL debut in which he didn't make it out of the second inning. Oakland's 20th-ranked prospect worked three frames and surrendered one run while striking out two. Astros prospect Will Wagner doubled twice, walked and drove in a run for Surprise. The son of former Major Leaguer Billy Wagner is batting .455 with a 1.402 OPS and eight RBIs. Mason Auer opened the scoring with an RBI double for Mesa. The No. 12 Rays prospect also swiped his fourth base, tied for the AFL lead. More »
This is something to "Rave" about! John Rave smashes the lone long-ball in today's Saguaros win over the Mesa Solar Sox! #AFL22 pic.twitter.com/JzHlwdyW3v
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 11, 2022