In the Arizona Fall League on Friday night, the Surprise Saguaros lost 3-2 to Salt River, dropping them to 4-5 on the season. Just two Pirates saw action in this game.
Eric Wood was the only Pirate in the starting lineup. He batted sixth and played left field. Wood came into the day with a .429 batting average, which was tops in the AFL. In the second inning, he struck out during his first at-bat. He came up with two men on and two outs in the third inning and drew a walk to load the bases. Wood struck out for the second time in the fifth inning. His tough day continued in the eighth with his third strikeout, leaving him 0-for-3 with a walk.
Alex McRae came on to pitch the fourth inning and allowed two singles and a stolen base, though he got out of the inning on a strikeout/caught stealing double play. He was mostly throwing his four-seam fastball, which he used for the strikeout. That topped out at 93.5 MPH.
McRae pitched the fifth inning as well and gave up another single, but no damage otherwise. He again topped out at 93.5 MPH and used his four-seamer for a strikeout. His slider produced a pop up and the single, while he got former Pirate JaCoby Jones out on a liner to left field off a 92 MPH fastball. McRae threw 30 pitches, with 20 going for strikes. In six innings this fall, he has allowed three runs on six hits and one walk, picking up four strikeouts.
Surprise plays at home Saturday afternoon against Glendale, a team with a 3-7 record.
