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AFL Recap: Surprise Loses One-Sided Contest on Thursday Afternoon

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The Surprise Saguaros took on Mesa at home on Thursday afternoon. Cole Tucker and Bryan Reynolds were both in the lineup. It was a one-sided game from the start, as the Saguaros dropped to .500 (4-4) with an 18-2 loss.

Tucker had a seven pitch at-bat in the first inning that ended on a fly ball to center field. He was called out on strikes to end the third inning. He grounded out to shortstop to end the sixth, as Surprise was still looking for their first hit of the night. They would pick that first hit up in the seventh inning, but Tucker never got on the board. He grounded into a double play in his final at-bat, leaving him 0-for-4 on the night. He’s hitting .286, with four walks and four stolen bases.

Reynolds had a seven pitch at-bat in the first inning that ended on a fly ball to center field (yes that’s the same as Tucker’s first at-bat). He grounded out to second base in the fourth inning and struck out in the seventh. Reynolds was replaced on defense in the eighth inning. He is now hitting .143 through five games, though he has six walks already.

Surprise takes on Mesa again tomorrow, this time on the road and at night. It’s a 9:35 PM EST start time and their third of four night games this season. Dario Agrazal is scheduled to make his second start. (UPDATE: According to a source, Agrazal has now been shut down and likely won’t be pitching anymore this fall)

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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