The Surprise Saguaros came into Monday’s action with a two-game lead in the Arizona Fall League standings with 14 games left in the season. Henry Davis, Nick Gonzales and Blake Sabol were all in the lineup on Monday. Omar Cruz appeared out of the bullpen first, then Colin Selby followed him. Here’s a recap of the action.
Nick Gonzales batted third and played third base. He reached on an error in the first inning. He struck out swinging in the third inning. He hit his third home run of the fall in the fifth inning (video below). Gonzales grounded out to end the seventh inning. He finished 1-for-4 with a homer and the only RBI in a 2-1 loss.
Henry Davis batted fifth and caught. He was hit by a pitch in his first time up because that’s his thing. He reached on a throwing error in the fourth. He singled on a line drive to left field in the sixth, then stole second base for his third steal of the fall. He grounded out to third base in the eighth. He finished 1-for-3 with a single and a HBP.
Blake Sabol batted sixth and served as the DH. He came up in the first with the bases loaded and grounded out to end the inning. He flew out to left field in the fourth and walked in the sixth. He flew out to left field to end the eighth. He finished 0-for-3 with a walk.
Omar Cruz came out for the sixth inning and gave up back-to-back singles to start the frame. He got a fly ball and a strikeout for the first two outs, before a single brought in a run. The next batter grounded out to second base to limit the damage. Cruz threw 24 pitches in the inning, with 14 going for strikes. He has a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings. He took the loss in this game.
Colin Selby pitched the eighth and retired the side on 12 pitches (seven strikes), with a ground out, pop up to shortstop and a strikeout. He has given up two runs in six innings, with seven strikeouts this fall.
The Saguaros played at 9:35 PM ET on Tuesday night.
Gonzales homer
Nick Gonzales is showing off the power
