The Surprise Saguaros lost their second game in a row on Friday. They played at Chase Field (home of the Arizona Diamondbacks) on Saturday as part of an Arizona Fall League tripleheader. No Pittsburgh Pirates hitters were in the lineup, but this game was started by Quinn Priester, and reliever Colin Selby also saw work. Here’s a recap of the game.
Priester faced four batters in the first, with one man reaching via error. He topped out at 95.5 MPH on two pitches in that frame. He ran into a lot of trouble in the second inning. Two singles and a walk, surrounding a strikeout, loaded the bases with one out. Another strikeout nearly got him out of the frame, but then he allowed back-to-back doubles, resulting in four earned runs. He threw 30 pitches that inning and topped out at 96.7 MPH. In the third inning, Priester needed just ten pitches to retire the side in order. He mixed in four types of pitches that inning. In the fourth, he got three ground outs on nine pitches. Once again, he threw four different pitches.
Priester allowed a single to start the fifth, but the runner got thrown out trying to stretch it to a double. The next batter struck out, then he gave up a double, before getting the final out of his day. He threw 12 pitches in the inning, topping out at 94.6 MPH, while mixing in four pitches. He finished with four runs on six hits, one walk and four strikeouts. In three starts, he has allowed eight earned runs in 13 innings.
Selby tossed a scoreless inning on 20 pitches, with 11 strikes thrown. He allowed a single and walked a batter, while picking up two strikeouts. In four appearances, he has allowed two runs in four innings, while striking out five batters. He threw 12 fastballs that ranged from 96.4 MPH to 99.0 MPH.
Surprise lost 4-1 in a seven-inning game.
Surprise is off on Sunday. They have a late game on Monday.
