Surprise won 6-2 on Tuesday, pushing them to an 8-5 record, which was the best in the league at the end of play yesterday. They played the late game on Wednesday night with three Pittsburgh Pirates in the lineup. Here’s a recap of the game:
Nick Gonzales played third base and batted lead-off. He flew out to left field to start the game, then popped out to second base to end the third inning. He had an infield single in the fifth inning and scored a run, then flew out to center in the sixth. He had a 1-for-4 night
Blake Sabol batted sixth and he was the catcher. He struck out swinging in the second, then hit a grand slam in the fourth that tied the game 5-5. It was his first homer of the fall. He had a bases loaded chance the next inning and drew a walk, which scored Nick Gonzales. Sabol struck out in the eighth. He went 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk, with five RBIs.
Jacob Gonzalez batted seventh and he was the DH. He grounded out to shortstop in the second inning, then struck out in the fourth. He flew out to left field to end the fifth. He hit a solo homer in the eighth, which was his first hit of the fall. He went 1-for-4.
Colin Selby came out for the save in the ninth. He got a seven-pitch ground out for the first out. The second batter lined out to center field. The next batter walked on eight pitches. That was followed by a game-ending swinging strikeout for the 7-5 victory. He needed 24 pitches to get the save. Selby has allowed two runs in five innings over five appearances this fall.
Surprise has a 3:35 PM ET game on Thursday. You can view the live stream here.
Here’s the Sabol homer
