Another Scottsdale win as the Scorpions are barely hanging on to some playoff hopes in the Arizona Fall League. Elijah Pleasants made another start for Scottsdale and Tyler Vogel had his best appearance of the fall as Giants pitching led the way to the win, while Charlie Szykowny had a bounceback game. Next up is the Fall Stars Game and a few days off.
AFL: Scottsdale Scorpions 6, Mesa Solar Sox 1
Giants Prospects to Spotlight:
- 1B Charlie Szykowny: 2-4 – Back at first base, Charlie Szykowny had a solid game with a pair of singles after a rough stretch of hitting. He’s now 14-for-53 (.264) with a triple and two home runs over 13 games played this fall, with two walks to just nine strikeouts.
- SP Elijah Pleasants: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HBP – Pleasants made his fourth start of the fall, one of just two Scottsdale pitchers with that many, in his fifth appearance. He has six walks to 18 strikeouts in 15.0 innings, with a 6.60 ERA.
- RP Tyler Vogel: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K – Vogel made his longest appearance of the fall with two innings, with a shutout appearance. He lowered his ERA to 6.14, and now has four walks to six strikeouts in 7.1 innings.
Other Scottsdale Top Prospect Lines:
- CF Jett Williams (NYM, #52 Overall): 2-5, 1 K, 1 SB (7)
- LF Drew Gilbert (NYM, #74 Overall): 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B (2), 1 BB, 1 K
- 3B Jacob Reimer (NYM, #20 Team): 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- RP Khristian Curtis (PIT, #27 Team): 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Top Mesa Prospect Lines:
- CF Denzel Clarke (A’s, #10 Team): 1-3, 1 3B (3), 1 K, 1 HBP
- LF Niko Kavadas (LAA, #29 Team): 0-4, 3 K
- 3B Cole Fontenelle (LAA, #21 Team): 0-4, 2 K
- 2B Mac Horvath (TB, #19 Team): 0-4, 1 K
Programming Note:
We’ve reached the penultimate weekend of the Fall season, and that means it’s time for the Fall Stars Game, the Arizona Fall League’s equivalent of the All-Star Game. It will be hosted at Mesa’s Sloan Park, with a home run derby on Friday night, and the game itself on Saturday. No Giants are in the home run derby, but I can’t find a full Fall Stars roster. If any Giants play in Saturday’s game, I’ll do a report, but if not, we can all have Saturday night off. The entire league as Sunday the 10th off as well, so we’ll be back to regular Scottsdale reporting on Monday the 11th, with four more games running through November 14th.