AFL: Surprise at Scottsdale 11.3.15

Best At-Bat:

— Bubba Starling, the Royals 5th ranked prospect, hit his fourth home run of the Fall and it was a no-doubter out to left at Scottsdale Stadium. Starling’s homer cleared the left-field bullpen and gave his team a 4-0 lead.

Read more about Starling on MLBpipeline.com.

Best Play:

— Indians third baseman Yandy Diaz made a few nice plays at third base. The play that stood out came in the third inning as he charged a groundball, fielded the short hop and began a 5-4-3 double play.

— Starling also made a great catch in the bottom of the sixth as San Francisco’s Christian Arroyo hit a line drive to straight away center. Starling got a good jump on the ball and made a leaping catch over his head.

Worth Mentioning:

— The wind was blowing out and clearly had some impact on the game, but there was still some power on display early.

Brewers No. 18 prospect Yadiel Rivera led off the game with an opposite field ground-rule double and Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz followed up with a two-run homer to left that definitely benefitted from the wind.

— Rangers prospect Sam Wolff got the start for Surprise and was very impressive on the mound. Wolff had struggled in his first two AFL appearances – 8 earned runs in 13 innings pitched – but looked really good Tuesday.

The right-hander threw 4 1/3 shutout innings and although he never retired the side in order, he was really effective with his breaking ball and off-speed pitches.

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