AFL 11.9.15 Salt River at Scottsdale
Notable Performance:
— Red Sox prospect Sam Travis stole the show with a three-run walkoff homer, but that wasn’t his lone contribution to the game. Travis went 2-for-6 on the afternoon and has been hitting well in the AFL as he now has a six-game hitting streak.
Read more about Travis’ day on MLBpipeline.com.
Best Play:
— Red Sox prospect Carlos Asuaje opened the game with a nice play on a slow roller up the middle. Asuaje may not be an elite defender, but has made several good plays during the AFL.
Worth Mentioning:
— Mickey Jannis, a knuckleballer in the Mets’ system, got the start for Salt River and his knuckleball was effective throughout.
The right-hander threw 50 of his 84 pitches for strikes and gave up just one unearned run in five innings of work.
Over his five AFL starts, Jannis has given up five earned runs in 24 innings.
— Twins No. 13 prospect Taylor Rogers started for Scottsdale and turned in another strong performance. The left-hander gave up two runs, one earned, in four innings. He also gave up three hits, walked three, struck out four and threw 51 of his 94 pitches for strikes.
Rogers allowed six earned runs in 21 innings over his five starts and had a streak of 10 scoreless innings snapped in Monday’s contest.
— Gabby Guerrero had a nice day at the plate. The D-backs No. 14 prospect had an RBI single in his first at-bat, but the two walks he drew may have stood out more. Just like his uncle, Guerrero is a bit of a free swinger (he struck out 108 times in 126 games this season) so it was a good sight to see him take some pitches and draw a pair of walks.
— Nationals prospect Chris Bostick hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning – his third homer of the Fall.
— Mac Williamson, the Giants No. 13 prospect, had a good afternoon as he went 3-for-5 with two RBIs.