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AFL Mesa at Peoria 10.21.15

Notable Performances:

— After a strong 2015 campaign, Reds No. 6 prospect Nick Travieso didn’t disappoint in his Arizona Fall League debut.

The right-hander was nearly perfect as he walked one and struck out four in three scoreless innings. The former first-round pick threw 16 of 24 pitches for strikes and showed off good command throughout his start. Read more about him on MLBpipeline.com.

Best Play:

— Reds prospect Phillip Ervin showed off his throwing arm in center. After catching a medium-depth fly ball, Ervin fired a strike to third base and nearly threw the runner out trying to advance from second. However, Peoria appealed and insisted the runner left the bag early. Following the appeal, he was called out.

Worth Mentioning:

— Left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea was really impressive in his Fall League debut last week and through two innings Wednesday it was more of the same.

But then came the third. After a pair of strong innings to start the game, Manaea lost some command in the third as he walked one, hit a batter and gave up four hits in that fateful frame.

While the third inning was disappointing, Manaea finished four innings having allowed three runs on five hits. Take away the third and he had a trio of 1-2-3 innings.

Although Manaea lost command in the third, his slider looked really good in the other innings and it’s easy to see why the Oakland organization wanted to acquire him.

— After Manaea left, a pair of A’s relievers came in and both looked good. Aaron Kurcz tossed a 1-2-3 inning with one strikeout and was followed up by Kris Hall and Brendan McCurry, who did the same.

— Cubs prospect Willson Contreras had a good day at the plate with a pair of doubles. Contreras doubled off the wall in left-center in the fourth and hit one to the warning track in right field in the seventh. He also hit a game tying two-run homer in the eighth.

— Marlins shortstop prospect J.T. Riddle had an RBI double off the right-field wall. Riddle is really starting to drive the ball as he doubled and homered in Tuesday night’s game.

— Braves prospect Mauricio Cabrera was clocked at 102 MPH on the radar gun. Of course, when you throw that hard, you’re susceptible to a long home run, which Cabrera gave up to Contreras.