photo: Thomas Saggese (Springfield Cardinals)
On Thursday, the Glendale Desert Dogs lost 10-1 to the Scottsdale Scorpions at Scottsdale Stadium. Cardinals third baseman Thomas Saggese doubled in four plate appearances.
Results from the Arizona Fall League game played on Thursday, October 31.
Glendale Desert Dogs 1 at Scottsdale Scorpions 10
Only one St. Louis Cardinal participated in Thursday’s game in which the Glendale Desert Dogs (11-9) lost 10-1 to the Scottsdale Scorpions (8-12) at Scottsdale Stadium.
Thomas Saggese started at third base and doubled with three strikeouts in four plate appearances. He also participated in a 6-4-3 double play in the field.
Hitting in the cleanup spot, Saggese struck out in the second, the fourth, and the ninth. His lone hit came when he led off the seventh inning with a double to right field. He was stranded there.
Saggese was one of only three Desert Dogs to tally a hit in the loss and contributed three of his team’s 18 strikeouts.
With this performance, Saggese has a .404 batting average and a 1.158 OPS in 13 AFL games to date.
Friday’s game: vs. Mesa Solar Sox, RHP Connor Phillips (0-1, 6.10) vs. T.J. Fondtain LHP (0-1, 6.43) 2:30 CT.
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