Photo: Sammy Hernandez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Peoria Javelinas blanked the Salt River Rafters on Friday. Two Cardinals saw action in the game. CF Tai Peete and 1B Sammy Hernandez were in the starting lineup, batting leadoff and hitting third.
Results from the game played Friday, October 16.
Peoria Javelinas 10 at Salt River Rafters 0
The Javelinas shut out the Rafters by the score of 10-0 on Friday. Two Cardinals saw action in the game. They were CF Tai Peete and 1B Sammy Hernandez.
Peete went 1-for-4, a triple with two RBI. He walked once and struck out twice. In his first at-bat in the first inning, he lined out to right field.
In the third, the center fielder struck out looking. He tripled in the fourth and drove in two runs. Peete drew a walk in the fifth but didn’t advance.
In the eighth, Peete struck out swinging.
Hernandez was 1-for-3 with two runs scored. He drew two walks and struck out once. His strikeout was in the first, as he made the final out of the inning.
The first baseman doubled to lead off the fourth and later scored the first Peoria run. In the fifth, he walked and later scored on a double for the Javelinas’ sixth run.
In the sixth, Hernandez walked but was left stranded. He grounded out to the shortstop in the eighth for the final out.
No other Cardinals saw action.
Peoria is 5-6 in the AFL season.
Saturday’s game: vs Scottsdale Scorpions
- Kannon Kemp RHP (0-1, 9.64) vs. Peyton Niksch RHP (1-0, 1.93)
- First Pitch: 5:30 p.m. CST
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