photo: Cade McGee (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Peoria Javelinas beat the Glendale Desert Dogs on Wednesday by the score of 11-9. Four Cardinals played – CF Tai Peete, 2B Cade McGee, RHP Nate Dohm and LHP Michael Watson. McGee went 3-for-4 including a home run and two RBI.
Results from the AFL game played Wednesday, October 28.
Peoria Javelinas 11, Glendale Desert Dogs 9
The Javelinas defeated the Desert Dogs on Wednesday, 11-9. Four Cardinals appeared.
Tai Peete played in center field and hit leadoff. He was 1-for-4 with an RBI, a steal and two runs scored. He struck out once.
Peete singled in the first inning and later scored Peoria’s first run. He grounded into a force out in the second, stole second base, and scored the third Javelinas’ run.
Peete made the final out of the third on a ground out to shortstop. He struck out looking in the fifth. In the seventh, Peete drove in the 11th and last run on a sacrifice fly.
Cade McGee hit ninth and played second base. He went 3-for-4 including a home run and two RBI. McGee struck out once.
He singled in his first at bat in the second inning but was forced out by teammate Peete on a ground ball to third base.
In the third, McGee blasted a two-run home run for the fifth and sixth runs.
McGee off the foul pole! @cardinals prospect Cade McGee lifts off for a two-run home run off the left field foul pole. He hit 17 home runs across two levels in 2026. pic.twitter.com/u3U8qSOvAw
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 28, 2026
He struck out looking in the fifth. McGee singled to left field in the seventh but was later out on a force out.
Nate Dohm pitched in relief. He lasted only 1/3 inning, gave up four runs, three earned, on three hits and walked two. Dohm walked his first two hitters, then gave up two singles and a double. He retired only one batter on a fly ball to left field.
Dohm threw 22 pitches, 11 for strikes.
Michael Watson relieved Dohm and threw 1 2/3 innings. He allowed three unearned runs on two hits, walked one and struck out two. Watson struck out the first batter he faced. A run scored with the next batter on a throwing error on a stolen base. He got the final out of the inning on a ground out.
Watson returned to pitch the seventh. He induced a ground out, then gave up a single and a fielder’s choice. The second out came on a line out to third. Watson walked the next batter, then gave up a three-run double. Two of the runs were unearned due to a fielding error by teammate Cade McGee on the fielder’s choice. Watson secured the final out of the inning on a strikeout.
Watson threw 35 pitches, 25 for strikes.
No other Cardinals played.
Peoria is 12-8 in the AFL season and is tied with the Scottsdale Scorpions for first place.
Thursday’s game: at Glendale Desert Dogs, Patrick Reilly RHP (2-0, 1.80) vs. Briggs McKenzie LHP (2-2, 5.79) 3:30 CT.
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