photo: Sammy Hernandez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
On Tuesday, the Peoria Javelinas routed the Salt River Rafters by the score of 14-6. Four Cardinals played – C Sammy Hernandez, 2B Cade McGee, RHP Joseph King, and LHP Michael Watson. Hernandez reached base three times on a single and two walks.
Results from the Arizona Fall League game played Tuesday, November 10.
Peoria Javelinas 14 at Salt River Rafters 6 (seven innings)
The Javelinas beat the Rafters on Tuesday. Four Cardinals saw action in the game.
Sammy Hernandez was the catcher and hit sixth in the lineup. He went 1-for-3 plus two walks. In his first at bat in the second inning, Hernandez singled to center field and was out one batter later on a double play.
In the third, Hernandez drew a walk and made it to third base but was stranded. He popped out to first base in the fifth.
Hernandez flied out to left field in the sixth for the last out of the inning. He walked in the seventh and was left stranded.
Cade McGee hit ninth and played second base. He was 0-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored. McGee flied out to center field for the final out of the second inning.
McGee flied out to right field in the third for the last out. In the sixth, McGee walked, stole second base, and later scored the eighth run for Peoria.
In the seventh, McGee was hit by a pitch and was later out at third on a force out.
Joseph King came into the game in the fourth. He pitched one inning, gave up one run on one hit, walked three and struck out one. King gave up a single after putting two men on with walks. The single score the Rafters second run.
King threw 24 pitches, 10 for strikes.
Michael Watson pitched the seventh and final inning. He allowed no runs and no hits but issued two walks. He got out of the inning with a double play and a pop out.
Watson threw 16 pitches, seven for strikes.
No other Cardinal saw action.
Peoria is 17-10 in the AFL season and is tied for first place with the Surprise Saguaros with two games remaining in the regular season.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Surprise Saguaros, Winyer Chourio RHP (1-0, 3.29) vs. TBD (SUR) 2:30 CT.
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