photo: Tekoah Roby (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Scottsdale Scorpions beat the Peoria Javelinas on Tuesday. Starter and TCN Player of the Day Tekoah Roby fanned four and allowed one run in 3 1/3 innings before Andre Granillo earned the save. Victor Scott homered, singled, stole a base and scored twice. Jeremy Rivas took an o-fer.
Results from the game played Tuesday, November 1.
Scottsdale Scorpions 5, Peoria Javelinas 4
Four St. Louis Cardinals prospects appeared in the Scorpions home win over the Javelinas on Tuesday afternoon. Starting the game were Victor Scott and Jeremy Rivas. Tekoah Roby opened the game on the mound and Andre Granillo was the closer.
Center fielder Scott hit leadoff. He went 2-for-5 including a home run, a stolen base and two runs scored. In his first at-bat in the first inning, Scott hit a solo home run on the first pitch he saw. It was a line drive to right field. In the second inning, he reached on a fielder’s choice but was stranded.
Cardinals prospect Victor Scott II’s leadoff homer today.
It’s all about the 80 wheels for Scott, but he has some sneaky pop to the pull side and a quick, compact stroke. pic.twitter.com/eaqdwCcSGm
— Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) November 1, 2023
Scott grounded out to first in the fourth inning. He singled to right field in the sixth, stole second and scored. Scott struck out in the eighth.
Jeremy Rivas was the shortstop and hit ninth. He was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and a run scored. In his first at-bat he struck out swinging. Rivas popped out to first base in the fourth.
Rivas struck out in the sixth but reached on the wild pitch third strike. He later scored just ahead of Scott. Rivas was the tying run and Scott represented the lead run. Rivas grounded out to third in the seventh.
Tekoah Roby was Scottsdale’s starting pitcher. The right-hander went 3 1/3 innings, gave up one run on four hits, struck out four and walked one. In his first inning, Roby struck out one, gave up a single, then induced two fly outs to the outfield. In his second inning, he gave up a single, hit a batter, and got three outs on a fly out, a force out, and a ground out.
Roby gave up a single and a walk in the third, struck out two and induced a fly out. In the fourth, Roby struck out the first batter. He then gave up a double and was replaced. The batter on base later scored when the Scottsdale reliever allowed an RBI single.
Andre Granillo pitched the ninth. He pitched a scoreless inning, with a single allowed, one walk and a strikeout. He threw two wild pitches. Granillo struck out one and induced two ground outs. Though it was eventful, Granillo earned his second save of the AFL.
Scottsdale is 13-11 on the season and is in second place, two games back of the Surprise Saguaros.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Mesa Solar Sox, DJ Herz LHP (1-0, 4.20) vs. Tyler Santana RHP (1-0, 3.75) 8:30 CT.
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