photo: Miguel Ugueto (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Glendale Desert Dogs fell to the Salt River Rafters by a 5-2 score on Tuesday. Center fielder Miguel Ugueto singled, was hit by a pitch and drove in a run.
Glendale Desert Dogs 2 at Salt River Rafters 5
Playing for the first time since Thursday due to the rain from the remnants of Hurricane Priscilla, on Tuesday the Desert Dogs lost to the Rafters at Salt River by the score of 5-2.
Two Cardinals took the field for the road squad. Travis Honeyman was in the starting lineup hitting second and playing in center field. Miguel Ugueto was in right field and hit ninth.
Honeyman went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts. He grounded out in the first inning. Honeyman drew a walk in the fourth but was left stranded on third base.
Honeyman struck out looking in the sixth and struck out looking again in the eighth. The outfielder sports a .200 average, with an OPS of .885 in three games played.
Ugueto was 1 for-2 with an RBI. His first at bat was in the third inning when he grounded out to the shortstop.
In the fifth, Ugueto singled to right field and drove in one of Glendale’s two runs. He was hit by a pitch in the seventh but was stranded at first base.
Ugueto is hitting .429 with an OPS of 1.413 in two games.
The Desert Dogs are 1-3 on the season.
Wednesday’s game: at Peoria Javelinas, Alex Amalfi RHP (0-0, 9.00) vs. Carson Montgomery RHP (1-0, 3.00) 3:30 CT.
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