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The Peoria Javelinas lost to the Surprise Saguaros on Wednesday. Five Cardinals saw action in the game. They are C Sammy Hernandez, 2B Cade McGee, RHP Nate Dohm, LHP Michael Watson, and RHP Nolan Sparks.
Results from the game played Wednesday, October 14.
Peoria Javelinas 8 at Surprise Saguaros 9
The Javelinas were defeated by the Saguaros by the score of 9-8. Five Cardinals saw action in the game.
Catcher Sammy Hernandez was in the starting lineup, batting third. Hernandez went 0-for-4 with a walk and a strikeout.
In the first inning, Hernandez reached on an error but was left on base. In the second, Hernandez flew out to center field for the final out.
Hernandez drew a walk in the fourth but was left stranded. He flew out to left field for the third out in the sixth.
In the eighth, Hernandez struck out swinging.
The Saguaros stole seven bases with Hernandez behind the plate. Three were with the starting pitcher, one with Dohm, and three more with two different Peoria relievers. Hernandez also made a pickoff error.
Second baseman Cade McGee was in the starting lineup, batting eighth. McGee went 0-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. He walked once and struck out once.
In his first at-bat in the second inning, McGee walked to drive in the first Javelinas run and later scored the fourth Peoria run of the game on a single. In the third, McGee flew out to left field for the inning’s final out. In the fifth, he popped out to second for the final out.
In the seventh, McGee flew out to left field to end the inning. He struck out looking in the ninth.
Nate Dohm entered the game to pitch in relief in the fifth inning. He gave up two runs, one earned, on two hits, walked one and struck out one. He allowed two singles. Dohm threw 28 pitches, 14 for strikes.
Michael Watson pitched a scoreless seventh in relief. He walked two and struck out one. He did not allow any hits. Watson threw 28 pitches, 15 for strikes.
Nolan Sparks pitched 2/3 of a scoreless inning in the eighth. He induced a ground out to the first batter for the second out. He allowed an inherited runner to score on a single that became the winning run. Sparks threw a wild pitch that did not score a run and threw seven total pitches, five for strikes.
No other Cardinals saw action.
Peoria is 4-5 in the AFL season.
Thursday’s game: vs. Scottsdale Scorpions
- RHP Tekoah Roby (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Joey Dixon (0-0, 0.00)
- First Pitch: 8:30 p.m. CST.
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