photo: Sammy Hernandez (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Peoria Javelinas edged the Salt River Rafters by the score of 11-10 on Tuesday. Five Cardinals saw action – CF Tai Peete, 1B Sammy Hernandez, 2B Cade McGee, LHP Michael Watson, and RHP Nate Dohm. Hernandez went 3-for-5 including the walkoff single, two RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored.
Results from the Arizona Fall League game played Tuesday, October 20.
Peoria Javelinas 11, Salt River Rafters 10
The Javelinas beat the Rafters by a single run on Tuesday. Five Cardinals saw action in the high scoring affair.
Tai Peete played in center field and hit leadoff. He went 1-for-5, a triple, with a run scored. Peete struck out once.
In his first at bat in the first inning, Peete tripled and scored on a sac fly for the first Peoria run. In the second, Peete struck out swinging for the final out of the inning. He grounded out to second in the third inning for the final out.
Peete flied out to left field in the sixth and again in the eighth for the third out.
Sammy Hernandez hit fifth. The first baseman was 3-for-5 with two RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored.
In the first inning, Hernandez grounded out to the shortstop for the third out. In the third, Hernandez singled to right field and drove in the Javelinas fourth run. He then stole second base and scored on a single for the sixth Peoria run.
Hernandez grounded out to third base in the fifth. In the seventh, He singled to left field and later scored the 10th run on a double. With a walkoff single, Hernandez drove in the final run for the Javelinas in the ninth.
Sammy walks it off!
The @Cardinals prospect drops an RBI single into left field to score Brandon Butterworth. Hernandez finishes the day with three hits and a stolen base! pic.twitter.com/KFwH7WxyEy
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 20, 2026
Second baseman Cade McGee hit eighth. He was 0-for-3.
In his first at bat in the second inning, McGee popped out to first base. He flied out to left field in the third. McGee was hit by a pitch in the fifth but was caught stealing for the third out. He flied out to right field in the eighth.
Michael Watson came in to pitch in relief in the fourth inning. He gave up four runs on two hits and walked one. Watson gave up a solo home run to the first batter he faced and later yielded a three-run home run. Watson also hit a batter. He threw 29 pitches, 14 for strikes.
Nate Dohm also pitched in relief. He threw a scoreless 1-2-3 sixth inning. He struck out two and induced a ground out. Dohm threw 10 pitches, eight for strikes.
No other Cardinals saw action.
Peoria is 7-7 in the AFL season.
Wednesday’s game: vs. Glendale Desert Dogs, Tekoah Roby RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Alex Wiliams RHP (0-1, 7.50) 3:30 CT.
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