photo: Travis Honeyman (Brian Walton/The Cardinal Nation)
The Glendale Desert Dogs lost to the Surprise Saguaros in an extra innings to fall to 0-2 on the AFL season. Travis Honeyman singled, homered, walked, stole a base and scored twice. Randel Clemente took a blown save and the loss.
Results for game played Wednesday, October 8.
Glendale Desert Dogs 10 at Surprise Saguaros 11 (10 innings)
The Desert Dogs were defeated by the Saguaros in a walk off in extra innings on Wednesday night.
Two Cardinals appeared in the game. Travis Honeyman played in center field and hit fourth in the lineup. Reliever Randel Clemente pitched the 10th inning.
Honeyman went 2-for-4 with a walk, a strikeout, an RBI on a solo home run, and two runs scored. He also stole his second base in the AFL.
In his first at bat in the second inning, Honeyman flied out to right field. He singled to center field in the fourth and was left stranded.
Honeyman hit a majestic solo home run in the sixth.
OF Travis Honeyman blasted a 429 ft. home run yesterday, his first of the AFL season, finishing 2-for-4 with 2 runs score, HBP, and a stolen base.
RHP Chen-Wei Lin will make his AFL debut tonight when he makes his first start against Scottsdale at 6:30 PM CT. pic.twitter.com/YBgtGlCwFf
— Cardinals Player Development (@CardsPlayerDev) October 9, 2025
In the seventh, he was hit by a pitch and later scored. He struck out in his final at bat in the ninth.
Clemente was brought in to pitch the top of the 10th inning and protect a two-run lead. Clemente gave up a double and a run on the first pitch he threw. He struck out the next two batters. Clemente followed that with back-to-back walks, then gave up a single that scored two runs and ended the game. He was charged with a blown save and the loss.
The Desert Dogs held a seven-run lead in the eighth, but a trio of relievers from the White Sox organization gave up seven runs among them to tie the game. The Desert Dogs scored two in the 10th to retake the lead, only for Clemente to blow that edge. It was not a good night for the final four relievers for Glendale.
The Desert Dogs play the Scottsdale Scorpions on Thursday afternoon. Chen Wei-Lin is scheduled to start.
Thursday’s game: vs. Scottsdale Scorpions, Chen Wei-Lin RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. Ryan Murphy RHP (0-0, 0.00) 3:30 CT.
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