In the Arizona Fall League on Monday afternoon, the Surprise Saguaros defeated Peoria by a 9-3 score. Two Pirates saw action in this game.
Eric Wood was the only Pirate in the starting lineup. He batted fourth and played third base. Wood came up in the first inning with two outs and a man on first base. He doubled to left field, bringing home the first run of the game. Wood came up in the second inning with runners on the corners and two outs. He doubled again in a big spot, this time bringing home two runs. After a fly out to center field in the fifth inning, he brought home his fourth run with an RBI ground out in the sixth.
In the eighth inning, Wood struck out swinging to give him a 2-for-5 night. He moved into first place in the RBI race, now sitting at 20 for the season.
Montana DuRapau pitched the seventh inning and gave up a lead-off single. He then retired the side on a ground out, line out to right field and a strikeout. He threw 15 pitches total, with ten going for strikes. DuRapau mixed his four-seamer and his cutter until the last two pitches, which were both sliders. He topped out at 93.0 MPH, working in the 89-92 range.
Surprise will be home tomorrow against Glendale in an afternoon contest. There are just three games left in the regular season. The Saguaros have a two game lead over second place Peoria and a 2.5 game lead over third place Glendale. If Surprise wins the division, they will play the championship game on Saturday, which will be televised on MLB Network.