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AFL: Dan Gamache Homers in One-Sided Loss

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Three Pittsburgh Pirates players were in the starting lineup on Thursday in the Arizona Fall League, starting with Elias Diaz behind the plate and batting third. Josh Bell was the designated hitter again and he batted fifth for the third straight game. Dan Gamache moved from third base to second base and he batted ninth. Scottsdale got blown out in the game, losing 11-2 to Peoria, dropping them to 1-2 on the season.

Diaz walked in his first plate appearance, then grounded out to shortstop to end the third inning. In the sixth inning, Diaz went down swinging, as did the first two Scottsdale batters in the inning. He also struck out swinging in the eighth inning, finishing with an 0-for-3 day. On defense, Diaz made a throwing error on a stolen base from Francisco Lindor.

Bell came into the game with a .167 average, going 1-for-6 with a single in the first two games. He reached on an error to lead off the second inning. Bell then picked up his first stolen base, but he was left stranded at second base. In his second at-bat, he grounded into a double play. In the seventh, Bell struck out looking in an at-bat that included all off-speed pitches. He walked in the ninth inning, ending his day by going 0-for-3 with a walk and steal.

Gamache lined out to second base in his first at-bat, then flew out to left field to end the fifth inning. In the eighth inning, Gamache hit a solo homer for Scottsdale’s second run. He was on deck when the game ended. He is 2-f0r-6 in his two games.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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