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AFL Recap: Saguaros Snap Five-Game Losing Streak

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The Surprise Saguaros looked to break a five-game losing streak on Friday afternoon, as they took on Scottsdale. This game is the halfway point of the 30-game schedule and the Saguaros trailed first place by four games at the start of the day. Will Craig was the only member of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the lineup today, so there wasn’t much to cover. Surprise won 3-1 in one of the quickest games of the fall (2:22 game time).

In his first at-bat, Craig popped up to first base with runners on the corners, ending the first inning. He struck out swinging in the fourth inning, then lined out to left field in the sixth. Craig struck out swinging in the eighth, leaving him 0-for-4 on the day. He had a busy day in the field, though he also committed his first error of the fall. Craig has a .262 average through 11 games.

Surprise takes on Scottsdale again tomorrow, this time at home. It’s a 3:35 PM start time.

** Dario Agrazal was officially removed from the roster today, though he went back home last week, so it was just a paper move at this point. He was supposed to start early last week, but he was bothered by swelling in his lower back. Agrazal threw a bullpen last Wednesday, with hopes of starting on Friday, but the pain returned and an MRI showed the swelling. At that point, he was sent home for the winter. He made one start this fall and allowed five runs over five innings.

 

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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