Peoria came into Saturday afternoon’s game with a 6-8 record. They were on the road in Mesa, taking on the 7-7 Solar Sox. Nick Gonzales was hitting lead-off and playing second base in this game. He was the only Pittsburgh Pirates player in the starting lineup.
Gonzales singled to start the game, then scored one batter later on a sacrifice fly, after former Pirates prospect Conner Loeprich threw two wild pitches to get Gonzales to third base. He singled on a grounder up the middle in the second inning. He lined out to second base in the fourth, then flew out to center field in the fifth. In the sixth inning, Gonzales connected on a bases loaded triple to make it an 11-6 score. He walked in the ninth to cap off his night. He went 3-for-5 with three runs scored, three RBIs and a walk, as Peoria won 16-13. He’s hitting .348 with a .901 OPS.
Here is video of his triple:
Nick Gonzales breaks it open here for the Javelinas with this bases clearing triple! @Pirates pic.twitter.com/rRsFgXdtEU
— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 30, 2021
This game brought us to the halfway point of the Arizona Fall League season. All of the teams are off on Sunday. Peoria will be back on Monday at 3:35 PM EDT, and the game will be the same situation as today, with the Javelinas on the road against Mesa.
