Baby Bombers Go Down in Arizona Fall League Action

It has been a struggle for the Scottsdale Scorpions this season in Arizona Fall League action to win games consistently. Friday was no different, as a lack of offense was the culprit in their 2-1 loss to the visiting Surprise Saguaros. Stephen Landazuri got the start for the visitors and tossed three innings of one-run ball, and gave way to eventual winner Burch Smith, who threw two scoreless frames, allowing only one base knock. 

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Tyler Glasnow pitched well for Scottsdale, striking out six hitters, walking one and not allowing a run. Dario Alvarez and Ryan O’Sullivan each gave up a run, and that was all Surprise needed for victory. It was actually Scottsdale who jumped out to the early lead, because of, you guessed it, Greg Bird, the hot-hitting Yankees first base prospect, who drove in L.J. Mazilli with an RBI-single in the bottom of the first inning. That run was all Scottsdale would get in the contest.

Surprise scored their single runs in back-to-back innings, with RBI hits from D.J. Peterson and Pat Cantwell. For the Baby Bombers involved in the contest, Aaron Judge went 0-for-3, Bird finished 1-for-4 with the aforementioned RBI single, Tyler Austin went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks, and Dante Bichette, Jr., whose father has been mentioned as a candidate to become the Yankees next hitting coach, finished 2-for-4.

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