Two untimely errors resulted in 3 unearned runs allowed, as the Zona Crew (10-12) dropped their 9-inning, 11:00am home contest to the ACL Reds 6-4 despite outhitting them 6-3.
OF Brailyn Antunez (1-for-3, walk) was back in the starting lineup after exiting Thursday’s game early and the game started well with rehabbing RHP Daniel Corniel's 1-2-3 first inning and DH Luke Adams’ homer (his 3rd in 4 games; 2-for-4, HR, walk, 2 RBIs, SB today) to lead off the bottom of the 1st inning.
However, a 2-out dropped fly ball to left field allowed 2 runs against Corniel (2 IP, 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 BB, 4 Ks), then 4 walks, 1 HBP and 1 balk issued by 19-year old RHP Dariel Jaquez (2 1/3 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 2 Ks) helped push the deficit to 4-1.
Down 6-1 late, the first 3 Brewers reached in a 2-run eighth inning (2 walks, Adams’ RBI single), then C Freider Rojas (1-for-3, walk) delivered a 2-out RBI single in the bottom of the 9th inning to cut the deficit to 6-4. Adams followed with a 7-pitch walk, but 18-year old 3B Yu-Lin Liao (0-for-3 today; 2-for-25 in his short career to date) flew out to end it.
The game had a funny way of finding Liao, who entered as a substitute for rehabbing SS Daniel Guilarte (K, BB in his first game since April 24), as he committed a run-scoring error in the 8th inning and also struck out for the team’s first out in the bottom half of that frame.
RHPs Jhosep Ospino (1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K) and Argenis Aparicio (1 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 Ks) were solid in relief to give the comeback a chance, while RHP Josue Toledo struggled a bit with control (1 1/3 IP, 2 R (1 ER), 0 H, 3 BB, 2 Ks). 2B CJ Hughes had a productive game (1-for-3, walk, 2 SBs) and Rojas gunned down 2 of 3 attempted basestealers.
Our young men in Arizona have an off day tomorrow, but return to action at the ACL Dodgers (8-14) on Monday at 8:00pm CST.