Morning Rundown: Jase Bowen hit, Arizona Diamondbacks tie series
Jase Bowen picks up another hit in AFL, Arizona ties World Series.
Salt River erased a 4-0 deficit by scoring five unanswered runs in the fifth and sixth innings, beating Glendale on Saturday to push them over .500.
Jack Brannigan got the scoring going with a sacrifice fly that scored Tyler Tolve. He finished the night 0-2 with a strikeout, dropping his average to .172.
Jase Bowen played right field and went 1-3 with a single, walk, strikeout, and run scored. His OPS is currently at .946.
Cameron Junker was the only Pirates’ pitcher to play in the game, pitching a lone shutout inning in which he allowed two hits. Teams are off again on Sunday, with the AFL All-Star game a week from Sunday.
Merrill Kelly out-dueled Jordan Montgomery, pitching seven one-run innings and striking out nine batters without surrendering a walk.
The offense ensured that was enough, as they put up nine runs on the Rangers, handing the AL champs their worst postseason loss.
Tommy Pham picked up four hits, including a pair of doubles, and Gabriel Moreno hit a home run. Ketel Marte picked up a hit for the 18th straight postseason game, setting a new record.
Teams will have Monday off before the series shifts to Arizona for the next three games.
Max Scherzer (0-1, 9.45 ERA) and Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 2.70 ERA) are the projected starters on Monday.
Mike Hazen showing how it's done with Moreno, especially when Carson Kelly was their main get for franchise player Paul Goldschmidt.
You don't just have to fill holes to win, you gotta get better players than you already have.
I don't think Bowen should be protected given our goals, so if they are worried that he will get selected then he should be on the trade block yesterday (if he isnt already)