Bradley, Quinn spark Fall Stars victory

With help from Greg Bird and Roman Quinn, Archie Bradley did something he hadn't done since July.

The D-backs' top prospect tossed two scoreless innings in the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game on Saturday and earned his first win in three months as the East Division topped the West, 6-2, before 5,842 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

After an elbow injury limited Bradley to 18 starts during the regular season, he got off to a tough start this fall. Trying to develop a slider/cutter, he surrendered eight runs on 12 hits over seven innings in his first three AFL starts. MLB.com's No. 9 overall prospect began to turn things around on Oct. 24, when he scattered five hits over four scoreless frames.

"We started to put the slider into use and it's been really good for me. Hopefully, I can keep building off of it. I got a couple of swings and misses, a strikeout on it [tonight]," Bradley told MLB.com. "It keeps guys off my fastball and I mixed the changeup in there, which is improving as well. I feel like I'm slowly starting to put things together."

Brewers top prospect Tyrone Taylor recorded the only hit off Bradley with a one-out single in the first and Dodgers top prospect Corey Seager followed with a walk. But the 22-year-old right-hander worked his way out of trouble and sat down the next four batters he faced.

Bradley left with a comfortable lead as Bird started a four-run second inning with a blast to the third level of the batter's eye in center field. The Yankees' 11th-ranked prospect leads the AFL with six homers and 19 RBIs in 19 games with Scottsdale.

"I was fouling off some pitches; [Reds right-hander Nick Howard] was making some really good pitches," said Bird, who was named Star of the Game. "I was just trying to stay alive. I got one I could handle. I tried not to do too much with it. When I'm just myself, good things happen. I have to remember that and stick within myself."

Mets No. 3 prospect Brandon Nimmo and Nationals No. 17 prospect Tony Renda followed with singles and Angels No. 4 prospect Kaleb Cowart plated a run with a fielder's choice. After Pirates No. 3 prospect Josh Bell walked, Blue Jays No. 3 prospect Dalton Pompey smacked a two-run triple to make it 4-0.

Like Bradley, Phillies No. 5 prospect Roman Quinn came to the AFL to log more innings after an Achilles injury delayed his season until May 19. The 21-year-old outfielder replaced Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario in the fifth and seized the spotlight by going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI singles and two steals.

Quinn entered the midseason showcase with a .258 batting average and 13 stolen bases in 15 attempts.

Rangers No. 4 prospect Nick Williams put the West Division on the board in the fifth when he singled and scored on a passed ball by Elias Diaz (Pirates).

Hunter Renfroe answered for the East with a solo shot to left-center in the sixth off Angels No. 14 prospect Trevor Gott. While attending Mississippi State, the Padres' fourth-ranked prospect faced the University of Kentucky product several times. They also faed each other this season in the Texas League.

"He's gotten me a lot more than I've gotten him," Renfroe told MLB.com. "We're really good friends and we talk a lot. I just caught a fastball and got it pretty good on the barrel."

Howard (0-1), the Reds' fifth-ranked prospect, got the start for the West and was reached for four runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two in 1 2/3 innings.