Jesus Castillo made sure his Arizona Fall League debut was one to remember.The No. 12 Angels prospect scattered three hits and a walk while striking out five over three innings to lead Mesa past Glendale, 8-0, on Monday afternoon at Camelback Ranch.
Jesus Castillo made sure his Arizona Fall League debut was one to remember.
The No. 12 Angels prospect scattered three hits and a walk while striking out five over three innings to lead Mesa past Glendale, 8-0, on Monday afternoon at Camelback Ranch.
A's No. 18 prospectEli White hit a two-run triple, singled and walked to raise his average to .444 in four AFL games.
Gameday box score
Handed a 2-0 lead before he stepped on the mound, Castillo (1-0) worked around a double to Orioles infielder Steve Wilkerson and a walk to second-ranked Yankees prospectEstevan Florial in the opening frame. The right-hander surrendered a double to Yankees first baseman Steven Sensley in the second inning and a single to Indians outfielder Connor Marabell in the third. Four of the last six outs Castillo recorded came via the strikeout.
The 23-year-old encountered mixed results with Double-A Mobile this past season. After going 9-6 with a 3.32 ERA and 118 strikeouts in 124 2/3 innings across three levels in 2017, Castillo spent the entire year in the Southern League and won nine more games despite spending three weeks on the disabled list. He posted a 4.94 ERA in his 21 appearances -- 20 starts -- for the BayBears.
The Venezuela native tossed seven hitless innings on April 25 against Mississippi and earned the circuit's Pitcher of the Week honors for April 29.
White has carried over the career-best season he enjoyed with Double-A Midland into Fall League play. The 24-year-old walked in the first, singled to center field in the third and stroked a two-run triple to right in the fourth. White scored the final run of the game on a groundout by Roberto Baldoquin (Angels) to third.
Cubs No. 6 prospectNico Hoerner went 3-for-4 with a run scored for the Solar Sox and four Oakland prospects -- Sam Sheehan, Calvin Coker, Angel Duno and Jake Bray -- combined on six scoreless innings for Mesa.
In other AFL action:
Saguaros 2, Scorpions 0
Scott Blewett combined with three fellow Royals right-handers on a four-hit shutout. Kansas City's No. 26 prospect allowed two hits and struck out four in four innings, Arnaldo Hernandez gave up two hits in two frames, Grant Gavin struck out three in two innings and Walker Sheller pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his second save. No. 1 overall prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled and walked for Surprise, while Andy Young (Cardinals) singled twice and drove in a run and 16th-ranked Pirates prospectWill Craig added two hits. Rangers' No. 2 prospect Juan Pablo Martinez doubled and drove in a run on a grounder. Third-ranked Reds prospectTaylor Trammell had two of Scottsdale's four hits and stole two bases. Astros' 24th-ranked prospectTrent Thornton struck out three in two scoreless innings. Right-hander Austin Orewiler (Reds) gave up a run on three hits in two innings to take the loss. Gameday box score
Javelinas 13, Rafters 4
Joe DeCarlo (Mariners) doubled, walked twice, scored three times and drove in two more to power Peoria. Top Brewers prospect Keston Hiura added three more RBIs to give him an AFL-best 10 through four games while Padres' 23rd-ranked prospect Hudson Potts singled twice and plated three. <rockies 10="" no.="" prospect="">Ryan Castellani walked three and struck out two over 3 2/3 hitless innings for Salt River. No. 1 Marlins prospect Monte Harrison and 11th-ranked Rockies prospect Tyler Nevin contributed two RBIs apiece for the Rafters. Gameday box score
