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Red-hot Hiura drives in five more AFL runs

Top Brewers prospect finishes double shy of cycle for Javelinas
Keston Hiura leads the Arizona Fall League with 15 RBIs through five games. (Brian McLeod/MiLB.com)
October 16, 2018

Keston Hiura was at it again Tuesday. The Arizona Fall League's leader in RBIs heading into the day drove in five more runs for Peoria and finished a double shy of the cycle.The top Brewers prospect went 3-for-5 with a walk and two runs scored as the Javelinas outslugged Surprise,

Keston Hiura was at it again Tuesday. The Arizona Fall League's leader in RBIs heading into the day drove in five more runs for Peoria and finished a double shy of the cycle.
The top Brewers prospect went 3-for-5 with a walk and two runs scored as the Javelinas outslugged Surprise, 16-8, at Peoria Stadium. Hiura has 15 RBIs while hitting .333 with a pair of homers and four walks in five games.

Gameday box score
After grounding out in the first inning, the 22-year-old worked a four-pitch walk in the third against Cardinals left-hander Evan Kruczynski. Two frames later, MLB.com's No. 30 overall prospect turned around the first offering from Pirates southpaw Blake Weiman and beat out a single to third base.
Hiura flied to center in the sixth before lacing a bases-loaded triple to left in the next inning on a 1-1 pitch from Cardinals righty Will Latcham. No. 25 Padres prospectAustin Allen, ninth-ranked Rays prospectLucius Fox and Mariners No. 20 prospectIan Miller scored on the knock that put Peoria ahead, 11-4.
With two outs in the eighth, Hiura tagged Pirates righty Matt Eckelman for a line-drive dinger to left off a 1-0 inside fastball to cap the Javelinas' scoring.

Allen entered the game as a pinch hitter in the fourth and finished 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two runs scored and an RBI. Sixth-ranked Braves prospectCristian Pache collected a pair of doubles and a single and scored twice.
Top overall prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added three more knocks and drove in three runs, while Royals outfielder Nick Heath also had three hits, walked twice and scored twice for Surprise.
In other AFL action:
Scorpions 6, Desert Dogs 1
Top Astros prospect Forrest Whitley, named the AFL Pitcher of the Week earlier in the day, allowed an unearned run on two hits with six strikeouts over four innings for his first win of the Fall League season. Chase Johnson (Giants), Matt Blackham (Mets), Joe Zanghi (Mets), Ty Boyles (Reds) and Erasmo Pinales (Astros) combined on five scoreless frames out of the bullpen. Second-ranked Mets prospect Peter Alonso clubbed a two-run homer and mashed a double while No. 11 Phillies prospect Arquimedes Gamboa walked twice, singled and scored a run to round out Scottsdale's offense. Left-hander Ben Holmes gave up two runs on four hits and walk with three strikeouts for Glendale. Gameday box score
Rafters 2, Solar Sox 1
Nationals No. 23 prospect Luis Reyes allowed two hits over five scoreless innings, striking out three and walking two, in a no-decision for Salt River. Mariners No. 26 prospectBryson Brigman contributed two singles and scored a run, while ninth-ranked Rockies prospectSam Hilliard added two hits, an RBI and a run scored. The game's only extra-base hits came from the Mesa side. Skye Bolt, the A's 30th-ranked prospect, doubled, singled and scored a run, while No. 6 Red Sox prospectBobby Dalbec tripled to go with a single and added an RBI. Gameday box score