Vilade scorches four hits to lead Rafters

Salt River 8, Scottsdale 1
Ryan Vilade had himself a night after reaching base five times – collecting four knocks, including a double, and a walk – driving in a pair of runs and scoring. The fifth-ranked Rockies prospect posted his first multihit performance over nine games in the AFL while playing first base for the first time. Vilade posted a .284/.339/.410 slash line across 117 games with Triple-A Albuquerque in 2021.

#Rockies No. 5 prospect Ryan Vilade has reached in all four of his plate appearances tonight.

His third hit of the evening is this double to right-center. Stayed right on it and shot it straight to the gap. pic.twitter.com/Nw6pAVwBu2

— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) October 24, 2021

Milwaukee’s Joey Wiemer continued his scorching run in the desert with a three-hit night and two walks. The 23rd-ranked Brewers prospect has seven hits in his last two games for Salt River. Tigers outfield prospect Eric De La Rosa also hit his second Fall League homer in as many days in the win. Slade Cecconi, the D-backs' No. 7 prospect, earned the victory after striking out five, walking none and allowing just one earned run on five hits in four frames. More »

#Brewers prospect Joey Wiemer stays hot, picks up his fifth hit of the last two days with a liner to left.

He's 9-for-24 (.375) so far in the Fall League. pic.twitter.com/qqaZc7YOEF

— Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) October 24, 2021

Mesa 9, Glendale 4
Jeremiah Jackson drove in all of the Desert Dogs' runs with a homer and a base hit. The fifth-ranked Angels prospect made it a game with a three-run tater to right in the fourth – his first long ball of the campaign. The 21-year-old also punched a ground ball through the left side of the infield that plated James Outman in the second. Jackson launched 10 homers and drove in 50 runs in 51 games across two levels of the Minors this season. Nelson Velazquez put together another multihit game for the Solar Sox. The 29th-ranked Cubs prospect reached base three times with a double, single, and walk while scoring twice and driving in a run. Oakland’s Austin Beck (No. 28) continued his hot start with a two-RBI infield single to short in the second. More »

#Angels Jeremiah Jackson puts Glendale on the board with this RBI single. pic.twitter.com/1pma1ivTtv

— William Boor (@wboor) October 24, 2021

Surprise 10, Peoria 6
Suely Matias connected on his second home run of the Fall League before injuring himself on his way around the bases. The Royals outfield prospect launched a solo shot to left-center in the fifth – his second RBI of the game – and appeared to pull up before making it back home. He was promptly removed from the game for Elijah Dunham. Left-hander Asa Lacy took the hill for the Saguaros and twirled a pair of hitless frames, allowing a single walk while fanning five. The third-ranked Royals prospect struck out 79 over 52 innings with High-A Quad Cities this season. Kansas City’s Nathan Eaton led all batters with a four-hit night – falling a homer shy of a cycle – that included a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. Cincinnati’s Ivan Johnson (No. 16) mashed his third long ball of the campaign – a two-run shot – as part of a two-hit, three-RBI performance. Philadelphia’s Logan O’Hoppe (No. 11) and Atlanta’s Jesse Franklin V (No. 17) each found the seats for the first time in Arizona. O’Hoppe crushed a two-run jack in the seventh, and Franklin V clubbed a three-run blast in the ninth to cap the scoring. More »

#Royals Seuly Matias injured himself while jogging around the bases after hitting a monster home run for Surprise in the fifth inning. @MLBazFallLeague @MLBPipeline pic.twitter.com/aBnjIyT9Ce

— Jesse Sanchez (@JesseSanchezMLB) October 24, 2021