Two inside-the-park homers highlight AFL action

Scottsdale 6, Peoria 4
You get an inside-the-park home run! You get an inside-the-park home run! The Scorpions used two — that’s right, two — en route to their win over Peoria. Heston Kjerstad and Cal Conley both recorded inside-the-park-homers three innings apart. Kjerstad, the ninth-ranked Orioles prospect, belted a solo shot to right field in the first inning off Bryan Woo (Mariners). In the fourth, Conley -- the No. 12 Braves prospect -- also went to right with his two-run homer off Franklin Sanchez (Mets). The pair accomplished a feat that has only been done once in the Majors over the past 45 years, and combined to drive in six runs on the afternoon. That was more than enough for Scottsdale despite two Javelinas' long balls -- one by top Padres prospect Jackson Merrill and another from No. 14 Mariners prospect Alberto Rodriguez. More »

Inside-the-parker for @Orioles' Heston Kjerstad in AFL action!

That's his fourth homer in 10 games. pic.twitter.com/XRF9QxvLNj

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 17, 2022

This doesn't happen often (hasn't happened in @MLB in nearly 40 years!) ...

Two inside-the-park homers in one game -- by the same team!

This time, @Braves speedster Cal Conley gets it done. pic.twitter.com/mesrrKcG0h

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 17, 2022

Salt River 3, Surprise 2
Connor Thomas outpitched Kumar Rocker and that was the difference as the Rafters held on for a tight victory over the Saguaros. The left-handed Thomas -- the No. 24 Cardinals prospect -- was dominant over four innings of one-run ball, striking out 10 to notch the first double-digit performance in the AFL since 2014. Rocker, the Rangers' eighth-ranked prospect, allowed three runs in two innings as the Rafters scored all their runs in the first on a sacrifice fly by top Cardinals prospect Jordan Walker and a two-run triple by Grant Lavigne, the No. 13 Rockies prospect. A sacrifice fly by No. 25 Royals prospect Samad Taylor inched the Saguaros closer in the ninth, before Jack Anderson (Tigers) retired Cody Freeman (Rangers) to strand the tying run at second. More »

Connor Thomas set a blistering pace on the mound for the Rafters in the @MLBazFallLeague.

The No. 24 #STLCards prospect fanned 10 in four frames, the circuit's first double-digit K game since 2014. pic.twitter.com/BU8rwq46fE

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) October 18, 2022

Glendale 6, Mesa 3
Small ball was the story of the Desert Dogs’ triumph over the Solar Sox. Glendale stormed back from a two-run hole with a five-run rally in the fourth, fueled by a run-scoring single by Alex Isola (Twins) and an RBI walk by Jorbit Vivas, the No. 16 Dodgers prospect. Isola scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, and Glendale added two more runs on another wild pitch and a fielding error. The Desert Dogs' bullpen handled the rest, with four relievers combining to hold Mesa to Joe Mack’s solo homer over the final 5 1/3 innings. The long ball was the third for Mack, the Marlins' ninth-ranked prospect, through eight games of AFL play. Box score »

Joe Mack rockets his third homer of the AFL season to the berm 🚀 @Marlins pic.twitter.com/2VvfGNnG8d

— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 18, 2022