Minor League Ball Gameday: Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Good day everyone and welcome to the Minor League Ball Gameday discussion thread for Thursday, November 16th, 2017. Here are highlights from yesterday’s action in the Arizona Fall League.

*****San Diego Padres pitching prospect Walker Lockett threw six strong innings for the Peoria Javelinas, giving up two hits and a run while fanning six, leading his teammates to a 4-1 triumph over the Scottsdale Scorpions. Fellow Padres prospect Luis Urias went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.

*****Pittsburgh Pirates pitching prospect Mitch Keller gave up nine hits over four innings but dodged too much damage, giving up one earned run for the Glendale Desert Dogs in their 5-4 win over the Salt River Rafters. Cleveland Indians prospect Ka’ai Tom went 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs scored for the victors.

*****The Mesa Solar Sox beat the Surprise Saguaros 5-2, with Detroit Tigers prospect A.J. Simcox leading the Sox offense by going 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBI. Solar Sox pitchers fanned 13 over nine innings including five whiffs over four frames from starting pitcher Framber Valdez of the Houston Astros system.

*****Wednesday’s Boxscores

*****Today’s Scoreboard

*****Arizona Fall League hitting statistics

*****Arizona Fall League pitching statistics

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I’m working on the Los Angeles Dodgers Top 20 prospects list for 2018.