Yankees hitters Williams, O'Brien struggle in 3-2 loss to Desert Dogs

Yankees hitters Peter O'Brien and Mason Williams combined to go 0-for-7 with 4 strikeouts tonight as the Scorpions lost their third consecutive game to the Glendale Desert Dogs, 3-2. Individually, Williams went 0-for-4 with two Ks in this one, while O'Brien went 0-for-3 with the other two Ks. Needless to say, that's not very good. 

With this loss, the Scorpions are now officially eliminated from AFL postseason participation. That's unfortunate, but do we really care? I just want the Yankees prospects to play well, I could care less about the entire team. But still, if the Scorps had won the AFL title this year, I'd crack a smile. 

Scorpions shutout by Desert Dogs, 1-0

Well, this one was absolutely terrible. In their home game tonight against the Glendale Desert Dogs, the Scorpions were able to get just 3 hits in a 1-0 loss. I get that this is just Arizona Fall League, but really, no runs and 3 hits in a home game? They're better than that. 

Anyway, Yankees outfielder Mason Williams went 0-for-4 in this one while reliever Brett Gerritse pitched two scoreless innings and reliever James Pazos threw one scoreless frame. With this loss, the Scorps record on the season is now just 10-16, 4.5 games out of first place in the AFL East. 

Scorpions beat Desert Dogs in 10, 2-1

Yankees prospect Mason Williams went 1-for-5 and scored the game winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning last night as the Scottsdale Scorpions pulled off somewhat of an upset at home over the Glendale Desert Dogs, 2-1. Going into this one, the Desert Dogs were 5-2, first in the AFL East while the Scorpions were 2-6, last in the AFL East. So, while it is still early in the season, you can't deny that this win was a nice one to get, as it moves the Scorps to within 2.5 games of first place in the East. 

Pinstripes prospect Peter O'Brien, who has struggled lately, went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in this game, continuing his strikeout troubles. Pitcher Brett Gerritse, who had an ERA of over 9 going into last night, pitched two scoreless innings of relief, earning him his first hold of the season. So, that's good and this win was good. Let's hope they do this some more.