McMahon’s clutch hit paces Salt River in win

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — After hitting just five triples in 133 games during the regular season, Ryan McMahon came through with a clutch two-run triple in his sixth game of the Arizona Fall League.

The Rockies’ No. 6 prospect finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs, including the decisive blow in Salt River’s 4-1 win over Surprise at Salt River Fields on Tuesday night.

With a pair of runners in scoring position and the game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh, McMahon found himself down in the count, 1-2, knowing he needed to find a way to drive in a run.

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“I was just trying to grind out that at-bat, had to get him in from third,” McMahon said. “I was trying to get jammed if I had to, just do anything. The pitcher left one over the middle and I was able to put the barrel on it.”

McMahon, who hit .242 with Double-A Hartford this season, brought in two runners as he lined an 84 mph fastball into the right-field corner for a triple.

Prior to the triple, the Rafters’ offense was stifled through six innings, mustering just two hits.

“They’re good,” McMahon said. “They weren’t leaving a lot of balls over the middle, …

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