Wood leads power parade in Fall League

SURPRISE, Ariz. — The ball was carrying out to left field at Surprise Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and the Saguaros used it to their advantage in a 6-3 victory against the Scottsdale Scorpions.

Surprise hit three out to left and left-center to improve to 9-7-1 overall and up its home record to a league best 6-1. Two of the homers came in the bottom of the third to erase an early 1-0 Scorpions lead and the third one broke it open in the bottom of the fifth.

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Scottsdale took its brief lead when Mets outfielder Champ Stuart doubled, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on David Fletcher’s (Angels’ No. 9) groundout in the top of the third inning. Mauricio Dubon (Red Sox’s No. 12), a shortstop who continues to get playing time in center field this fall, tied it with one out in the bottom of the frame on a solo shot, his second of the AFL season, to left-center field. One out later, the Pirates’ Eric Wood drilled one off the back bullpen wall in left field, his third of the fall, to give the Saguaros a 2-1 lead against Yankees No. 9 James Kaprielian.

“It was a fastball in,” Wood said. “It was 3-2. The only good swings that I took off him were on breaking balls, so I figured he was going to pound me in, especially with nobody on. I got it and didn’t miss it.”

That’s how things stood until the bottom of the fifth. Mets No. 11 prospect Marcos Molina came in and got two quick outs on groundballs, but he then walked Wood. Twins catcher and No. 24 prospect Mitch Garver, serving …

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