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Covey, Montas shut down Surprise in Fall League championship
- Updated: November 20, 2016
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Oakland’s No. 20 prospect Dylan Covey was perfect through four innings and Frankie Montas, the Athletics’ No. 10 prospect, struck out five in three innings of relief, with the duo limiting Surprise to one run on two hits in eight innings in Mesa’s 6-1 win in the Arizona Fall League title game.
Covey was scheduled to start the AFL championship after winning four of his six starts.
“It was his day to pitch and it kind of worked out good,” Mesa Solar Sox manager Ryan Christenson said. “He’s been pitching very well for us all year.”
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Covey pitched five innings, fanned three batters and allowed one hit as the Solar Sox won the AFL championship for the first time in 13 years.
“It’s not quite the atmosphere like a regular-season championship because it’s only one game,” said Covey. “We don’t …
