The Peoria Javelinas played a road game against the Surprise Saguaros on Wednesday afternoon that was a must-win game, or they could face elimination from the playoff race. They went with Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Michael Burrows to start the game, his first start of the AFL season. The lineup included Ji-hwan Bae leading off in center field and Canaan Smith-Njigba as the DH, batting seventh. Carmen Mlodzinski came on in relief late. Here’s a recap of their day:
Bae grounded out to first base to start the game. In the third inning, he doubled and then scored a run one batter later.