A trio of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects had strong performances in the Scottsdale Scorpions’ 10-9 rout of the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League.

Termarr Johnson, the Pirates’ No. 3 prospect, tallied an RBI single and finished the day 1-5 with a home run and three strikeouts. Outfield prospect Sammy Siani continued his strong AFL debut, going 3-4 with two runs scored and a walk.

On the mound, Eddy Yean took the loss. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one run and one walk on four hits and striking out one batter. Teammate Valentin Linarez fared much better, pitching two shutout innings and allowing only one hit and one walk and striking out two batters.

This defeat was the Scorpions’ third consecutive defeat.

Johnson, MLB Pipeline’s No. 75 prospect in baseball, struck out to lead off the game and then struck out in his second plate appearance. He hit his third homer in the top of the fourth inning and drove in a single to center field, increasing Scottsdale’s lead to 4-2. The Pirates’ No. 3 prospect came out swinging in his final two at-bats.

Siani doubled to center field in his first at-bat in the top of the second inning and then reached base again with a single to right field in his second plate appearance in the fourth. Siani’s single set the table for the Scorpions to tie the game at 2-2 on an RBI single by San Francisco Giants infielder Charlie Szykowny, and they scored six runs to take a 7-2 lead.

Siani walked in his third at-bat and led off the top of the fifth inning, then promptly scored on Szykowny’s two-run home run. The Pirates’ outfield prospect struck out in the seventh and then came in as the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth with a runner on first base. Siani hit a base hit to right field to extend the game and put the tying run into scoring position.

However, Scottsdale was ultimately unable to capitalize as Szykowny made a move to end the game.

Linarez entered the game in the second inning and overcame an error and a walk with a double strikeout; these include Kansas City Royals prospect and 6th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft Jac Caglianone to escape the squeeze. The Pirates’ right-handed pitching prospect hit a double and a fly out in his second and final at-bat.

After Detroit Tigers left-handed pitching prospect Jake Miller gave up seven runs in 1.1 innings, Yean entered the game with Scottsdale ahead 9-7 and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning and gave up a two-run single to tie the game. game.

A walk followed by back-to-back singles gave Surprise a 10-9 lead; Yean then walked out without allowing another run after a strikeout, and New York Mets infielder Jett Williams struck out a runner at home on a single from Houston Astros outfielder Quincy. Hamilton.

Scottsdale will try to end its three-game losing streak in its second straight meeting with the Saguaros (10-5) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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