Cole Mathis connected for two hits, Boston Baro walked three times and Bruin Agbayani scored three runs and stole a base Thursday as the Surprise Saguaros (6-3) rolled to a 17-8 victory over the Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League (box score).
Cole Mathis. Photo Credit: MiLB
Mathis went 2-for-5 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored. The 23-year-old first baseman, who the Mets acquired from the Cubs for David Peterson, is 4-for-20 with a homer in five AFL games. MMO’s Mike Mayer has Mathis at No. 16 in his Met prospect rankings.
Baro, who went 0-for-2 with an RBI, run scored and a strikeout, is 1-for-12 in five games. Agbayani went 0-for-3 with an RBI, two walks and a strikeout. He is 1-for-19 with a double and eight strikeouts in six games.
Brendan Girton, a 2024 10th-round pick out of the University of Oklahoma, entered in the seventh inning with Surprise leading 16-6 and struck out the side in order. It was his third scoreless appearance covering 2 1/3 innings. Girton pitched to a 6.72 ERA this year over 83 innings at Double-A Binghamton.
Calvin Ziegler gave up two earned runs on two hits and a walk in the ninth. He has allowed five earned runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings. The 24-year-old threw only 13 1/3 innings this year after missing all of 2025 due to Tommy John surgery.
