The Salt River Rafters dropped just their second game of the Arizona Fall League season on Tuesday, 4-2, to the Peoria Javelinas. It was the first with of the season for the 1-5 Javelinas.
The River Rafters took an early lead thanks to an RBI single from Mets prospect Wilmer Reyes in the second inning. Peoria took a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning when Mets prospect Carlos Cortes hit a sac fly to inch the River Rafters closer.
- LF Carlos Cortes 1-for-2, BB, RBI
- SS Wilmer Reyes 1-for-3, RBI, BB
Carlos Cortes of the @Mets puts the Rafters within one
☝️of the 7th
🛶: 2
🐗: 3 pic.twitter.com/1LzBp4YEBy— MLB's Arizona Fall League (@MLBazFallLeague) October 19, 2021
Cortes has been one of the best hitters on the River Rafters with a .385 average and 1.009 OPS. He was our No. 10 Mets prospect in our most recent rankings updates.
The 23-year-old Reyes has impressed early as well, he’s hitting .308 with a .855 OPS so far.
Mets third base prospect Brett Baty got his first day off during AFL action. He’s been the catalyst thus far for the River Rafters with a .444 average and team best 1.287 OPS.
