Isaiah Drake made sure Halloween stood out for the Braves’ Arizona Fall League group.
The Atlanta prospect put together the loudest performance of the day in Glendale’s 9-8 win over Peoria, going 3-for-3 with his first AFL home run, a walk, two RBI and a run scored. Drake reached base in all four plate appearances and kept his strong week rolling with a game that jumped off the page and the Statcast readout.
His homer traveled 403 feet and left the bat at 102.4 MPH.
Drake was one of five Braves prospects to appear in the game, and four of them helped Glendale get past Peoria in a one-run battle.
Tate Southisene handled designated hitter duties and finished 1-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and an .851 OPS. The line only tells part of the story, though. He had three of his four at-bats register exit velocities of 93+ MPH, with the other ending in a soft groundout.
Owen Carey started in right field and went 0-for-4. His day was quieter than the others, with only one at-bat producing an exit velocity above 90 MPH.
On the mound, Tyler LaPorte gave Glendale 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and no walks while striking out one. Logan Samuels followed with an inning of relief, giving up one hit, striking out one, and earning the win for the second time in AFL play.
The full Braves line in the game also included the offensive production from Drake and Southisene, plus the clean work from LaPorte and Samuels, as Glendale held off Peoria 9-8.
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