Runs were scarce for Glendale on Friday night, and the Desert Dogs came up empty in a 1-0 road loss to Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League.
The offense never found a breakthrough. Glendale managed just five hits, all of them singles, and three of those knocks came from Dodgers prospects.
Chase Harlan led the way with two hits at third base, while Charles Davalan added a single and a walk from second base. That still wasn’t enough to push a run across.
Cody Morse kept his strong AFL run rolling out of the bullpen. He entered in the sixth with two outs and runners on first and second, then ended the threat with a groundout. Morse followed that with a scoreless seventh, working around one walk while striking out one.
The left-hander has been nearly untouchable through nine appearances in the Arizona Fall League. In eight innings, he has allowed just one unearned run on two hits and five walks. He’s also piled up 14 strikeouts against 33 batters faced, good for a 42.4-percent strikeout rate.
Sam Horn did not pitch Friday, but his AFL debut has already given the Dodgers another arm to watch. The Missouri quarterback turned minor league pitcher has posted a 3.86 ERA in seven innings across seven games, with eight strikeouts and four walks. Horn was also one of 10 pitchers in Arizona highlighted by Geoff Pontes at Baseball America.
“He mixes three pitches: a mid-90s four-seam fastball with seven feet of extension, an 83-85 mph sweeper and a firm upper-80s changeup with negative vertical break.” Pontes wrote. “Horn has a limited track record, but he’s an exciting upside play.”
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