The Glendale Desert Dogs once again scored late in a playoff game, plating four total runs over the final three innings. But that came after trailing 10-0 in a loss to the Surprise Saguaros. Glendale was eliminated in the Arizona Fall League semifinals.
The game started two hours, 15 minutes late due to rain, but that didn’t hamper Surprise from scoring early. The good news for Glendale starter Brooks Auger, a Dodgers right-hander, is that he did not allow a hit in his 1 2/3 innings. But Auger did walk
five of his 10 batters faced, three of whom scored.
It didn’t help that Surprise stole four bases off Auger, two each in the second and third innings. Auger allowed seven steals in as many attempts in his 13 innings in the Arizona Fall League, with 12 runs allowed. Midwest League runners stole 28 bases in 36 attempts (77.8 percent) against Auger in his 17 starts and 59 2/3 innings for Great Lakes this season.
Charles Davalan doubled and scored as the designated hitter in his five at bats.
Free passes
Eduardo Quintero singled once in his four at-bats, ending his Arizona Fall League with nine hits, including one double, in 58 at-bats. But he also walked once, giving him 23 walks and 20 strikeouts in his 19 AFL games, hitting .155/.405/.172.
The walk on Friday followed three walks Tuesday for Quintero in Glendale’s penultimate regular season contest and four walks in Thursday’s playoff win. He finished off his season with eight walks in his final 16 plate appearances.
Quintero walked 23 times in his 84 plate appearances (27.4 percent), following a stellar 17.4-percent walk rate during the regular season, all but one game with High-A Great Lakes. He walked 88 times in both 2025 and 2026, with a 16.3-percent walk rate in 2025 between Low-A Rancho Cucamonga and High-A.
Counting his two walks in three Midwest League playoff games in High-A and one walk in three Texas League playoff games for Double-A Tulsa, Quintero in his 137 games finished with 114 walks on the season, surpassing James Tibbs III, who walked 113 times in 145 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City between the regular season, Pacific Coast League playoffs, and Triple-A championship game.
Friday score
Surprise 10, Glendale 4
Glendale’s season is over.
