Saturday afternoon will see Cincinnati Reds starter Rhett Lowder return to the mound for the Peoria Javelinas in Arizona Fall League play, this time at home at the Peoria Sports Complex opposite the Salt River Rafters.
It will be familiar territory for Lowder, who fired a pair of scoreless innings against the very same Rafters (in the very same Peoria Sports Complex) back on October 10th in his first outing in AFL play. That day saw him throw 21 of his 23 pitches for strikes, strikeout a pair of Rafters,
and flirt with 96 mph with his fastball.
Top Colorado Rockies prospect Charlie Condon will be in the lineup again for Salt River. Lowder got him last time, too.
The hope is today that he’ll replicate that precision and add a little bit more depth to his start, potentially even stretching out to a few more innings.
First pitch is slated for 5:30 PM ET, and the Javelinas lineup on the day is stacked with Reds prospects. Cam Collier will start at 1B, Alfredo Duno will do the catching, and Leo Balcazar will man shortstop for Peoria on the afternoon.
You should be able to follow along (and hopefully view the game) via MLB.com’s Arizona Fall League homepage, with Lowder obviously slated to throw out the first pitch as the home team’s starter.
