On Wednesday the Peoria Javelinas were going to take the field for the second game of the Arizona. When the lineup was initially posted it had Alfredo Duno batting second and starting behind the plate as the catcher. But about an hour later, and nearly three hours before the start of the game, the lineup was updated and Duno was no longer in it. Thursday saw Duno back in the initial lineup and this time he remained in it as he was hitting second and serving as the team’s designated hitter.
The Reds top prospect would strikeout on seven pitches in the 1st inning. He came back with a single in the 3rd before lining into a double play in the 5th inning. Duno would strike out in the 7th, giving him two for the day. In his final trip to the plate he drew a walk.
Leo Balcazar also started the game for the Javelinas. His start came at third base – a position that he last played on April 28th of 2023 when he was in Daytona and playing with the Tortugas. Like Duno he would go 1-4 with two strikeouts, but Balcazar’s one hit was a double. He also flashed some defensive skills as he made a nice barehanded play to end the 6th inning.
On the mound to start the day for Peoria was Johnathan Harmon. He was also making his Arizona Fall League debut in this game. Harmon missed most of 2025 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2024. When he returned to Dayton in 2025 he made five starts and allowed four earned runs in 22.2 innings (1.59 ERA).
The right-handed starter didn’t have his best outing on the day as he allowed two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three batters in his 2.0 innings. He threw 47 pitches on the day and only 28 were strikes. Harmon did have five swings and misses on the day with three of those coming on his change up (on six swings). He had one on a curveball and one on his sinker. His fastball worked 92-94 on the day and topped out at 95.1.
You can see the box score for the game here.
Saturday’s AFL schedule is cancelled
The league had a tripleheader scheduled on Saturday at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium. The games themselves may be made up, but from the press release it notes if they are it will be at a “new site”. No make up date or information is available on that right now.
The event is being cancelled because Hurricane Priscilla is expected to come through and dump a lot of rain in the area. And with very little rain in Phoenix through the year, when there’s even just an inch of rain it can cause big time flooding problems, so the league is playing it safe and getting ahead of things to try and keep people out of harms way.