2015 AFL Game Notes
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2015 AFL Game Notes Tuesday, October 13, 2015 Media Relations: Paul Jensen (480) 710-8201, [email protected] Dan Acheson (603) 520-4431, [email protected] Brent Drevalas (815) 687-6902, [email protected] Website: www.mlbfallball.com Twitter: @MLBazFallLeague Facebook: www.facebook.com/mlbfallball East Division Probable Starters Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 Tuesday, October 13 Mesa Solar Sox 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 Surprise at Peoria - 12:35 PM (A) Salt River Rafters 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 RHP Adrian Houser (0-0, 0.00 ERA in ‘15 MLB) @ Scottsdale Scorpions 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 RHP Lucas Sims (7-6, 4.37 in 2015) Mesa at Glendale - 12:35 PM (F) West Division RHP Pierce Johnson (6-2, 2.08 ERA in 2015) @ Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Stk L10 LHP Brian Holmes (8-7, 4.26 ERA in 2015) Glendale Desert Dogs 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 Scottsdale at Salt River - 6:35 PM (L) Peoria Javelinas 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 LHP Adalberto Mejia (5-2, 2.45 ERA in 2015) @ Surprise Saguaros 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- 0-0 RHP Yoan Lopez (2-6, 4.17 ERA in 2015) Team Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Wednesday, October 14 Glendale -- B X X X -- Peoria at Surprise* - 12:35 PM (A) LHP James Paxton (3-4, 3.90 ERA in ‘15 MLB) @ Mesa -- X B X -- -- RHP Brooks Pounders (3-5, 2.50 ERA in 2015) Peoria -- B X -- X -- Glendale at Mesa - 12:35 PM (L) Scottsdale -- X B -- X -- RHP Jharel Cotton (6-2, 2.45 ERA in 2015) @ Salt River -- X X X B -- LHP Sean Manaea (7-1, 2.66 ERA in 2015) Surprise -- X B B X -- Salt River at Scottsdale - 6:35 PM (F) LHP Kyle Freeland (3-2, 4.76 ERA in 2015) @ 12:35 p.m. – HINF: 9:30 a.m., HBP: 9:45 a.m., VBP: 10:50 a.m., VINF: 11:40 a.m. LHP Taylor Rogers (11-12, 3.98 ERA in 2015) 6:35 p.m. – HINF: 3:30 p.m., HBP: 3:45 p.m., VBP: 4:50 p.m., VINF: 5:40 p.m. Thursday, October 15 Glendale at Scottsdale - 12:35 PM (L) RHP Brandon Brennan (3-4, 3.55 ERA in 2015) @ AFL Alumni of the Day RHP Aaron Wilkerson (11-3, 3.10 ERA in 2015) Kansas City 1B Eric Hosmer piloted the Royals’ late-inning comeback in game four Salt River at Peoria - 12:35 PM (F) of the ALDS. The 2010 Surprise Rafter hit a game-tying, two-run single in the eighth, RHP Mickey Jannis (2-3, 3.55 ERA in 2015) @ and added an insurance run with a solo homer in the ninth. The Royals took home RHP Jason Garcia (1-0, 4.25 ERA in ‘15 MLB) Kansas City. Mesa at Surprise* - 6:35 PM (A) RHP Jacob Esch (8-8, 3.72 ERA in 2015) @ Umpire Assignments RHP Alex Reyes (5-7, 2.49 ERA in 2015) Crew A – Tom Woodring (CC), Ben May, Ryan Goodman, Nic Lentz Crew F – Ryan * - Surprise home games are at Blakney (CC), Chris Segal, Ramon DeJesus, Alex Ortiz Crew L – Carlos Torres (CC), Salt River Fields Sean Barber, Travis Egger, Roberto Ortiz Today’s Fall League Five 1. The third-annual Arizona Fall League Bowman Hitting Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, October 17 at 6:35 p.m. from Salt River Fields in Scottsdale. Gates for the event will open at 4:45 p.m. all-stars, 10 Futures Game participants, and 15 players with big-league experience. 3. Mesa OF Jaycob Brugman (OAK), and Chandler, AZ, native homered in four consecutive postseason games for Texas League (AA) champion Midland RockHounds. 4. Glendale IF A.J. Reed (HOU) completed a monster season and took home numerous awards including: MLB.com’s Astros Hitting Prospect of the Year, California League MVP and Rookie of the Year, and the 2015 Joe Bauman Award as minor-league home run leader. Paced the minor leagues in home runs (34), RBI (127), slugging percentage (.612), OPS (1.044), and runs scored (113). 5. Glendale IF J.P. Crawford shortstop and the No. 5 overall prospect in the game according to MLB.com. GLENDALE DESERT DOGS (0-0) STARTING PITCHER – Brian Holmes (HOU): went 8-7 with a save and a 4.26 ERA across two levels … struck out 115 hitters in 101.1 innings … drafted by the Astros in the 13th round of the 2012 draft out of Wake Forest. TEAM – Steven Brault (PIT), LHP: Acquired by Pittsburgh from Baltimore in trade that yielded OF Travis Snider. Jharel Cotton (LAD), RHP: Played for all four full-season minor league affiliates of the Dodgers in 2015 … trying to become second U.S Virgin Islands-born pitcher (St. Thomas) to reach the major leagues (Al McBean). Dylan Cozens (PHI), OF: Selected by the Phillies in the second round of the 2012 draft out of Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, AZ … hit 19 home runs as a prep senior, most in Arizona. J.P. Crawford (PHI), SS: MLB.com’s No. 5 overall prospect, No. 2 overall shortstop prospect and No. 1 Phillies prospect … two-time Futures Game participant (2014-15). J.D. Davis (HOU), IF: Drove in 101 runs with 26 homers for High-A Lancaster in 2015. Brandon Dixon (LAD), IF: Member of 2012 University of Arizona College World Series championship team. Adam Engel (CWS), OF: Speedster from the University of Louisville stole 65 bases for High-A Winston-Salem this season. Derek Fisher (HOU), OF: MLB.com’s No. 8 Astros prospect. Brian Holmes (HOU), LHP: Threw a no-hitter against Marshall as a junior at Wake Forest in 2012. Andrew Knapp (PHI), C: Phillies’ 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year. Austin Meadows (PIT), OF: MLB.com’s No. 25 overall prospect, No. 5 overall outfield prospect and No. 2 Pirates prospect. Reese McGuire (PIT), C: MLB.com’s No. 6 Pirates prospect and No. 2 catching prospect. Trey Michalczewski (CWS), 3B: MLB.com’s No. 6 White Sox prospect. A.J. Reed (HOU), 1B: MLB.com’s No. 99 overall prospect, No. 2 overall first base prospect and No. 5 Astros prospect … Astros’ 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year … Houston’s 2015 Minor League Player of the Year … 2015 Joe Bauman Award winner as minor league home run leader … California League MVP and Rookie of the Year … led minor leagues in 2015 in home runs (34), RBI (127), slugging percentage (.612), OPS (1.044) and runs scored (113). Peter Tago (CWS), RHP: Selected by the White Sox from Colorado in the 2014 Rule 5 Draft. J.B. Wendelken (CWS), RHP: aAtended the same high school (South Effingham, GA) and college (Middle Georgia C.C.) as Athletics OF Josh Reddick (2008 Scottsdale Scorpion). Matt West (LAD), RHP: MLB debut with Rangers on July 10, 2014. Tom Windle (PHI), LHP: Acquired from Dodgers with RHP Zach Eflin in exchange for SS Jimmy Rollins … pitched first nine-inning no-hitter in University of Minnesota history. MESA SOLAR SOX (0-0) STARTING PITCHER – Pierce Johnson (CHC): Went 6-2 with a 2.08 ERA in 16 starts with Double-A Tennessee … allowed 22 earned runs in 95.0 innings … drafted by the Cubs in the COMP A round of the 2012 draft out of Missouri St. TEAM – Corey Black (CHC), RHP: Acquired by Cubs in trade for Yankee OF Alfonso Soriano in 2013. Buddy Borden (TB), RHP: Threw a seven-inning no-hitter on May 13 … acquired by the Rays from Pittsburgh for versatile IF/OF Sean Rodriguez on December 9, 2014 … as a collegian at UNLV, semi-finalist for the inaugural Gregg Olson Award presented to college baseball’s breakout player of the year … 2013 Mountain West Co-Conference Pitcher of the Year. Jaycob Brugman (OAK), OF: Homered in four consecutive postseason games for Texas League (AA) champion Midland RockHounds. Willson Contreras (CHC), C: MLB.com’s No. 5 overall catching prospect and the No. 10 Cubs prospect … signed as a free agent out of Venezuela in 2009. Austin Dean (MIA), OF: MLB.com’s No. 9 Marlins prospect. David Garner (CHC), RHP: Selected by the Cubs in the seventh round in 2013 out of Michigan State … highest drafted player from MSU since Bob Malek (fourth round, 117th overall) in 2002. Casey Gillaspie (TB), IF: MLB.com’s No. 6 overall first- base prospect and No. 10 Rays prospect … he and older brother, Conor, a six-year major leaguer, were all-Americans at Wichita State. Chad Hinshaw (LAA), OF: Played for Mesa in 2014 AFL. Pierce Johnson (CHC), RHP: MLB.com’s No. 7 Cubs prospect. Aaron Kurcz (OAK), RHP: A 2014 Fall Leaguer (Surprise) … once traded from Cubs organization to Red Sox for current Cub president of baseball operations Theo Epstein. Sean Manaea (OAK), LHP: MLB.com’s No. 10 overall left-handed pitching prospect and No. 3 Athletics prospect … 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA in seven games with Double-A Midland. Chad Pinder (OAK), IF: MLB.com’s No. 7 Athletics prospect … Oakland’s 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year. J.T. Riddle (MIA), IF: Marlins 2015 MLB.com Pipeline Organizational Hitting Prospect of the Year.