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Eastern Division Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Probable Phoenix Desert Dogs 10 4 .714 - 5-3 5-1 5-1 W4 7-3 Today, October 29, 2009 Scottsdale Scorpions 6 8 .429 4.0 3-4 3-4 1-5 L4 4-6 Surprise at Scottsdale, 12:35 PM (A) Mesa Solar Sox 5 9 .357 5.0 2-4 3-5 3-3 W1 4-6 30 Mike Parisi (RHP/STL) 0-1, 4.00 @ 34 Bryan Augenstein (RHP/ARI) 0-1, 7.71 Western Division Phoenix at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 74 James Simmons (RHP/OAK) 1-0, 3.52 @ Peoria Javelinas 8 6 .571 - 5-3 3-3 3-3 L1 6-4 41 Wilton Lopez (RHP/HOU) 0-0, 3.00 Surprise Rafters 7 7 .500 1.0 3-4 4-3 4-2 L4 3-7 Javelinas at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) Peoria Saguaros 6 8 .429 2.0 2-4 4-4 2-4 W5 6-4 58 Travis Schlichting (RHP/LAD) 1-0, 1.50 @ 23 Andrew Miller (LHP/FLA) 0-0, 5.79 Once Around the Bases Friday, October 30, 2009 R H E LOB Javelinas at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (F) Scorpions 5 8 4 7 WP: Cashner (CHC) (1-2) LP: Roe (COL) (0-1) 39 Scot Drucker (RHP/DET) 1-1, 6.43 @ Solar Sox 12 15 1 10 SV: None 24 Brandon Erbe (RHP/BAL) 0-0, 1.93 Surprise at Saguaros, 6:35 PM (L) Mesa’s RF Bryan Petersen (FLA) went 2-for-5 with 2 runs, 1 , 2 RBI, and 1 stolen base … 3B (BOS) added 1 run, 1 double, 1 triple, and 4 RBI … starting RHP 22 Ian Kennedy (RHP/NYY) 1-1, 3.97 @ (CHC) earned the win after he tossed 4.0 hitless innings while walking two and striking\ out four … 32 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 1.17 Scorpions 3B Brandon Crawford (SF) and LF Steve Susdorf (PHI) each homered. Mesa at Scottsdale, 6:35 PM (A) 47 Randor Bierd (RHP/BOS) 1-1, 1.64 @ R H E LOB 44 Joe Martinez (RHP/SF) 1-0, 0.90 Desert Dogs 11 17 0 8 WP: Talbot (TB) (2-0) LP: Butler (MIL) (2-1) Saturday, October 31, 2009 Javelinas 6 11 1 4 SV: None Javelinas at Surprise, 12:35 PM (A) Phoenix’s LF Grant Desme (OAK) went 3-for-4 with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI … SS Shawn 31 Justin Cassel (RHP/CWS) 1-0, 5.59 @ O’Malley (TB), 3B Brandon Waring (BAL), and 2B (OAK) each collected three hits … 34 Jenrry Mejia (RHP/NYM) 0-2, 10.50 Javelinas RF Casper Wells (DET) a three-run home run in the third inning … 2B Justin Sellers Phoenix at Mesa, 12:35 PM (L) (LAD) had three hits. 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 0-0, 4.50 @

R H E LOB 59 Steve Hirschfeld (RHP/MIN) 0-1, 20.77 Saguaros 9 12 0 8 WP: Garrison (SD) (1-1) LP: Crow (KC) (0-1) Scottsdale at Saguaros, 12:35 PM (F) Rafters 9 12 2 11 SV: None 56 Donald Veal (LHP/PIT) 1-0, 1.04 @ 49 Zach Putnam (RHP/CLE) 0-0, 0.00

Saguaros SS Lance Zawadzki (SD) went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 2 RBI … DH Freddie Game Played at Goodyear Freeman (ATL) added three hits and one RBI … starting LHP Steve Garrison (SD) hurled three (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key shutout innings … six relievers each tossed one scoreless inning to complete the shutout for the victory … Rafters 2B Reese Havens (NYM) had a pair of hits. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. second baseman Dogs X X X Chase Utley went 2-for-4 with 2 runs, 2 Javelinas X X X home runs, and 2 RBI as the Phillies Rafters X X X defeated the in game Saguaros X X X one of the 2009 World Series. Utley played Scorpions X X X for the Grand Canyon Rafters during the Solar Sox X X X 2002 season. 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. 6:35 p.m.: HINF: 4:00 p.m., HBP: 4:15 p.m., VBP: 5:00 p.m., VINF: 5:45 p.m. Teams are REQUIRED to take Infield and BP every Monday during the season. UMPIRE ROSTER Crew A ─ Alan Porter (CC), Toby Basner, Jon Merry, David Rackley Crew F ─ Cory Blaser (CC), Lance Barrett, Tyler Funneman, Manny Gonzalez Crew L ─ Vic Carapazza (CC), Chris Conroy, Mark Ripperger, John Tumpane Eastern Division Rundown Mesa Solar Sox (5-9) STARTING : LHP Andrew Miller (FLA) has a 5.79 ERA (3 ER/4.2 IP) in his first two starts of the Fall League ... pitched at five different levels in the Marlins system this season, recording a 5+ game at each stop (GCL Marlins, High-A Jupiter, Double-A Jacksonville, Triple-A New Orleans, and Florida) … pitched at the lower levels of the organization while rehabbing an oblique injury he suffered on April 20 at Pittsburgh … 3-5 with a 4.84 ERA in 20 games (14 starts) with the Marlins ... originally drafted by the Tigers with the sixth pick in the 2006 draft. OTHERS: IF Starlin Castro (CHC) logged two hits on Wednesday and ranks fourth in the league in hitting at .425 ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) homered and drove in two runs Wednesday ... tied for third in the league with 18 hits, including at least one in each of his nine games and with five doubles ... fourth in hitting (.409) ... top 10 in runs scored (12) ... IF Casey Kelly (BOS) cleared the bases with a first-inning triple and added a run-scoring double to total four RBI Wednesday ... C Hank Conger (LAA) logged his first multi-hit game this season ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) is batting .545 (6-11) with eight RBI with runners in scoring position ... OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) stole three bases Monday, the most in one game by a Fall League player this season ... IF Jose Iglesias (BOS) has hit safely in seven of his eight games ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) has a six-game hitting streak ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) has a .625 on-base percentage, thanks to a team-high seven walks in only four games ... IF (MIN) leads the club with 11 RBI ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) owns the league’s ninth-best ERA at 1.23 (1 ER/7.1 IP) and has struck out seven batters while walking just one ... league-leading 0.68 WHIP ... RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) earned the win Wednesday with four no-hit innings, striking out four and walking two ... batters leading off an inning against RHP Randor Bierd (BOS) are 0-for-10 with a walk ... since allowing three runs (two earned) in his first appearance, LHP James Russell (CHC) has posted four straight scoreless outings ... RHP Blake Parker (CHC) leads the league with two saves. TEAM: Every hitter in the Solar Sox lineup Wednesday logged a hit and scored a run, and eight of the starters drove in a run ... the Solar Sox are batting .357 when leading off an inning, including a 9-for-17 mark by Petersen ... 11 different players have hit the Solar Sox’ 13 home runs ... tied for the league lead with three saves. Phoenix Desert Dogs (9-4) STARTING PITCHER: RHP James Simmons (OAK) starts on the road against the Saguaros today ... 1-0 with a 3.52 ERA (3 ER/7.2 IP) ... played on the Desert Dogs’ 2007 Arizona Fall League championship squad as well as in the 2007 AFL Rising Stars Game … 2.89 ERA in nine games during the 2007 Fall League season … spent the entire 2009 season with the Pacific Coast League Pacific Conference champion Triple-A Sacramento River Cats … 7-7 with a 5.72 ERA over 23 games (22 starts). OTHERS: OF Grant Desme (OAK), the league’s week two player-of-the-week, continued his torrid power surge Wednesday by going 3- for-4 with 2 homers, 4 RBI, 4 runs scored and 1 walk ... homers in eight of his last 10 games ... earlier homered in five consecutive games … leads the league in all three Triple Crown categories -- .469 with 10 home runs and 22 RBI – as well as runs (19), slugging percentage (1.143), on-base percentage (.544) and hits (23) ... 18 RBI in last seven games ... sits only four round-trippers shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 Arizona Fall League record of 14 ... during his 11-game hitting streak, is batting .511 (23-for-45) ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI Wednesday ... hit safely in his last seven games and 11 of his 12 games this season ... extra-base hit in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... tied for fourth in the league with 14 RBI ... tied for second in the league in total bases (37) ... IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI on Wednesday ... IF Brandon Snyder (BAL) ranks third in the league with 15 RBI ... IF Brandon Waring (BAL) went 3-for-5 with 1 triple, 1 RBI and 2 runs ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is tied with Surprise’s Daryl Jones for the league lead with six steals ... C Nevin Ashley (TB) hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth Monday to beat Mesa ... IF Shawn O’Malley (TB) has two three-hit games in his last three contests ... RHP Josh Wilkie (WSH) is tied for the league lead with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/7.0 IP) despite surrendering six unearned runs ... RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) notched his second win of the season Tuesday, allowing one run on one hit and two walks over 4.1 innings ... RHP Paul Phillips (TB) has allowed two hits and no runs in five games (6.0 IP) this season ... LHP Hiroshi Katayama (NPB) has allowed just one hit over 4.2 innings and has 7 this season. TEAM: The Desert Dogs own a league-best 10-4 record ... league’s best hitting (.329) and pitching (4.75 ERA) team ... league leader in runs (120), home runs (26) and caught stealing (3) ... pitchers have walked only 42 batters (second in league is 63) ... also plunked a league-low three batters. Scottsdale Scorpions (6-7) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Bryan Augenstein (ARI) faces the Rafters today at Scottsdale Stadium ... after losing in his first start, held the Javelinas to one base runner over three scoreless innings, striking out five ... played at three levels in the Diamondbacks chain in 2009 … began the season with Double-A Mobile, posting five straight victories to open the campaign … recalled from Double-A to make his major league debut with Arizona on May 13 vs. Cincinnati. OTHERS: IF Brandon Crawford (SF) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, his first of the season, in Wednesday’s loss at Mesa ... OF Steven Susdorf (PHI) added his second round-tripper of the season, a two-run shot in the fifth ... IF Pedro Ciriaco (ARI) owns the league’s second-highest average at .433 (13-30) ... OF (PHI) is tied for third on the circuit with five doubles ... OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) is fourth in the league with a .500 on-base percentage ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) got a hit and scored a run in each of his first seven games ... OF Jose Tabata (PIT) had a Scorpions season-high six RBI on Tuesday ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) and RHP Craig Baker (COL) have each pitched in a league-high six games, five of which were scoreless outings ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) ranks fifth in the league with a 0.90 ERA (1 ER/10 IP) ... also has a team-high 10 strikeouts ... LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) is fourth in the league with a 0.81 WHIP ... also tied for sixth in the Fall League with a 1.04 ERA (1 ER/8.2 IP) ... third among starting pitchers with .172 opponent batting average ... RHP Scott Mathieson (PHI) has not allowed a run this season (5 games, 6.2 innings). TEAM: Scorpions pitchers have yielded a league-low eight home runs in 14 games ... the next fewest is 13 ... their 114 strikeouts are four behind the league lead ... tied for the league lead with 30 doubles.

Western Division Rundown

Peoria Javelinas (8-6) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Travis Schlichting (LAD) makes his second start and third appearance for the Javelinas … won first start on 10/17 vs. Scottsdale … 2-0 with 0.92 ERA (3 ER/29.1 IP) with 23 strikeouts in 25 games (three starts) between rookie-level AZL Dodgers, Double-A Chattanooga, and Triple-A Albuquerque … 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two appearances with Los Angeles. OTHERS: OF Jordan Danks (CWS) has a 11-game hitting streak, tied for longest in the Fall League with Phoenix OF Grant Desme (OAK) ... .462 (18-for-39) with 15 runs, 3 doubles, 2 home runs, and 11 RBI during that span … second in runs (15) and on-base percentage (.538) … third in batting average (.429) …tied for third with 18 hits … .526 (10-for-19) batting average with 10 RBI over the last five games … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) is tied for third in the AFL in strikeout to total plate appearances ratio 1:14.00 … hitting .750 (3-for-4) with two home runs and nine RBI while slugging 2.250 with runners in scoring position and two outs … IF C.J. Retherford (CWS) is batting .471 (8-for-17) with runners on base and eight RBI … IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) is tied for the lead in the Fall League in doubles (6) … second in the league in RBI (16) and slugging percentage (.868) … tied for second in the AFL with four home runs and extra-base hits (10) … averaging one home run every 9.5 at bats … tied for third with 13 runs… fourth with 33 total bases … RHP Anthony Varvaro (SEA) has the AFL’s second-lowest WHIP at 0.71 … averaging 6.35 base runners/9.0 IP … RHP Andrew Oliver (DET) and RHP Robbie Weinhardt (MIL) are tied for second with 11 strikeouts … averaging 14.14 SO/9.0 IP … RHP Sergio Santos (CWS) is tied for the lead in games finished (5) … OF Casper Wells (DET) is hitting .343 (36 -105) with an OBP of .435 during a 29- game on-base streak that began 10/09/08 … second in AFL with a .844 slugging percentage … averaging one home run every 10.67 at bats … .405 (30-74) batting average with 20 runs, 19 extra-base hits (8 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs), and 30 RBI during an 18-game hitting streak from 10/25/08-10/23/09. TEAM: Pigs’ pitching staff leads the Fall League with 118 strikeouts … bats are second in the AFL with a .303 (137-for- 453) batting average and 107 runs … team is batting .300 (30-for-100) with an OBP of .421 when leading off an inning … boasts a pair of the top 10 AFL leaders in batting average -- Danks at .429 (18-for-42), and Mitchell at .395 (15-for-38) … IF Brent Morel (CWS) added to the roster on 10/26, replacing IF Dayan Viciedo (CWS). Peoria Saguaros (6-8) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Wilton Lopez (SD) looks for his first win in his third AFL start … tossed 3.0 innings in previous two starts … 4- 5 with a 4.73 ERA (58 ER/110.1 IP) and 69 strikeouts in 29 games (15 starts) for Double-A Corpus Christi … 0-2 with an 8.38 (18 ER/19.1 IP) ERA in eight games (two starts) for Houston … played for the Saguaros during 2008 AFL season as a member of the Padres organization. OTHERS: OF Chris Heisey (CIN) has a top 10 batting average (.396) … second in hits (19) … tied for second in extra-base hits (10), doubles (5), and total bases (37) … tied for third in runs (13) … top five slugging percentage (.771) … RHP Chia-Jen Lo (HOU) has a top five WHIP of 0.75 … one walk in 9.1 IP … RHP Lee Hyde (ATL) has appeared in a league-high six games … RHP Craig Kimbrel (ATL) has held the opposition to a league-low .105 batting average … RHP Josh Judy (CLE) is averaging 14.29 strikeouts per 9.0 innings … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a walk in five appearances … OF Cedric Hunter (SD) is second in the league with a SO/TPA ratio of 1/23.00 … hitting .455 (10-22) with runners on base .. SS Zack Cozart (CIN) has a .583 (7-for-12) batting average with 5 runs, 2 home runs, and 5 RBI over the last five games … C Matt McBride (CLE) has eliminated 42.9% (3-7) of base stealers ….500 (3-for-6) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) is leading the AFL in games finished with five … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) has a .500 (3-for-6) batting average when leading off an inning … 1B (CIN) has a .316 (6-for-19) batting average with two home runs and 10 RBI when batting with runners in scoring position. TEAM: Cacti bats are hitting .312 (53-for-170) with 41 RBI over the last five games … Cacti bats lead the Fall League with 71 walks … pitching staff possesses three of the lowest ERA’s (Judy at 0.00, Mike Leake (CIN) at 1.04, and Mike Minor (ATL) at 1.17) … is one of three staffs in the Fall League to amass 100 strikeouts (108). Surprise Rafters (7-7) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Mike Parisi (STL) makes his fourth appearance and third start of the season … 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA (4 ER/9.0 IP) and six strikeouts … rebounding from injury, made five starts between rookie-level GCL Cardinals and High-A Palm Beach … 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA (8 ER/15.1 IP) and 13 strikeouts … 0-4 with an 8.22 ERA in 12 games with St. Louis in 2008 … played collegiately at Manhattan College . OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) has a top 10 batting average (.400) and is the only active Rafter hitting above .400 … tied for third in the league with 18 hits … .500 (5-for-10) with one home run and five RBI when batting with runners in scoring position … 1B (NYM) is tied for the Fall League lead with six doubles … tied for fifth with eight extra-base hits … .444 (4-9) with 1 double, 1 home run, and 8 RBI with runners in scoring position … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is batting .600 (3-for-5) with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Aaron Hartsock (KC) is averaging 6.75 base runners/9.0 IP … possesses a WHIP of 0.75 … IF Daniel Descalso (STL) is batting .571 (4-for- 7) with a .625 OBP when leading off an inning … LHP Grant Duff (NYY) and RHP Scott Moviel (NYM) are each holding the opposition to a .125 batting average … IF Ruben Tejada (NYM) has a five-game home hitting streak … .350 (7-for-20) batting average with 2 runs, 2 doubles, and 2 RBI during that span … OF Daryl Jones (STL) leads the Fall League with six stolen bases … has been hit by a pitch a league-high four times … RHP Ian Kennedy (NYY) leads the Fall League with 11.1 innings pitched and 13 strikeouts … 10.32 SO/9.0 IP … 0.79 BB-IBB/9.0 IP … holding opposition to a .227 batting average … RHP Danny Gutierrez (KC) holding opposition to a .091 batting average … and the third fewest base runners per 9.0 innings pitched for starters (8.10) … 3B Mike Moustakas (KC) collected seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa. TEAM: Top defensive team in the AFL with a .992 fielding percentage … only four errors in 14 games … third in the league with 83 a team RBI … staff has seen the fewest total batters faced (550) … C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) was added to the Rafters roster on 10/26. . 2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • The Arizona Fall League has teamed with the Joe Niekro Foundation this week to raise money for awareness of brain aneurysms. During the week of October 26-31, every strikeout by pitchers of the seven teams (, , , , Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and ) that Joe Niekro played for during his 22-year career will be tallied and for each punch-out, four committed sponsors will each contribute $36 dollars to the Joe Niekro Foundation. • The Arizona Fall League will have two games -- the Rising Stars Game on November 7 and the AFL Championship on November 21 – televised live-nationally on the MLB Network and MLB.TV. • Twitter and Facebook have infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest informative tweets @MLBazFallLeague and Arizona Fall League on Facebook.

AFL Player and Pitcher-of-the-Week Player-of-the-Week Pitcher-of-the-Week Week One SUR IF Brandon Laird (NYY) N/A PEJ IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) Week Two PDD OF Grant Desme (OAK) SUR RHP Danny Gutierrez (TEX) SCO RHP Chia-Jen Lo (HOU)

AFL Single Game-Highs 1st Round Picks in the AFL

Thirty-seven former first-round draft picks will play in the 2009 Arizona Offensive Pitching Fall League. The 15 top 10 selections are listed below. Runs: 4 – Desme (PDD/OAK) IP: 5.0 – Bierd (MSS/BOS) OF Adam Loewen (4th in 2002, Baltimore) RHP Mark Rogers (5th in 2004, Milwaukee) Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) Hits: 8 – Mendoza (MSS/LAA) LHP Andrew Miller (6th in 2006, Detroit) IF Mike Moustakas (2nd in 2007, Kansas City) 2B: 2 – Multiple R: 8 – Multiple IF Josh Vitters (3rd in 2007, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Moskos (4th in 2007, Pittsburgh) C (5th in 2008, San Francisco) 3B: 2 – Tabata (SCO/PIT) ER: 8 – Hill (PEJ/SEA) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) RHP (9th in 2008, Washington)* HR: 2 – Multiple SO: 5 – Multiple C (10th in 2008, Houston) RHP Stephen Strasburg (1st in 2009, Washington) RBI: 7 – Multiple BB: 6 – Graham (PES/CLE) OF Dustin Ackley (2nd in 2009, Seattle) LHP Mike Minor (7th in 2009, Atlanta) SB: 3 – Phillips (MSS/LAA) HR: 3 – Strasburg (PDD/WSH) RHP Mike Leake (8th in 2009, Cincinnati) RHP Drew Storen (10th in 2009, Washington)

* -- did not sign Arizona Fall League Totals Offensive AVG: .296 H: 884 RBI: 528 BB: 373 CS: 36 G: 84 TB: 1415 SAC: 3 IBB; 4 GIDP: 72 TPA: 3436 2B: 173 SF: 35 SO: 649 SLG: .474 AB: 2985 3B: 35 HBP: 40 SB: 93 OBP: .378 R: 561 HR: 96

Pitching W: 42 GS: 84 IP: 742.0 ER: 489 BB: 373 L: 42 CG: 0 H: 884 HR: 96 IBB: 4 PCT: .500 SHO 2 AB: 2985 SH: 3 SO: 649 ERA 5.93 GF: 84 TBF: 3436 SF: 35 WP: 45 G: 84 SV: 11 R: 561 HB: 40 BK: 6

AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason

The 2009 Major League postseason is comprised of 99 players (49 percent) who are alums of the Arizona Fall League. Leading the way are the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals with 16 ex-Fall Leaguers. To round out the rest of the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are second with 15 alums while have 12 and have eight. In the American League, the L.A. Angels of Anaheim boast 12 alums and the have 11 on their squad while the New York Yankees have only nine.