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Eastern Division Today, November 6, 2009 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Mesa at Surprise, 12:35 PM (F) Phoenix Desert Dogs 13 8 .619 - 5-6 8-2 6-1 W1 6-4 59 Steve Hirschfeld (RHP/MIN) 0-2, 16.20 @ Mesa Solar Sox 8 12 .400 4.5 4-6 4-6 3-4 W2 5-5 44 Blake Wood (RHP/KC) 1-0, 7.27 8 12 .400 4.5 4-7 4-5 1-5 W1 2-8 Scottsdale at Phoenix, 12:35 PM (L)

56 Donald Veal (LHP/PIT) 2-0, 0.71 @ Western Division 28 Robert Ray (RHP/TOR) 1-0, 4.20 Team W L Pct. GB Home Away Div. Streak Last 10 Saguaros at Javelinas, 6:35 PM (A) Peoria Javelinas 13 8 .619 - 5-4 8-4 4-3 L2 7-3 49 Zach Putnam (RHP/CLE) 0-0, 0.00 @ Peoria Saguaros 10 11 .476 3.0 5-6 5-6 3-4 L1 7-3 39 Scot Drucker (RHP/DET) 1-1, 4.09 Surprise Rafters 10 11 .476 3.0 4-6 6-5 4-4 L1 3-7

Saturday, November 7, 2009 Once Around the Bases Rising Stars Game at Surprise, 6:15 PM Eastern Division R H E LOB Javelinas 1 8 2 10 WP: Cashner (CHC) (2-2) LP: Cassel (CWS) (2-1) 37 Stephen Strasburg (RHP/WSH) 3-1, 5.28 @ Solar Sox 8 14 1 7 SV: None Western Division 30 Mike Minor (LHP/ATL) 1-0, 2.31 Solar Sox CF P.J. Phillips (LAA) went 3-for-4 with 2 runs, 2 doubles, 1 , and 1 RBI … RF Rene Tosoni (MIN) and SS Starlin Castro (CHC) each went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI … RHP Sunday, November 8, 2009 Andrew Cashner (CHC) tossed four scoreless innings and allowed five hits while striking\ out four … Javelinas CF Lorenzo Cain (MIL) went 2-for-4 with one RBI. OFF DAY

R H E LOB (A, F, L) – Umpire Roster Key Rafters 7 10 1 4 WP: Baker (COL) (1-1) LP: Reed (TEX) (1-1) Scorpions 8 12 0 7 SV: Reynolds (COL) (1)

Scottsdale’s DH Wilin Rosario (COL) went 3-for-4 with 3 runs, 2 home runs, and 3 RBI … 2B Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) added three hits and two runs … CF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 2-for-4 with 1 run, 1 , and 2 RBI … Surprise’s 3B Brandon Laird (NYY) went 3-for-4 with 2 runs, 1 double, 1 home run and 3 RBI … C Taylor Teagarden (TEX) and DH Doug Hogan (TEX) also homered.

R H E LOB Desert Dogs 12 14 0 13 WP: Storen (WSH) (2-0) LP: Pestano (CLE) (0-1) Saguaros 10 13 1 5 SV: Perrault (1)

Phoenix’s CF Corey Brown (OAK) went 2-for-5 with 1 run, 1 home run, and 3 RBI … SS Danny Espinosa (WSH) collected 3 hits, 4 runs, and 2 RBI … 1B Chris Marrero (WSH) went 2-for-4 with three RBI … Saguaros RF Jonathan Gaston (HOU), 3B Jose Vallejo (HOU), and 1B Matt McBride each homered. AFL Alumni of the Day AFL Weekly Infield Breakdown Team Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Dogs X X X Pujols and New York Yankees Javelinas X X X were awarded as 2009’s Rafters X X X recipients of the Hank Aaron Award in their Saguaros X X X respected leagues. Pujols played for the Scorpions X X X Scottsdale Scorpions in 2000 while Jeter Solar Sox X X X was a member of the Chandler 12:35 p.m.: HINF: 10:00 a.m., HBP: 10:15 a.m., VBP: 11:00 a.m., VINF: 11:45 a.m. Diamondbacks in 1994. 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. Mesa Solar Sox (8-12) STARTING : RHP Steven Hirschfeld (MIN) starts at Surprise today ... 0-2 with a 16.20 ERA (12 ER/6.2 IP) in six games (one start) ... spent the 2009 season with High-A Fort Myers ... 7-7 with a 2.23 ERA in 32 games (17 starts) ... pitched a three- shutout at Sarasota on July 15 ... worked out of the bullpen until June 9, when he became a fixture in the starting rotation ... did not allow an earned run in nine of his 17 starts ... led the Florida State League with a .215 opponents batting average and ranked second in ERA. OTHERS: IF Starlin Castro (CHC) logged his fourth straight two-hit game Thursday ... leads the Fall League with a .433 (26- 60) average ... third in the league in hits and on-base percentage (.462) ... OF P.J. Phillips (LAA) was 3-for-4 with 2 doubles, 1 home run and 2 runs scored Thursday after collecting just one extra-base hit in his first 11 games ... IF Josh Vitters (CHC) is batting .371 (13-35) during his current eight-game hit streak ... OF Greg Burns (FLA) owns a .571 on-base percentage and leads the Solar Sox with 11 walks ... IF Chris Parmelee (MIN) has a team-high 16 RBI, top 10 in the league ... OF Bryan Petersen (FLA) is fifth in the league with a .377 (23-61) average ... fourth in the league in hits ... season-opening 12-game hitting streak snapped Wednesday ... top 10 in runs scored (14) ... batting .440 (11-25) when leading off an inning ... OF Ryan Kalish (BOS) went 2-for-4 with an RBI Thursday ... batting .500 (8-16) with 11 RBI with runners in scoring position ... OF Rene Tosoni (MIN) had his first multi-hit game since 10/23 when he went 2-for-4 with 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 walk and 1 run Thursday ... RHP Andrew Cashner (CHC) pitched four scoreless innings to earn his second win Thursday, allowing five hits and no walks with four ... LHP James Russell (CHC), LHP John Gaub (CHC), LHP Dustin Richardson (BOS) and RHP Alex Burnett (MIN) each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to help the Solar Sox beat the Javelinas 8-1 ... Gaub ranks fourth with a 14.14 K/9 IP ratio (11 K/7.0 IP) ... Russell has posted seven straight scoreless outings ... RHP Tim Kiely (LAA) has not allowed an earned run over his last five appearances (7.2 IP) ... RHP Richie Lentz (BOS) owns the league’s second-lowest ERA at 0.84 (1 ER/10.2 IP) ... 11:2 K:BB ratio ... league-leading 0.66 WHIP ... RHP Tommy Mendoza (LAA) has 10 strikeouts and no walks in 15.0 innings this season ... RHP Blake Parker (CHC) is one of four in the league with two saves. TEAM: The Solar Sox are batting .339 when leading off an inning ... 14 different players have hit the Solar Sox’ 19 home runs ... second in the league with 25 steals ... pitchers are holding leadoff hitters to a .213 average.

Peoria Javelinas (13-8) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Scot Drucker (DET) makes his league leading fifth start … earned a no-decision in his last start on 10/30 at Phoenix (4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, and 2 SO) … 8-3 with a 4.78 (60 ER/113.0 IP) ERA, 38 BB, and 77 SO in 29 games (16 starts) with -A Toledo … tweeting his AFL experience @Utbaseball30 … signed by the Tigers as a minor league free agent in 2008 … originally drafted by Oakland in 13th round in 2004 … played collegiately at Tennessee. OTHERS: OF Jordan Danks (CWS) is second in the Fall League with 13 walks, and 20 runs scored … hit .329 (24-73) with an OBP of .462 during a two-year, 21-game on-base streak (11/14/08-11/04/09) … .462 batting average during 11-game hitting streak (10/14-28) … hitting .412 (7-17)) with one double and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position … scored 10 runs over last 10 games … OF Andrew Lambo (LAD) hit .449 (22-for-49) with 8 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 11 RBI during an 11-game hitting streak (10/15-11/02) … batting .500 (3-6) with two home runs and nine RBI while slugging 1.000 with runners in scoring position and two outs … owns two of the Pigs’ three grand slams … OF Casper Wells (DET) is hitting .336 (41-122) with an OBP of .438 during a 34-game on-base streak that began 10/09/08 … second in AFL with a .735 slugging percentage … tied for fourth in RBI (18) … averaging one home run every 12.25 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 a two-year, 18-game hitting streak from 10/25/08-10/23/09 … IF Taylor Green (MIL) hit .353 (12-34) with 6 runs, 2 doubles, 1 home run, and 3 RBI during 11-game hitting streak (10/09/08-10/20/09) … OF Lorenzo Cain (MIL) tied for fifth with 11 walks … C Lucas May (LAD) is tied for third in doubles (6) … batting .714 (5-7) with 1 run, 1 home run, and 4 RBI over the last two games played … IF Russ Mitchell (LAD) shares the AFL lead in RBI (23) … second in the league in doubles (7) … tied for second in home runs (5) and extra-base hits (12) … fourth in total bases (44) … fifth in slugging percentage (.667) … tied for fifth in runs scored (15) … averaging one home run every 13.20 at bats … averaging one RBI per game over the last 10 games …hit .383 (23- 60) with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 21 RBI, and an OPB of 486 during 17-game on-base streak (10/11/08-10/27/09) … C Jonathan Lucroy (MIL) is batting .667 (4-6) with a slugging percentage of 1.167 leading off an inning … .300 (3-10) with 1 run, 1 home run, and 4 RBI over last four games played … RHP Josh Butler (MIL) shares the league lead in wins (3) … fourth among starters with a 9.28 SO/9.0 IP ratio … RHP Zach Braddock (MIL) has a top 10 ERA at 1.04 … four-way tie for lead in saves (2) … RHP Sergio Santos (CWS) is tied for third in games finished (6) … RHP Josh Fields (SEA) holds the opposition to a .154 batting average … RHP Anthony Varvaro (SEA) is averaging 8.22 base runners/9.0 IP … RHP Robbie Weinhardt (DET) shares the AFL lead with holds (3) … tied for second with 17 strikeouts … only reliever to be in the top four … averaging 13.91 SO/9.0 IP. TEAM: Pigs’ pitching staff lead Fall League with 174 strikeouts … averaging 8.46 SO/9.0 IP … bats are second with 142 runs … tied for second in the AFL with 25 home runs … third with a .288 (211-733) average … team is batting .406 (13-32) with 40 RBI with the bases loaded … pitching staff holding the opposition to a .219 (23-105) batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs … own a 5-1 record in one-run games.

Peoria Saguaros (10-11) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Zach Putnam (CLE) makes his third start … thrown consecutive no-decisions … tossed three scoreless innings and only allowed 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 on 10/26 at Scottsdale … the University of Michigan standout went 6-2 with a 4.13 ERA in 38 games (5 starts) between High-A Kinston and Double-A Akron OTHERS: C Matt McBride (CLE) .409 (18-44) and OF Chris Heisey (CIN) .365 (23-63) have top 10 batting averages … McBride and Mesa’s Starlin Castro (CHC) are the only players in AFL with a .400-plus batting average … holds the lead in on-base percentage (.544) … tied for second with 13 walks … fourth in slugging percentage (.705) … .429 (8-21) with 8 runs, 2 home runs, and 4 RBI over the last 10 games … has eliminated 42.9% (3-7) of base stealers … 500 (3-6) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … owns 13-game on-base streak … batting .409 (18-44) with 12 runs, 2 doubls, 1 triple, 3 home runs, and 12 RBI during the streak … Heisey is in the top five in hits (23), slugging percentage (.730), runs scored (15), extra-base hits (12), total bases (46), and triples (3) … averaging one home run every 15.75 at bats … OF Cedric Hunter (SD) is tied with Phoenix’s Nevin Ashley with the longest active hitting streak (11 games) … batting .310 (13-42) with 4 runs, 2 doubles, and 5 RBI during the streak that began on 10/20 … third in the league with a SO/TPA ratio of 1/16.25 … hitting .406 (13-32) with runners on base ... RHP Josh Judy (CLE) has a top five ERA (0.84) … IF Jose Vallejo (HOU) is in a four-way tie for the lead in stolen bases (6) … hitting .400 (6-15) with 2 runs, 1 home run, and 4 RBI over the last five games … IF Brandon Hicks (ATL) is tied for fifth in the league with five stolen bases … .500 (4-8) batting average with four RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … RHP Logan Ondrusek (CIN) has yet to allow a walk in 8.2 innings pitched … OF Jonathan Gaston (HOU) leads the league in triples (4) … .500 (7-14) batting average with 2 triples, 2 home runs, and 12 RBI with runners in scoring position … boasts Cacti’s only grand slam (10/26 at Scottsdale) … 1B Yonder Alonso (CIN) is fifth in lowest TPA/SO ratio at 14.25 … leads AFL with three sacrifice flies … .364 (8-22) with six runs and three RBI over the last six games played … RHP Wilton Lopez (HOU) has a top 10 ERA (1.38) … holding the opposition to a .083 batting average … has yet to allow a walk as a reliever … averaging 2.25 base runners per 9.0 innings pitched as a reliever … RHP Evan Scribner (SD) is tied for the AFL lead in games finished with eight … holding the opposition to a .125 batting average … LHP Lee Hyde (ATL) tied for most appearances with Scribner and Scottsdale’s Steve Edlefsen (SF) with eight appearances … tied for league lead in holds (3). TEAM: Cacti pitching staff had a 23.1 IP consecutive scoreless innings streak (10/27-29) … back-to-back shutouts on 10/28- 29 … staff owns three of the five 2009 shutouts … second with 166 strikeouts …Cacti bats are second in the Fall League with 93 walks … lead the league with 33 stolen bases … have the only victory when trailing after eight innings in the league (10/20 at Phoenix).

Phoenix Desert Dogs (13-8) STARTING PITCHER: RHP Robert Ray (TOR) makes his fifth start of the season ... 1-0 with a 4.20 ERA (7 ER/15.0 IP) ... allowed two runs on four hits over five innings to beat the Solar Sox on 10/31 ... made four starts with the Blue Jays in 2009, including his major league debut on May 2 vs. Baltimore … earned his first career major-league win by holding the White Sox to one unearned run on three hits and a walk over eight innings on May 16, 2009 … missed nearly three months of the 2009 season with an injury. OTHERS: IF Danny Espinosa (WSH) went 3-for-3 with 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 walks and 4 runs scored Thursday ... third straight multi-hit game ... .538 (7-13) with eight runs scored in his last three games ... OF Corey Brown (OAK) went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBI, 1 walk and 1 run scored Thursday ... tied for second in the league with five home runs ... top 5 in RBI (18) ... extra-base hits in six straight games (Oct. 21-27) ... IF Jemile Weeks (OAK), the league’s week three player-of-the-week, extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a single in five at bats Thursday ... batting .366 (15-41) with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 6 RBI, 12 runs scored and 3 stolen bases over the streak ... OF Grant Desme (OAK) went 1-for-5 with 1 double, 1 walk and 2 runs scored ... leads the league with 10 home runs, 23 runs, .827 slugging percentage and 14 extra-base hits ... tied for the league lead with 23 RBI ... second in hits (28) ... sixth in average (.373) ... hit .511 (23-45) with 10 homers and 22 RBI during an 11-game hitting streak from Oct. 14-28 ... homered in eight of 10 games, Oct. 15-28 ... sits only four home runs shy of Brandon Wood’s (LAA) 2005 record of 14 ... IF Chris Marrero (WSH) has five straight multi-hit games ... ninth in hitting (.371) ... eight RBI in last three games ... IF Brandon Snyder (BAL) was 2-for-4 with 1 double, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 walks and 1 run scored on Thursday ... seventh in hitting (.373) ... top 5 in RBI (18) ... C Nevin Ashley (TB) has hit safely in all 11 games this season ... fourth in hitting (.381) ... OF Matt Angle (BAL) is second with six steals ... RHP Stephen Strasburg (WSH) is tied for the league lead with three wins and tied for second with 17 strikeouts ... RHP Drew Storen (WSH) earned his second win Thursday ... pitched in a league-high nine games ... fourth in ERA (0.93) ... shares league lead with two saves ... RHP Josh Wilkie (WSH) allowed his first earned run of the season Thursday but still ranks fifth in the league with a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) ... RHP Toshiyuki Yanuki (NPB) has not allowed a run in the Fall League (6.1 IP) ... RHP James Simmons (OAK) is fourth with 17.0 innings pitched ... RHP Jeff Mandel (WSH) leads relievers with a 0.00 BB/9 IP (0 BB/9.0 IP). TEAM: The Desert Dogs lead their division by 4.5 games with a 13-8 record ... magic number to clinch division is 8 ... league’s best hitting (.313) and pitching (4.67 ERA) team ... league leader in runs (157) and home runs (28) ... hitting .452 (14-31) with 37 RBI with the bases loaded ... pitchers have walked only 61 batters (second in league is 85).

Scottsdale Scorpions (8-12) STARTING PITCHER: LHP Donnie Veal (PIT) makes his fifth start today ... 2-0 with a league-leading 0.71 ERA (1 ER/12.2 IP) ... second in WHIP (0.71) ... leads starters in opponents batting average (.159, 7-for-44) ... named AFL pitcher-of-the-week for week three ... split the 2009 season between Double-A Altoona, Triple-A Indianapolis and the Pirates after being selected from the Cubs in the 2008 Rule 5 Draft … made his major league debut at St. Louis on April 7, 2009. OTHERS: OF Jose Tabata (PIT) went 2-for-4 with 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 walk and 1 run scored Thursday to extend his hit streak to nine games ... four three-hit games during the streak ... batting .439 (18-41) during the streak ... 12-for-22 (.545) in his last five games ... Scorpions season-high six RBI on Oct. 27 ... C Wilin Rosario (COL) went 3-for-4 with 2 home runs, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored and 1 Thursday ... first multi-homer game by a Scorpion ... IF Chase d’Arnaud (PIT) went 3-for-5 with 1 double and 2 runs scored ... his first multi-hit game of the season ... OF Thomas Neal (SF) is tied for second in the league in stolen bases (6) ... OF Cole Gillespie (ARI) has been the second-toughest hitter in the Fall League to strike out, fanning just three times in 57 plate appearances ... OF Domonic Brown (PHI) leads the league with eight doubles ... fourth in extra-base hits (11) ... batting .429 (6-14) against left- handed pitching ... IF Brandon Crawford (SF) is fourth in the league with 12 walks ... IF Brandon Allen (ARI) got his first day off of the season Thursday ... also leads the league with 19 walks ... IF Hector Gomez (COL) has an eight-game hit streak ... RHP Joe Martinez (SF) added four more strikeouts Thursday to push his season total to 17, good for tied for second in the league ... RHP Steve Edlefsen (SF) is tied for second in the league with eight appearances, seven of them scoreless ... LHP Matt Reynolds (COL) recorded his first save with a perfect ninth inning Thursday ... fourth among relievers with a .152 opponents average ... fifth in WHIP (0.89) ... RHP Bryan Augenstein (ARI) is fifth among starters with a 1.93 BB/9 IP ratio. TEAM: Scorpions pitchers have yielded a league-low 18 home runs in 21 games ... batting .293 against left-handed pitching.

Surprise Rafters (10-11) TODAY’S STARTER: RHP Blake Wood (KC) makes his third start and fifth appearance … in his last start on 11/02 vs. Phoenix (3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, and 2 SO) for his third consecutive no-decision … won first start on 10/16 at Mesa … the Georgia Tech standout went 2-9 with a 5.55 (51 ER/82.2 IP) ERA, 29 BB, and 53 SO in 20 games (15 starts) between rookie-level AZL Royals and Double-A Northwest Arkansas. OTHERS: OF Colin Curtis (NYY) has a top 10 batting average (.388) … fourth in on-base percentage (.455) … .417 (10-24) batting average with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI with runners on base … active 13-game on-base streak … .388 (19-49) with 11 runs, 4 doubles, 1 triple, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI during the streak … 1B Ike Davis (NYM) is tied for third in the Fall League with six doubles … .667 (2-3) with one double, six RBI with the bases loaded … riding a six-game home hitting streak … .304 (7-23) with 3 runs, 1 double, 1 home run, and 4 RBI during the streak … IF Brandon Laird (NYY) is tied for second with 5 home runs … .averaging one home run every 13 at bats … third with 20 RBI ….429 (3-7) batting average with one home run and six RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs … .438 (7-16) with 4 runs, 2 home runs, and 6 RBI over the last five games … IF Daniel Descalso (STL) and OF Tyler Henley (STL) are batting .444 (4-9) with a .500-plus OBP when leading off an inning … Henley is averaging one strikeout every 11.5 at bats … RHP Scot Moviel (NYM) has a top 10 ERA (1.04) … OF Mitch Moreland (TEX) is batting .385 (5-13) with a .692 slugging percentage, 1 double, 1 home run, and 6 RBI with runners in scoring position … OF Marcus Lemon (TEX) has a .500 (9-18) batting average with 6 runs, 1 home run, and 5 RBI over the last five games played … LHP Michael Dunn (NYY) is averaging a league high for relievers 15.26 SO/9.0 IP … OF Daryl Jones (STL) shares the Fall League lead with six stolen bases … hit by pitch a league- high four times … RHP Grant Duff (NYY) shares the league lead in saves (2) … RHP Tanner Scheppers (TEX) has a WHIP of 0.78 … holding the opposition to a .167 batting average … averaging seven base runners per 9.0 IP … RHP Aaron Hartsock (KC) averages 8.59 base runners per 9.0 IP … 3B (KC) has 12 RBI and a .800 slugging percentage with runners in scoring position … collected seven RBI on 10/15 vs. Mesa. TEAM: Top defensive team in the AFL with a .986 fielding percentage … only 11 errors in 21 games … third in the league with 213 hits and 118 RBI … hitters have been hit by a pitch a league-high 10 times … boast a .323 (54-167) batting average and .402 on- base percentage when leading off an inning as a team … three-way tie with Javelinas and Phoenix for most runs in a game (17).

. 2009 Arizona Fall League Tidbits • The Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game on 11/07 at Surprise Stadi um will have an adjusted batting practice and infield times due to the 6:15 p.m. first pitch. Home Infield – 3:30 p.m. Home BP – 3:45 p.m. Visiting BP – 4:30 p.m. Visiting Infield – 5:15 p.m • Long-time front-office executive and member of the Arizona Fall League oversight committee member, Terry Ryan, was honored as the 2009 recipient of the Roland Hemond Award in a pre-game ceremony prior to the start of the November 3 game at Scottsdale Stadium. • The Arizona Fall League teamed with the Joe Niekro Foundation last week to raise $11,088 for awareness of brain aneurysms. Every strikeout by pitchers of the seven teams (, , , Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and ) that Joe Niekro played for during his 22-year career was tallied and for 77 punch-outs, four committed sponsors contributed $36 dollars to the Joe Niekro Foundation. The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros also made donations to the foundation on behalf of their former player. • The Arizona Fall League will have two games -- the Rising Stars Game on November 7 and the AFL Championship on November 21 – televised nationally on the MLB Network and online at MLB.TV. • Twitter and Facebook have infiltrated the Arizona Fall League; check out the latest informative tweets @MLBazFallLeague and the 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) PES RHP Chia-Jen Lo (HOU) Week Three PDD IF Jemile Weeks (OAK) SCO LHP Donald Veal (PIT)

Arizona Fall League Totals Single-Game Offensive Highs AVG: .286 H: 1275 RBI: 716 BB: 513 CS: 52 G: 126 TB: 2004 SAC: 10 IBB; 5 GIDP: 106 Offensive TPA: 5082 2B: 233 SF: 51 SO: 971 SLG: .450 Runs: 4 – Multiple

AB: 4454 3B: 53 HBP: 52 SB: 140 OBP: .363 Hits: 5 – Laird (SUR/NYY) R: 763 HR: 130 2B: 2 – Multiple Pitching W: 62 GS: 126 IP: 1121.2 ER: 666 BB: 513 3B: 2 – Tabata (SCO/PIT) L: 62 CG: 0 H: 1275 HR: 130 IBB: 5 HR: 2 – Multiple PCT: .500 SHO 5 AB: 4454 SH: 10 SO: 971

ERA 5.34 GF: 126 TBF: 5082 SF: 51 WP: 68 RBI: 7 – Multiple

G: 126 SV: 23 R: 763 HB: 52 BK: 8 SB: 3 – Multiple

st 1 Round Picks in the AFL Pitching

Thirty-seven former first-round draft picks will play in the 2009 Arizona Fall League. The 15 top 10 IP: 5.0 – Multiple

selections are listed below. Hits: 8 – Mendoza (MSS/LAA)

OF Adam Loewen (4th in 2002, Baltimore) RHP Mark Rogers (5th in 2004, Milwaukee) R: 8 – Multiple LHP (6th in 2006, Detroit IF Mike Moustakas (2nd in 2007, Kansas City) IF Josh Vitters (3rd in 2007, Chicago Cubs) LHP Danny Moskos (4th in 2007, Pittsburgh) ER: 8 – Hill (PEJ/SEA)

C Buster Posey (5th in 2008, San Francisco) IF Yonder Alonso (7th in 2008, Cincinnati) SO: 6 – Strasburg (PDD/WSH) RHP Aaron Crow (9th in 2008, Washington)* C Jason Castro (10th in 2008, Houston) RHP Stephen Strasburg (1st in 2009, Washington) OF Dustin Ackley (2nd in 2009, Seattle) BB: 6 – Graham (PES/CLE) LHP Mike Minor (7th in 2009, Atlanta) RHP Mike Leake (8th in 2009, Cincinnati) RHP Drew Storen (10th in 2009, Washington) HR: 3 – Strasburg (PDD/WSH)

* did not sign

AFL Alumni in the MLB Postseason

The 2009 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.